Michael Hogan of Clare, an early-day Donald Trump

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An especially prominent Irish merchant in New York, after the Revolution[ary War, with England] , was Michael Hogan. He was a native of the County Clare, Ireland, and was born in 1766. He became a sea captain, sailed to all quarters of the globe, and married an East India lady of great wealth. He came to New York in 1804, bringing his wife with him. One account
states that he also brought " in solid gold sovereigns £400,000, equal to $2,000,000." Whatever the sum, it is agreed to have been a very large one. He embarked in the dry goods trade at 225 Broadway, on the present site of the Astor House. He was later engaged in a general commission and shipping business. He became owner of the whole tract of land from 121st to 127th street, and west of Bloomingdale Road. The southern part of his property he styled "Monte Alta," and the northern portion " Claremont," the latter name being doubtless intended to commemorate his native county — Clare — in Ireland. Grant's mausoleum now stands on a portion of the property. Hogan is recorded as giving " the grandest dinners that ever were given in this city," entertaining many distinguished people. He is spoken of as " the perfect Irish host and gentleman." He had one son and three daughters. The son became a member of Congress. Michael, the father, was appointed United States Consul to Valparaiso. He died at Washington, D. C., in 1833. A tablet to his memory may be seen in Grace church, Broadway, New York. A grand-daughter wedded Effingham N. Lawrence.
p. 108, Irish-American Historical Miscellany by John Daniel Crimmins

This area is now formally known as Morningside Heights. From my college days in this area, I know that Grant's Tomb is
easily viewed from the Henry Hudson Parkway which runs along the west side of Manhattan island, and that the grounds
are contiguous with the very popular Riverside Park, a strip of green stretching for miles along the Hudson River. Hogan's property is in the south western edge of Harlem, named for the Dutch Haarlem, an area famous from the early 1900s to
present day as the stronghold of Black culture in the North.

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