James Patrick O'Leary [SEP] place of death
James Patrick O'Leary
James Patrick O'Leary (1869 – January 23, 1925) was a gambling boss and saloon owner in Chicago. His parents were Patrick and Catherine O'Leary, in whose barn the Great Chicago Fire is alleged to have begun.
Biography.
O'Leary was born at 137 DeKoven Street, the house his family lived in and where the Great Chicago Fire would start two years later.
O'Leary worked for the local bookies when he was a teenager, and eventually he a began as a bookmaker himself in Long
James O'Leary
James O'Leary may refer to:
- James A. O'Leary, American congressman
- James Patrick O'Leary, American gambler