Manahan, James, 1866-1932

James Manahan was born March 12, 1866 on a farm near Chatfield, Minnesota, the son of Joseph and Catherine McCarthy Manahan. He received his education at a country school taught by his older brother, Christopher, and at the Winona Normal School. After his graduation in 1886, he taught school at Graceville, Minnesota for a short time, began studying law at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and then entered the newly-organized law department at the University of Minnesota. In 1889 he received its first Bachelor of Laws degree, and opened an office in St. Paul.

On September 20, 1893 Manahan married Mary Zita (Minnie) Kelly, the daughter of Daniel and Mary Kelly of St. Paul. They had one daughter, Kathryn, who also became a St. Paul lawyer.

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