James Kerrigan

James Kerrigan ( born December 25, 1828 in New York City; † November 1, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American soldier and politician. Between 1861 and 1863 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Kerrigan enjoyed a good education and attended the Fordham College (now Fordham University). During the Mexican-American War he served in Company D of the First Regiment of New York Volunteer Infantry. After the war he took part in as Captain of Filibustering expedition of William Walker in Nicaragua and was there a short time as alcalde in the capital Managua active. He then returned to New York City and was elected Alderman in the sixth district. He also worked as a clerk at the Tombs Police Court After the outbreak of the Civil War he raised the 25th Regiment of New York Volunteer Infantry in the Union Army, where he served as Colonel on May 19, 1861 to February 21, 1862. As an independent Democrat, he was in 1860 in the fourth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Thomas J. Barr on March 4, 1861. He retired after March 3, 1863 from the Congress. He was an enthusiastic Irish nationalist and after the invasion of Canada was planned in 1866, he led a company across the border. The following year he commanded the ship ( vessel ) Erin 's Hope, which ended up with arms and ammunition to the Irish coast. In 1899 he took part in the expedition to Alaska, but he had to return due to poor health and died on November 1, 1899 in Brooklyn. His body was interred in Saint Raymond 's Cemetery.