Edward Joseph Renehan Sr. Explained

Edward Joseph Renehan Sr. (1893–1953) was an American banker, a supporter of Irish independence, and a major benefactor of the American Irish Historical Society.

Biography

Renehan was born in 1893. In 1934 he became an officer of the Corn Exchange Bank in New York City.^[1] He was brother-in-law to Tammany Hall leader and congressman James H. Torrens and a cousin to the politician, attorney, and actor Dudley Field Malone. Renehan was noted for his many gifts to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth (County Kildare, Ireland) where his great-uncle, the Rev. Dr. Laurence F. Renehan, 1797–1857, had been president in the 1850s. He was also for many years an officer in the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. As a young man, Renehan served as secretary to Irish-American attorney and politician William Bourke Cockran.

He died in 1953.

Further reading

• The Journal of the American Irish Historical Society, 1941, Volume XXXII
• Mouldry, Robin. "Banking Conservative, Irish Radical." Financial History Magazine (Published by the Museum of American Finance), Fall 2006.

Notes and References

1. News: Bandits Obtain $42,000 During Holdup Of Bank. Corn Exchange Branch In New York Robbed by Three Men . A few moments later Edward Renehan the branch manager entered. The robbers forced him at pistol point to hand over a bag of money. The three then jumped ... . . September 21, 1934 . 2010-08-19 .