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JOHN JOSEPH FALLON
Originally published in 1900 |
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JOHN JOSEPH FALLON, Assemblyman for Hudson County, residing
in Hoboken, was born in New York City, December 19, 1870. His father,
John James Fallon, born November 12, 1840, in County Roscommon, Ireland,
came to America when twelve years of age. When the Civil War
broke out in 1861 he enlisted in the Thirty-seventh Regiment, Irish Rifles,
for two years, at the end of which time he received an honorable discharge.
He was engaged in many battles and received a silver medal of honor from
Major-General Phil. Kearny, under whom he served. His father, John FalIon,
who resided in County Roscommon, Ireland, was a prosperous leather
Merchant. He had several brothers who were grain merchants, one of
whom. Michael Fallon, had three sons, one of Whom, Rev. Martin Xavier
Fallon, was pastor of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church at Wilmington,
Del., for more than twenty-five years. He died in 1900. Another brother,
Richard Fallon, a resident of New Rochelle, N. Y., is a well known contractor and builder. John Fallon married Mary Tumulty, of County Roscommon,
Ireland. They were the grandparents of John Joseph Fallon, the
subject of this article.
The latter's mother, Mary Ellen Fallon, is a descendant of the well known Fitzgerald family, among which was her uncle, John Fitzgerald, M.D., of London, for many years a member of Parliament, and Rev. John Fitzgerald, of County Roscommon, Ireland. Her parents were Colonel Patrick Fitzgerald and Mary Fitzgerald, of County Roscommon. J ohn Joseph Fallon, when not quite one year old, removed with his parents to Hoboken, where he has since resided. His early education was received in St. Mary's Parochial School, Hoboken, from which he was graduated. He then attended the public schools of Hoboken, graduating in 1885. He obtained employment in a broker's office in New York City, where he remained but a short time, and then worked in a wholesale drug house for a year. He was afterward employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company as a messenger, and rapidly advanced to the position of receiving and delivery clerk in the Maritime Exchange office, which position he held until 1890, when he resigned because of ill health and a desire for outdoor employment. He then entered the employ of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York as an agent in the Hoboken district, which position he occupied for one year, when he was promoted to the position of assistant superintendent, which he held for four years. In 1892 he enrolled as a student in the Metropolis Law School, which has since been merged with the University Law School of the City of New York, attending the evening sessions and graduating therefrom in 1895. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney at law and solicitor in chancery at the June term, 1895, and as a counselor in November, 1899. He is also a master in chancery by appointment of the late Chancellor Alexander T. McGill and a member of the bar of the United States District and Circuit Courts. Subsequent to his admission to the bar the officers of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company offered him the position of superintendent, which offer was declined by Mr. Fallon, he having determined to practice law, and in February, 1896, he severed his connection with the company and formed a copartnership with ex-Judge William E. Skinner and Assemblyman John J. Marnell, under the firm name of Skinner, Marnell & Fallon. This partnership continued for two years, when it was dissolved. Mr. Marnell and Mr. Fallon thereafter formed a copartnership under the firm name of Marnell & Fallon, and they have offices in the Second National Bank building, Hoboken. Mr. Fallon has been active in politics for a number of years. In every political campaign for the past seven years his voice has been heard in advocacy of the Democratic party, but he never sought nor accepted office until 1899, when, at the earnest solicitation of his friends, he accepted the nomination for member of the general Assembly of the State of New Jersey, and on November 7 of that year was elected by a majority which attested at once his popularity and the confidence in which he is held. In that office as well as at the bar he has displayed marked ability and energy. Mr. Fallon is affiliated with numerous societies, among which are Hoboken Lodge, No. 74, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Hoboken Council. No. 159, Knights of Columbus, Court Castle Point, No. 54, Foresters of America, the Robert Davis Association, and the M. J. Coyle Association He was married December 20, 1,S93, to Mary L., daughter of Patrick Kelley, of Hoboken. They have two children: John J. Fallon, Jr., and Marguerite Fallon.
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