298:
358:
42:
385:, Webb accused his friend of having ruined the American hat industry. In response, Kennedy began carrying a hat with the Cavanagh Hats label clearly visible. The first incidence of this was when Kennedy met with
305:
Cavanagh went to work for
William A. Brown hatters of Norwalk at the age of 17. He worked as a sizer, trimmer, finisher, expert cutter, curler, and plant superintendent. In 1880 he began working for
338:. Cavanagh's other innovations included introducing regular, long and wide-oval fitting hats to enable customers to find better-fitting ready-to-wear hats. In 1939 John Cavanagh was awarded a
576:
345:
He retired in 1947, though retained an honorary vice-presidency, and died in 1957. His son, J. Garvan
Cavanagh, inherited vice presidency of the company, but left in 1961 to become a
309:, where he was mentored by James H. Knapp. By 1907, Cavanagh was vice-president of Crofut & Knapp, and from 1923 to 1937, he was president of the company.
668:
334:
was founded to research materials and manufacturing methods to benefit the industry. He gave his name to a method of finishing hat brims known as the
500:
557:
452:
678:
673:
625:
598:
297:
100:
539:
406:
275:
240:
186:
17:
663:
57:
477:
339:
504:
41:
271:. He is the only person to have served as mayors of both cities prior to their consolidation in 1913.
683:
274:
He was very active in
Democratic Party politics, and in 1925 was considered for the candidacy for
312:
In 1928 Cavanagh created the company of
Cavanagh-Dobbs Inc., which included his own hat label,
346:
658:
653:
386:
278:. However, he was unwilling, due to his business responsibilities. He was a founder of the
268:
248:
176:
8:
591:
80:
608:
289:, the Norwalk Housing Authority, the Norwalk Kiwanis Club, and the State Prison Board.
92:
535:
531:
366:
279:
357:
618:
374:
286:
123:
577:
Kennedy
Presidential Library Opens the John Salstonstall and Al Webb Collections
635:
382:
135:
377:, whose dislike of wearing hats had led to a downturn in hat sales. At a 1961
647:
264:
255:. He was a leader in both styling and manufacturing of hats for fifty years.
244:
236:
252:
390:
232:
216:
231:(January 16, 1864 – January 24, 1957) was an American gentleman's
378:
365:
Al Webb (b. February 15, 1920), who joined the company after the
46:
John
Cavanagh at the 1939 Neiman Marcus Fashion Awards ceremony.
579:, on the JFK Presidential Library website. Accessed 21 May 2012
285:
He was a founder of the
Shorehaven Golf Club, a member of the
342:
in recognition of his services to the
American hat industry.
282:, and was a member of its board of trustees for 20 years.
560:, TIME Magazine, March 24, 1961. Accessed 30 March 2009
361:
John F. Kennedy meeting with
Eisenhower, April 22, 1961
373:. Like J. Garvan Cavanagh, he was a close friend of
528:McDowell's Directory of Twentieth Century Fashion
645:
369:, was by 1961 Vice President of Sales for the
292:
402:Citizen's Award, Jewish War Veterans, 1945
301:Patent drawing for the Cavanagh Edge, 1935
40:
669:Clothing companies based in New York City
525:
356:
316:, and a retail outlet in New York City,
296:
519:
446:
444:
442:
263:In 1902, Cavanagh was elected mayor of
14:
646:
450:
440:
438:
436:
434:
432:
430:
428:
426:
424:
422:
572:
570:
568:
566:
451:Thomas, Nellie M. (25 January 1957).
267:and in 1908, he was elected mayor of
553:
551:
626:Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
419:
258:
101:Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
24:
563:
498:
25:
695:
548:
332:Cavanagh Hat Research Corporation
352:
679:Politicians from New York City
674:Mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut
492:
470:
13:
1:
599:Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
412:
407:Order of the Knights of Malta
58:Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
7:
340:Neiman Marcus Fashion Award
27:American hatter (1864–1957)
10:
700:
501:"The Cavanagh Edge Primer"
453:"JOHN CAVANAGH (Obituary)"
371:Hat Corporation of America
326:, merging his brands with
324:Hat Corporation of America
293:Hat manufacturing business
287:Merritt Parkway Commission
632:
623:
615:
605:
596:
588:
396:
222:
212:
204:
192:
182:
165:
150:
145:
141:
129:
117:
106:
98:
86:
74:
63:
55:
51:
39:
32:
526:McDowell, Colin (1984).
322:In 1932, he founded the
276:governor of Connecticut
389:on April 22, 1961, at
362:
302:
664:Connecticut Democrats
482:Gentlemen's Quarterly
360:
347:Roman Catholic priest
300:
534:. pp. 302–303.
387:Dwight D. Eisenhower
208:Norwalk, Connecticut
177:Norwalk, Connecticut
175:Old Saugatuck Road,
592:Charles A. Scofield
196:J. Garvan Cavanagh
81:Charles A. Scofield
609:Leeman M. Brundage
363:
318:John Cavanagh Ltd.
307:Crofut & Knapp
303:
198:Lawrence Cavanagh
93:Leeman M. Brundage
642:
641:
633:Succeeded by
606:Succeeded by
328:Knox & Dunlap
226:
225:
16:(Redirected from
691:
684:Knights of Malta
616:Preceded by
589:Preceded by
586:
585:
580:
574:
561:
555:
546:
545:
532:Frederick Muller
523:
517:
516:
514:
512:
503:. Archived from
496:
490:
489:
474:
468:
467:
465:
463:
457:The Norwalk Hour
448:
367:Second World War
280:Norwalk Hospital
259:Political career
229:John J. Cavanagh
200:Carroll Cavanagh
172:
169:January 24, 1957
161:January 16, 1864
160:
158:
146:Personal details
132:
120:
111:
89:
77:
68:
44:
34:John J. Cavanagh
30:
29:
21:
18:John J. Cavanagh
699:
698:
694:
693:
692:
690:
689:
688:
644:
643:
638:
629:
621:
619:Mortimer M. Lee
611:
602:
594:
584:
583:
575:
564:
556:
549:
542:
524:
520:
510:
508:
507:on 23 June 2016
497:
493:
478:"John Cavanagh"
476:
475:
471:
461:
459:
449:
420:
415:
399:
375:John F. Kennedy
355:
295:
261:
183:Political party
174:
170:
156:
154:
130:
124:Mortimer M. Lee
118:
112:
107:
87:
75:
69:
64:
47:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
697:
687:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
640:
639:
636:Charles E. Dow
634:
631:
622:
617:
613:
612:
607:
604:
595:
590:
582:
581:
562:
547:
540:
518:
499:Bowers, Brad.
491:
469:
417:
416:
414:
411:
410:
409:
403:
398:
395:
383:Washington, DC
354:
351:
330:. In 1934 the
294:
291:
260:
257:
224:
223:
220:
219:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
194:
190:
189:
184:
180:
179:
173:(aged 93)
167:
163:
162:
152:
148:
147:
143:
142:
139:
138:
136:Charles E. Dow
133:
127:
126:
121:
115:
114:
104:
103:
96:
95:
90:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
61:
60:
53:
52:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
696:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
651:
649:
637:
628:
627:
620:
614:
610:
601:
600:
593:
587:
578:
573:
571:
569:
567:
559:
558:Late Vocation
554:
552:
543:
541:0-584-11070-7
537:
533:
529:
522:
506:
502:
495:
487:
483:
479:
473:
458:
454:
447:
445:
443:
441:
439:
437:
435:
433:
431:
429:
427:
425:
423:
418:
408:
405:Cross of the
404:
401:
400:
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
359:
353:Cavanagh Hats
350:
348:
343:
341:
337:
336:Cavanagh Edge
333:
329:
325:
320:
319:
315:
314:Cavanagh Hats
310:
308:
299:
290:
288:
283:
281:
277:
272:
270:
266:
265:South Norwalk
256:
254:
250:
246:
245:South Norwalk
242:
238:
237:New York City
234:
230:
221:
218:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
188:
185:
181:
178:
168:
164:
153:
149:
144:
140:
137:
134:
128:
125:
122:
116:
110:
105:
102:
97:
94:
91:
85:
82:
79:
73:
67:
62:
59:
54:
50:
43:
38:
31:
19:
624:
597:
527:
521:
509:. Retrieved
505:the original
494:
488:: 143. 1963.
485:
481:
472:
460:. Retrieved
456:
370:
364:
344:
335:
331:
327:
323:
321:
317:
313:
311:
306:
304:
284:
273:
262:
228:
227:
205:Residence(s)
197:
171:(1957-01-24)
131:Succeeded by
108:
88:Succeeded by
65:
659:1957 deaths
654:1864 births
381:reunion in
253:Connecticut
239:. He was a
119:Preceded by
76:Preceded by
648:Categories
630:1902–1903
603:1908–1909
413:References
391:Camp David
241:Democratic
213:Occupation
187:Democratic
157:1864-01-16
243:mayor of
235:based in
113:1902–1903
109:In office
99:23rd
70:1908–1909
66:In office
56:12th
511:12 March
462:10 March
193:Children
269:Norwalk
249:Norwalk
247:and of
538:
397:Awards
233:hatter
217:Hatter
536:ISBN
513:2013
464:2013
166:Died
151:Born
650::
565:^
550:^
530:.
486:33
484:.
480:.
455:.
421:^
393:.
379:PT
349:.
251:,
544:.
515:.
466:.
159:)
155:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
