Person:John Cleary (7)

John was born and raised with a sister and three brothers on a farm in Liberty, a town in the Catskill Mountains of New York. His father, a stone artisan, had developed silicosis, was no longer able to practice his trade full time, and moved to the country for his health (never the less, he passed away in 1912).

After graduating high school in Liberty, John moved in with his Uncle Frank and Aunt Anna (his father's brother and his mother's twin sister)(S6). While working, he studied for the Cooper Union Institute entrance exam. He was tutored in this effort by Brother Bonaventure Thomas who was later President of Manhattan College. He was admitted to Cooper Union and graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1925. In 1964 Cooper Union presented John with a Professional Achievement Citation.

Family lore has it the John, a lefty, was quite a pitcher and was offered a contract by the Newark Bears. At that time the Bears were a minor league team at the AA level. He turned the contract down in order to begin his engineering career.

After graduation, John went to work for New York Edison. He would spend 41 years, his whole professional life, at New York Edison and it's successor, Consolidated Edison, eventually rising to become President of the company.

1. ↑ United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624).

   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M57X-TM5 : accessed 27 November 2017), John Clarry in household of John Clarry, Liberty, Sullivan, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 159, sheet 10B, family 235, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1072; FHL microfilm 1,375,085.

2. ↑ John V. Cleary aka John V Cleary Sr, in Letters of Testamentary
   Form 124-8-84, No. 263477, 20 Sep 1990.

   The People of the State of New York, To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern:
   This is to certify that on the 13th day of September 1990 Letteres Testamentary of the Last Will and Testament of John V. Cleary a/k/a John V. Cleary Sr. late of the City of Yonkers were duly granted and issued by the Surrogate of the County of Westchester to John V. Cleary Jr. and that the same are still valid and in full force.
   Dated, Attested and Sealed September 20, 1990
   Hon. Evans V. Brewster, Surrogate of Westchester County.
   Philip E Pugsley
   Chief Clerk of the Surrogate's Court

3.   New York, United States. 1915 New York State Census.

   "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9P5-4RV : 8 November 2014), John Cleary, Liberty, Sullivan, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 24, line 27, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.

4. ↑ United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

   "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X76G-RYS : accessed 27 November 2017), John V Cleary, Bronx (Districts 501-750), Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 688, sheet 16A, line 3, family 120, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1489; FHL microfilm 2,341,224.

5. ↑ New York, United States. 1925 New York State Census.

   "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS9Q-LCP : 8 November 2014), John Cleary, New York, A.D. 07, E.D. 16, Bronx, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 29, line 11, New York State Archives, Albany.

6. ↑ United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

   "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJGR-YFB : accessed 27 November 2017), John Cleary in household of Francis Cleary, Bronx Assembly District 2, Bronx, New York, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 8B, line 60, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1132; FHL microfilm 1,821,132.

7. ↑ United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).

   "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQMK-91N : accessed 27 November 2017), John Cleary, Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-1295, sheet 14A, line 37, family 359, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2492.

8. ↑ ^8.0 8.1 United States Social Security Death Index.

   "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VMV7-W2G : 20 May 2014), John V Cleary, 23 Jul 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

9. ↑ John V. Cleary, in Certificate of Baptism
   30 Oct 1901.

   by the Rev. D.J. Cronin, the sponsors being Laurence Shay and Johanna Higgins.

10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5} John V. Cleary Appointed Vice President Of Con Ed, in Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York)
    pg 40, 24 Oct 1957.
11. ↑ Cleary John V SEdgwk 3-0949, in Bronx Telephone Directory
    1940.

    from New York Public Library

12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Dig He Must: John Vincent Cleary: Man in the News, in The New York Times. (New York, New York)
    10 Dec 1966.
13. ↑ Con Ed Picks Chief Executive, in The New York Times. (New York, New York)
    pg 43, 47, 22 Dec 1965.
14. ↑ Graduation At St. Peter's School, in Liberty (town), Sullivan, New York, United States. Liberty Register (Liberty, New York). (Liberty, Sullivan, New York, United States)
    pg 1, 8, 25 Jun 1915.
15.   Golden Jubilee Awards, in Irish Advocate (New York, New York)
    Vol. LXXXIII, Page 1, 31 Jan 1976.