Famous People with Name Gallagher

Gallagher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gallagher: is an American comedian and prop comic, most popularly known for smashing watermelons as part of his act.His signature sketch is the “Sledge-O-Matic,” a large wooden mallet that Gallagher uses to smash a variety of objects, including computer keyboards, c

Thomas Gallagher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Gallagher: was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He entered the hat business in Chicago in 1878. He served as director of the Cook County State Savings Bank. He served as member of the city council of Chicago 1893-1897. He served as member of the board of educati

Norm Gallagher            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Norm Gallagher: was a controversial Australian trade unionist, and Marxist-Leninist who led the militant Builders Labourers Federation as federal Secretary and as Victorian State Secretary. Gallagher was raised in Melbourne and joined the Builders Labourers Federation (B

Cornelius Gallagher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cornelius Gallagher: was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor and the third mayor of Edmonton. He first sought public office in 1893, when he was elected to Edmonton Town Council, placing sixth of nine candidates in an aldermanic race in which the top six candidates were elected. He was re-elected in 1894, once again placing sixth of nine candidates. Once this term expired in 1896, Gallagher stayed out of politics for several months until mayor Herbert Charles Wilson resigned over a dispute involving town funds. The council selected Gallagher as his replacement, making him the first mayor of Edmonton never to be elected to that position (Frederick John Mitchell and Terry Cavanagh would later join him in that distinction). Cornelius Gallagher was a member of the Edmonton Board of Trade and was the first President of the Edmonton Exhibition Association. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Alberta and the Roman Catholic Church. He died in 1932.