Thomas Toohey [SEP] conflict
Thomas Toohey
Thomas Toohey (January 1, 1835 – November 19, 1918) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor.
Toohey was born on January 1, 1835, in New York City. He joined the 24th Wisconsin Infantry from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in August 1862, and mustered out in June 1865. He died on November 19, 1918, and was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.
Medal of Honor citation.
His award citation
John Toohey (politician)
John Thomas Toohey (26 April 1839 – 5 May 1903) was an Irish-born Australian politician and brewer.
He was born in Moneygall, County Tipperary to businessman Matthew Toohey and Honora Hall. His family migrated to Melbourne in 1841, where his father was involved in unsuccessful business dealings that eventually forced them to move to New South Wales in 1866. Toohey settled near Lismore, and around 1869 established a cordial factory. The following year he and his brother James began brewing at the