Michael Cudahy (1841–1910) was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
industrialist.
He was born in Callan, County Kilkenny
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
in 1841 and emigrated to the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1849. He moved with his family to
Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and 23rd largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. Its estimated 2008 population was 604,477. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center of the...
and worked in the
meat packing industryThe meat packing industry is an industry that handles the slaughtering, processing and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock....
.
With the help of his brothers Edward and
Patrick CudahyPatrick Cudahy, Jr. ; March 17, 1849 - July 25, 1919) was an American industrialist and patriarch of the Cudahy family.Cudahy was born on St. Patrick's Day in Callan, County Kilkenny Ireland. A few months after he was born, his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, he established the Cudahy Meatpacking plant in
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. In 1908 Cudahy sold his share of the company and bought a 2,800 acre (11 km²) ranch east of
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Michael Cudahy (1841–1910) was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
industrialist.
He was born in Callan, County Kilkenny
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
in 1841 and emigrated to the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1849. He moved with his family to
Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and 23rd largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. Its estimated 2008 population was 604,477. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center of the...
and worked in the
meat packing industryThe meat packing industry is an industry that handles the slaughtering, processing and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock....
.
With the help of his brothers Edward and
Patrick CudahyPatrick Cudahy, Jr. ; March 17, 1849 - July 25, 1919) was an American industrialist and patriarch of the Cudahy family.Cudahy was born on St. Patrick's Day in Callan, County Kilkenny Ireland. A few months after he was born, his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, he established the Cudahy Meatpacking plant in
South Omaha, NebraskaSouth Omaha, Nebraska is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska. During its initial development phase the town's nickname was "The Magic City" because of the seemingly overnight growth due to the rapid development of the Union Stockyards. Annexed by the City of Omaha in 1915, the...
. In 1908 Cudahy sold his share of the company and bought a 2,800 acre (11 km²) ranch east of
Los AngelesLos Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
. He subdivided the ranch and sold it as one acre (4,000 m²) lots. This area was incorporated in 1960 as the City of
CudahyCudahy is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. In terms of area, Cudahy is the second smallest city in Los Angeles County with one of the highest population densities of any incorporated city in the United States...
,
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.