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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Daniel MCLAUGHLIN, Mayor of Braidwood, Braidwood. The subject of this sketch is one of the 
most prominent men of Braidwood; was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Aug. 9, 1831 and is the 
son of John and Catherine (HUTTON) MCLAUGHLIN, natives of Ireland; his father was engaged 
in stone-cutting; Mr. MCLAUGHLIN, when he was but 10 years of age, set out in working in 
the coal-mines at Woodsides, Scotland, in the mining of coal and iron; he has followed 
this business principally throughout life; in 1869, be emigrated to America, and landed 
in New York City; from here he went to Boston, Mass.; then he came West to Chicago, IL; 
thence in Sept., 1869, to Braidwood, Will Co., IL; here he commenced working in the 
coal-mines, and followed this business until 1877; in April, this year, he was elected 
by the National Greenback party as Mayor of Braidwood by a large majority; in this 
office Mr. MCLAUGHLIN is giving entire satisfaction to the people he represents, 
proving himself a gentleman of acknowledged ability. Mr. MCLAUGHLIN is in politics 
a National Greenbacker; a member of the Catholic Church. He married in 1851 to Miss 
Bridget DOUGHERTY, by whom he had ten children, six living.