JAMES WALSH & CO.
Cincinnati, OH.
1830-1917
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Est. 1830.

This was the main office address for a company that owned a redistilling house in Covington, KY., and operated the Paris Distillery (RD #77, KY 7th district), and the Rossville Distillery in Indiana (RD #7, IN 6th district).

1830: The business was established by Marcus Smith, later succeeded by Kellogg Bros., then Foote Clay & Co., and Foote Nash & Co.

1860: The business was acquired by Samuel M Murphy & Co., of which James Walsh was a junior partner. Murphy later withdrew and his stake in the company was taken by Walsh and Kellogg.

1875: The company acquires the Rossville distillery in Lawrencebrg, IN.

1883: Walsh & Co. was organized, with James Walsh, N J Walsh, D F Walsh, and Peter O'Shaughnessy as partners (above from The Wine & Spirit Bulletin, 1905).

1886: "Industries of Cincinnati", a book extolling the virtues of the city, reports that the company owns three distilleries with a capacity of 4,600 bushels per day, employing 100 men. The distilleries include the Rossville and the Glenwwood in Lawrenceburg, and the Orange Valley on Gest St. in Cincinnati.

Partners:
James Walsh - lived in Covington and Newport since 1848 and entered the employ of the company as a distillery employee. He became a partner in 1867.
N J Walsh and D F Walsh - sons of James Walsh. N J Walsh attended to the office work, whereas D F Walsh looks after the Lawrenceburg distilleries.
Peter O'Shaughnessy - lived in Newport and became a partner in 1883. He superintended the compounding and redistilling business in Covington.

1888: Walsh retired.

1890: Walsh died of apoplexy on April 8 in Washington, DC. (Bonfort's, 1890).

1912: The 64th annual report of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce lists Nicholas J Walsh, P O'Shaughnessy, Victor M O'Shaughnessy (Lawrenceburg, IN) and Thos. W Gartland as being associated with this company. Nicholas Walsh has been dropped from the roster by 1914.

Business name timeline:
Walsh, Brooks & Kellogg (1870-1874), Walsh & Kellogg (1875-1883), James Walsh & Co. (1884-1917)

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
V (1870), D (1871), W (1879)

Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Cincinnati directory notes

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Appearance in directories:
1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917

Directories consulted:
1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873. 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918

Cincinnati directory notes:
V= Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquors (Wholesale) D = Distiller, DA = distiller's agent

1879: Wines & Liquor listings not available, now just Whiskey, Wholesale, 1882: new business directory, 1884, 1885, 1886, partial wines, 1887, 1888 no wines, 1889 partial wines, 1890-1918 no wines, 1896: major street renumbering affecting all addresses

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