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John L. Malloy

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Person
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fl. 1974
Eras
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Summary

John L. Malloy signed a March 16, 1974 letter protesting increased assessed valuations on two St. James Township properties and arguing that Beaver Island received fewer public services than mainland townships.

Evidence and limits

The source does not establish Malloy’s occupation, property ownership, or office. The name and initial match John L. “Mickey” Malloy, a Beaver Island summer resident who died five months later that August, but no source states that the letter’s signatory and the obituary’s subject are the same man, so the identity bridge is not asserted here.

Open questions

  • Is this the same John L. Malloy who died in August 1974 (“Mickey” Malloy)?

See also

Sources

  1. Identifies John L. Malloy as the signer of a March 16 letter protesting assessed valuations on two St. James Township properties, arguing the island received fewer public services than mainland townships. It supplies an advocacy document but no biography, office, or property record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Names a Beaver Island summer resident, "John L. (Mickey) Malloy," who died August 16, 1974 — the same "John L." full name and initial as the tax-protest signatory, five months earlier and in the same township. See [[person/john-mickey-malloy-1973]] for the fuller record; no source explicitly bridges the two documents.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “John L. Malloy”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/john-l-malloy/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1974, “Taxes Galore.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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