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his own effort. From a modest start, he
has built up a trucking business, which
is rapidly increasing. By strict attention
to his affairs, and by maintaining a high
standard of efficiency, Mr. Doran has
firmly established himself in a business
which is a community benefit as well as
advantageous to himself.
Mr. Doran was born in Greenwich, January
I, 1876, son of Cornelius and Margaret
(Dunden) Doran. His father was
born in Westmeath, Ireland, and died
February 4, 1895, in Greenwich, aged fifty-
eight years. At the age of twelve he ran
away from home and came to America,
embarking on a sailing vessel, which took
three months to make the trip. Mr.
Doran located in Greenwich and obtained
employment on a farm. As a young man
he went to work as a section hand on the
railroad and was soon made a foreman.
He continued in this employment until
1876, when he went into the trucking bus-
iness on his own account, in which busi-
ness he was active during his lifetime.
He started with one horse and wagon,
but at the time of his death it required
eleven horses to do the work. Mr. Doran
developed the biggest business of the
kind in Greenwich in his day.
Cornelius Doran married Margaret
Dunden, and they were the parents of the
following children : William, of Coscob ;
Cornelius, Annie, Margaret, Patrick, Jo-
seph A., who is of further mention be-
low, and Francis and Edward Doran.
Joseph A. Doran was reared in Greenwich
and there he attended the public
schools. He went to work for his father,
and at the death of the latter, entered into
business on his own account. His
brother, William, succeeded to the fa-
ther's business, but about five years ago
Mr. Doran purchased this business from
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his brother and now operates two auto
trucks and eight horses. Mr. Doran's
fraternal interests are with the Improved
Order of Red Men ; the Foresters of
America; and also the Knights of Colum-
bus.
Mr. Doran married Josephine Busch,
daughter of William Busch, of Brooklyn,
New York, and they are the parents of
seven sons : William,
Elmer, Francis,
Augustus, Robert, Joseph and Cornelius
Doran.
MITCHELL, Albert E.,
Contractor, Public Official.
Albert E. Mitchell, one of the leading
contractors of Greenwich, Connecticut,
holds a foremost place among the busi-
ness men of that city, a position which
has been won through his own initiative
alone. He is an energetic young man,
possessed of good judgment, and is
prompt in his business dealings. The
contracting business, of which he is now
the head, was founded by his father, Peter
Mitchell, and since the death of the lat-
ter in 191 1, the son has been in sole
charge. During the nine years which
have since elapsed, Mr. Mitchell has
added to its breadth and scope in many
ways ; much new equipment has been
added and a large force of laborers main-
tained to fulfill several of the important
contracts.
The Mitchell family assumed the surname
of Mitchell after the coming of
Peter Mitchell to America, it being the
anglicized form of the Italian name, Mi-
cieli.
Peter Mitchell, the father of Albert E.
Mitchell, was born in the village of Rose,
in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, and died at