Dennis Geary

Not to be confused with the leader of the Workingmen's Party of California, Denis Kearney.

Dennis Geary
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 11th district
In office
January 3, 1881 – November 2, 1882
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
Born1831
Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
DiedNovember 2, 1882 (aged 51)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
PartyWorkingmen's
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (1880)
SpouseElizabeth
OccupationGrocer, politician

Dennis Geary (1831 – November 2, 1882)[1][2] was an Irish American grocer and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1881 until his death in 1882.[3] He was elected on a Workingmen's-Democratic Fusion ticket,[1] and was previously an unsuccessful candidate for State Senate in 1879.[4] He also served as president of the Irish American Benevolent Society in San Francisco.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "THE NOMINEES". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. November 1, 1880. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "PERSONAL NOTES". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. November 4, 1882. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "Dennis Geary". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "W. P. C. Nominations". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. July 18, 1879. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ^ "DIED". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. November 3, 1882. Retrieved November 1, 2025.


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