Hercules Mulligan: Difference between revisions

Born in [[Coleraine]] in the north of [[Ireland]] to Hugh and Sarah Mulligan, Hercules Mulligan immigrated with his family to North America in 1746, settling in [[New York City]], where he was raised from the age of six. Mulligan attended King's College, now [[Columbia University]], in New York City.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bleyer |first=Bill |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W-goEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22hercules+mulligan%22+%22king%27s+college%22&pg=PT83 |title=George Washington's Long Island: A History and Tour Guide |date=2021-06-14 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-4396-7252-5 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Randall |first=Willard Sterne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Ie3gYY8HacC&dq=%22hercules+mulligan%22+%22king%27s+college%22&pg=PT50 |title=Alexander Hamilton: A Life |date=2010-07-06 |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=978-0-06-201532-7 |language=en}}</ref> After graduating, Mulligan worked as a clerk for his father's accounting business. He later went on to open a tailoring and [[haberdashery]] business, catering to wealthy officers of the [[British Crown]] forces. Mulligan's surnames is derived from the Irish name Ó Maolagáin.