Many people migrated from Ireland and settled in various parts of America due to famine and some other political reasons. Some of such Irish Americans supported and became leaders of union efforts. The Irish Americans are noted for their organization abilities.
Mary Jones later known as Mother Jones, an Irish American sacrificed her 50 years of life in uniting the workers of various occupations in the country. She had faced many difficulties including imprisonment but she had earned lot of reputation. Irish Americans took active part in politics also. Richard Daley was elected as Chicago mayor. He played a vital role in the history of Democratic Party. He served as democratic Boss in
Chicago for 21 years. John F. Kennedy was elected as 35
th American President. He is the only president to have won the famous Pulitzer Prize. His foreign policies with
Iran, Ireland, and Berlin etc were world famous. He showed interest in space programs also.
The Irish Americans were changed by America as they changed America. Ronald Regan is an Irish American and he was the 40th president of United States of America. He made lot of political and economic changes in the country. He was elected as US president two times from 1981 to 85 and 1985 to 89.
Francis O Neil is another famous Irish American who was noted for his career as police officer and collector of Irish traditional music. He devoted much of his life to collecting music, publishing and editing it in several volumes.
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