James Walsh & Co. listed from 1830-1917.
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.
Brand names used by this company include: "A Rye Whiskey - Kenton Co. Ky.", "A. L. Rye", "Belle of Paris", "Duncan Bourbon", "Gold Medal Rye", "Golden Pheasant", "Joe Fiske", "Juniata Pure Rye", "King of Kenton", "Ned White", "Old Buck Creek", "Old Hickory", "Orange Valley", "Paris Club", "Rossville B Bourbon", "Rossville B Rye", "Sam Clay", "Walsh Old Stock", and "Well House."
Company name timeline:
Walsh, Brooks & Kellogg (1870-1874), Walsh & Kellogg (1875-1883), James Walsh & Co. (1884-1917)
Address timeline:
17 W 2 nd (1870-1878), Office, Room 3 Pike's Opera House (1879-1880), 3 Pike's Opera Building (1881-1897), 206 Pike Building (1898-1902), 925 Union Trust Building (1903), 625 Union Trust Building (1904), 201 Union Trust Building (1905-1917)
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