Matthew J. Troy Was the President of the United Irish Counties Association From 1932 – 1934
Born: October 12, 1891
Died: September, 1984
Matthew J. Troy was born in Ballymore in Co. Westmeath, Ireland and was raised in Ballynacargy in Co. Westmeath. He moved to the United States in 1910 and lived in New York City, first in Manhattan and then later in Brooklyn.
Graduate of:
Fordham University – B.S.
Fordham University School of Law – L.L.B.
St. John’s Graduate School of Law – L.L.M.
Appointed City Magistrate by Mayor La Guardia in 1936
Head of the Christians and Jews Organization
Photo with Lord Mayor of Dublin and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia on March 13, 1935.
Photo taken in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath in 1971
Photo in 1917 at the military training camp in Plattsburgh, NY. Troy is in the top row, 3rd from the left.
