Muegge and Callaghan Families

The product of intermarriage among several of the many ethnic communities in San Antonio, Texas, members of the Callaghan and Muegge families played a prominent role in the city's political and social activities.

The family originated with Bryan Callaghan (circa 1812-1854), a native of Ireland who came to San Antonio about 1838. A businessman and mayor of the city from 1847 to 1849, Callaghan married Concepción Ramon (1829-1910), a member of a prominent local family. Bryan Callaghan Jr. (1852-1912), their youngest child, received his education at schools in San Antonio and France and obtained a law degree at the University of Virginia before embarking on a political career that would dominate San Antonio for over thirty years. Callaghan was elected city alderman in 1879 and served as city recorder before winning his first term as mayor in 1885. In all, he won the mayor's office nine times and was defeated twice. Resigning the office in 1891, he was elected to two terms as Bexar County Judge. He was active until his death, which came in 1912, the year following his final mayoral victory.

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