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Daniel F. Sullivan

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New page: {{Infobox Biography | subject_name =Daniel F. Sullivan | image_name =SullivanMonument.jpg | image_size =200px | image_caption =The Sullivan monument in [[St. Michael's Cemetery]...
{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =Daniel F. Sullivan
| image_name =SullivanMonument.jpg
| image_size =200px
| image_caption =The Sullivan monument in [[St. Michael's Cemetery]]
| date_of_birth =1833
| place_of_birth =Ireland
| date_of_death =1884
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation =lumber magnate
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =
}}
'''Daniel F. Sullivan''', a native of Ireland, moved to Pensacola with his [[Martin Sullivan|brother Martin]] after the [[Civil War]]. They were very successful in the lumber business, purchasing several mills and wharfs on [[Pensacola Bay]] and large areas of timber in other parts of Escambia County. The town of [[Century, Florida|Century]] was founded around the lumber industry the brothers brought to the area. Sullivan also built the [[Pensacola Opera House]].

Sullivan died in [[1884]] and is buried in [[St. Michael's Cemetery]]; the monument to him there is the largest memorial in the cemetery.

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[[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery]]
[[Category:Natives of Ireland]]