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The efficient chief of police of SingSing. New York, is a native of Westchester county, born April 14, 1862, and is a son of James Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Anderson) Carrigan. The father also was born in this county, in 1822, and was here reared to manhood. Almost his entire life was passed upon the water, and at the early age of fourteen years he was given command of the sloop Ben Brandreth, plying between Croton and New York city. He was later accredited with being one of the best and most successful navigators that plied the Hudson river, and was the owner of several different vessels, including the Lucy Hopkins, one of the fleetest sloops that ever sailed that stream. She was about one hundred tons burden. For the long period of forty-eight years Captain Carrigan had command of different vessels, and after the organization of the Republican party he was one of its stanch supporters. His father was William Carrigan, also a native of Westchester county and a cooper by trade. The Captain is now deceased, but his wife, who was a native of Putnam county. New York, is still living; and of the twelve children born to them, seven survive: William H., a resident of Yonkers, New York; Elnora, wife of Charles Acley, of Croton; Marian, wife of Edward Fillmore, of SingSing; Mary E. , wife of James D. Edwards, of SingSing; James Edward, a steamboat pilot and a resident of New York city; George E., our subject; and Clarissa D., wife of Joseph Poria, of Yonkers.

George E. Carrigan was reared in Croton, New York, and was educated in the public schools of that place. When his school days were over he engaged in boating on the Hudson, and on attaining his majority was given command of the schooner George A. Brandreth. Subsequently he was captain of another schooner and continued to follow the water for ten years. He then accepted the positions of deputy sheriff and constable, which offices he held for two years, discharging his official duties in a most commendable manner. Prior to accepting his present position, however, he engaged in the roofing business throughout the state for five years, making his headquarters first at Yonkers and later at SingSing. At the end of that time he was appointed chief of police in the latter city, a position he has since retained, discharging his various duties with promptness and fidelity. He is emphatically a man of enterprise, positive character, indomitable energy, strict integrity and liberal views, and is thoroughly interested in all that conserves the prosperity of his village and county.

In his political affiliations Mr. Carrigan is an ardent Republican, and socially is a prominent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being identified with Sunnyside Lodge, No. 289, of which he is past grand, and also with Columbian Encampment. He is also president of the Sunnyside Association. In 1885 he was married, at Yonkers, to Miss Isabella Bogart, a daughter of Addison and Mary Bogart, and to them have been born two children: William H. and Florence B.