MORGAN, DANIEL EDGAR (7 Aug. 1877-1 May 1949), councilman, state senator, city manager, and judge, was born in Oak Hill, Ohio, to Elias and Elizabeth Jones Morgan. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College (1897) and LL.B. from Harvard Law School (1901).
MORGAN, GARRETT A. (4 Mar. 1877 [sometimes given as 1879]-27 July 1963), was an important inventor and businessman active in the affairs of Cleveland's AFRICAN AMERICAN community.
MORIARTY, ELAINE M. (11 Dec. 1899-25 Apr. 1994) was noted community volunteer who worked with numerous social service organizations.
MORITZ, ALAN RICHARDS (25 Dec. 1899-12 May 1986), forensic pathologist, was born in Hastings, Nebr., son of Richard Daniel and Genevieve Richards Moritz. He received his B.S., A.M., and M.D.
MORLEY, EDWARD WILLIAMS (29 Jan. 1838-24 Feb. 1923), scientist and professor at WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY whose work with ALBERT MICHELSON laid a foundation for Albert Einstein's later work, was born in Newark, N.J., to Sardis Brewster and Anna Clarissa Treat Morley.
MORMONS. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has experienced 2 distinct periods of its history in northeast Ohio: the "Kirtland Era" of the early 19th century and the post-WORLD WAR II era.
The MORRIS A. BRADLEY CARRIAGE HOUSE, located at 1980 East 73rd St. is a distinctive three-story 4,800 square foot, 1887 Tudor Revival structure designed by architects CUDELL & RICHARDSON.
MORRIS, CHARLES (13 Aug. 1869-27 Jan. 1930), a classical architect active in Cleveland from 1902-05 and 1923-30, was the son of Charles E. Morris. Born, educated, and trained in New York, Morris studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris 2 years. Returning to New York, he became associated with Richard Walker, whose firm designed a number of Carnegie Library buildings.
MORRISON, TONI (18th Feb. 1931 - 5th Aug. 2019) was a renowned and award-winning American author and professor. Morrison wrote extensively about the plight of African Americans and Black people, focusing on the Black female experience.
Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18th, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio, to George and Ramah Willis Wofford. Morrison was the second youngest of four siblings.
MORSE, ALBERT REYNOLDS (20 Oct. 1914 – 15 Aug. 2000) and his wife ELEANOR REESE MORSE (21 Oct. 1912 – 1 Jul. 2010) were Cleveland philanthropists noted for their collection of the works of Salvador Dalí, the Spanish surrealist artist. Sharing their knowledge and understanding of Dalí and his art was a lifelong mission for the couple. Until 1971, the Morses displayed their collection in their home.
The MOSES CLEAVELAND STATUE, erected in 1888 in honor of the 92nd birthday of the city's founding, dominates the southwest quadrant of PUBLIC SQUARE. Erected at a cost of $4,378 by the EARLY SETTLERS ASSN.
The MOSES CLEAVELAND TREES were chosen from throughout Cuyahoga County in 1946 as part of the sesquicentennial of Moses Cleaveland and his party's landing at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River on 22 July 1796. Each tree was of such an age as to have been part of the area's forests at the time of the landing.
MOSIER, HAROLD GERARD (24 July 1889-7 Aug. 1971), Ohio senator, U.S. Congressman, and Ohio lieutenant governor, was born in Cincinnati to Moody G. and Anna Hogsett Mosier. He moved to Cleveland to attend East High School, and earned his A.B. degree from Dartmouth (1912) and LL.B. degree from Harvard University (1915).
The MOTCH CORP., formerly Oerlikon-Motch, is one of the nation's leading designers and builders of special turning and grinding machines. The firm originated in Cleveland in Sept. 1904 when brothers Stanley and Edwin R. Motch and Geo. Merryweather formed the Motch & Merryweather tool manufacturers.
The MOTHERS' AND YOUNG LADIES' GUIDE was not only the first magazine believed to have been published in Cleveland but also the only women's periodical issued at the time in the West. Published by TIMOTHY H. SMEAD, proprietor of the OHIO CITY ARGUS, and edited by Mrs.
MOTIVASIANS FOR CLEVELAND--a social, cultural and networking group--emerged in the early 2000s to try and connect young Asian professionals to one another and to the larger community, with the aim of fostering their success in Northeast Ohio.
MOUNT HERMON BAPTIST CHURCH was one of a number of major AFRICAN AMERICAN churches originating from SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH, the largest black Baptist church in Cleveland in the 19th century. Mt. Hermon was organized in 1926 following the merger of two small congregations, St. Paul and Mt. Carmel Baptist.
MOUNT PLEASANT is a southeast Cleveland neighborhood and Statistical Planning Area (SPA) bounded roughly by Parkview, Imperial and Abell Aves. on the north; Farringdon, Svec and Glendale Aves. on the south; Martin Luther King Dr. and East Blvd. on the west; and E. 155th St. on the east. Kinsman Rd. is the main thoroughfare running through Mt. Pleasant.
MOVIE THEATERS. From nickelodeons to multiplexes, the evolution of motion picture houses in Cleveland is a reliable reflection of national trends. According to the dean of local movie critics, W. WARD MARSH, Cleveland got its first movie theater in 1903, when The Great Train Robbery began showing at the American Theater on Superior Ave. near E. 6th St.
MOYENAGE is a private residence located at 12725 Lake Shore Blvd. in the Village of BRATENAHL. The imposing three-story Elizabethan Tudor brick house was built on a 3.5 acre site overlooking Lake Erie accompanied by a two-bedroom gatehouse.
MR. GASKET, a company which manufactures automobile accessories, was founded by Joseph F. Hrudka in 1965 to produce a new type of gasket he designed to withstand high temperatures. At the time, Hrudka and his brother Tom participated in the drag-racing circuit and hoped to make around $6,000 annually to fund their racing.
MR. JINGELING (1956 - Present) was a Christmas tradition in Cleveland, Ohio originally created to promote toys sold at HALLE’S DEPARTMENT STORE. Mr. Jingeling was an immediate success, and remained a Cleveland tradition for over half a century
The MT. SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, a nonprofit, university-affiliated medical center dedicated to a broad program of care, teaching, and research, grew out of the work of the Young Ladies' Hebrew Association. The association was founded for the purpose of providing "care for the needy and sick" in 1892.
MT. ST. MARY'S INSTITUTE was a home for orphaned, neglected, and abandoned girls. Established by the Catholic Sisters of Notre Dame in 1884, it was among the order's first missions in Cleveland. In 1875 the Sisters, who had come to Cleveland from their native Germany in 1874, purchased land at the southwest corner of today's Buckeye Rd. and Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr.
MT. ZION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, the first Congregational church organized by and for AFRICAN AMERICANS east of the Mississippi River, developed on 8 June 1864 out of a prayer group led by Edward Woodliff.
MTD PRODUCTS, INC., a national leader in two industries—tool, die, and metal stampings, and garden equipment—began in 1932 when Theodore Moll, Emil Jochum, and Erwin Gerhard founded the Modern Tool & Die Co. with a plant on W. 130th St. in PARMA. A modest business for many years, the company grew rapidly after WORLD WAR II.
MUELLER, ERNST W. (13 Oct. 1851-15 Jan. 1931) was a prominent local German-American civic leader and one of Cleveland's leading brewers.
Mueller was born in Alsenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. His father, Peter, took the family to America in 1856, settling in Cleveland where 3 of Peter's brothers (including JACOB MUELLER) already lived.
MUELLER, JACOB (9 Mar. 1822-31 Aug. 1905) was a German emigre who became a civic leader in Cleveland's German-American community, active in local, state, and national politics. He was elected lieutenant governor of Ohio serving 1 term, 1872-74.
MUELLER, MARGARET CROWL REID (20 August 1929 – 10 August 2018) was social worker, political candidate, preservationist, and the creator of one of Cleveland’s most notable small restaurants.
MUELLER, OMAR EUGENE (27 July 1880-22 June 1946) was a prominent Cleveland brewer and businessman. Born in Cleveland, Mueller was the son of ERNST W. and Agathe Leick Mueller.
MULLALLY, EILEEN MURPHY (December 7, 1920 - December 22, 2014) was a nurse and educator before becoming an active civic volunteer. She was the oldest of five children born to William R. and Mary (Kenny) Murphy in St. Louis, MO. Mullally graduated from Trenton College, a high school that later became North Central Missouri College, and attended St. Louis University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Since 1890, when populist Dr. LOUIS B. TUCKERMAN first called for the city to build and operate an electric light plant, the question of municipally owned public utilities has provoked continuous, and often acrimonious, debate.
MUNICIPAL SYMBOLS. Cleveland’s official municipal symbols include the city’s flag, motto, and ceremonial seal. Until 1895, Cleveland did not possess any of these symbols. Prominent New York journalist Julian Ralph first proposed the idea of a municipal flag. Ralph was visiting Cleveland to report on the city’s 1892 Federal Plan for Harper’s Weekly.
MURAL ART IN CLEVELAND. Throughout most of the 20th century public art in the popular mind meant murals. After 1890 literally hundreds of murals were created for Cleveland's public buildings and businesses.
MURAL, KATHERINE (12 July 1904-2 June 1993) was a Ukrainian immigrant-rights activist, serving as secretary for 20 years of Cleveland Branch 358 of The Ukrainian National Association, a fraternal insurance organization, and president of Cleveland Branch 30 of the UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF AMERICA.
The MURCH FOUNDATION was incorporated in 1956 by investment banker MAYNARD HALE MURCH. The foundation supports museums and cultural programs, secondary and HIGHER EDUCATION, and community recreation and hospitals, primarily in Ohio.
MURCH, MAYNARD HALE (3 Nov. 1874-28 Feb. 1966) founded the Maynard H. Murch Co. and was called the dean of area investment bankers. He was a conservationist, philanthropist and promoter of the natural sciences.
MURPHY, BISHOP MICHAEL (July 1, 1915-April 3, 2007) was a Roman Catholic priest who served as a seminary administrator, Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, and Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania. Born in Cleveland, he was the only child of William and Mary Bridget (Patton) Murphy.
MURPHY, EDWARD F. (15 July 1891-7 Mar. 1950), president of Teamsters Local 407 and policymaker in the CLEVELAND FED. OF LABOR, was born in Cleveland to Patrick and Margaret (Sullivan) Murphy. He was a horsecart driver and then a drayman. His experience with long hours and low pay led him to join Teamsters Local 407 when it was organized in 1911.
MURPHY, JOHN PATRICK (25 April 1887-15 July 1969) was a lawyer and businessman whose railroad expertise led to his association with the VAN SWERINGENS and The HIGBEE COMPANY, a Van Sweringen interest acquired in 1929. He established the JOHN P.
MURPHY, SR., MURLAN J. “JERRY” (June 27, 1918 - April 18, 2009) was a philanthropist and businessman who developed Murphy Oil Soap into a national brand, as president of The MURPHY-PHOENIX COMPANY.
MURPHY-PHOENIX CO., the family-owned manufacturer of Murphy's Oil Soap, was organized in 1889 as the Phoenix Oil Co. and incorporated in 1890 with $25,000 in capital. The company manufactured oils for valves, cylinders, dynamos, machines, and harnesses under the Green Seal label in a plant located in NEWBURGH. By 1910 the company was directed by Jeremiah T.
MURRAY, J. D. BAIN (26 Dec. 1926-16 Jan. 1993) was a composer, music critic and professor of music at CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY. Born in Evanston, Illinois, son of Donald Bain and Frances Lewis (Langworthy) Murray, he graduated from North Shore County Day School in Winnetka, Illinois in 1945.
THE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN PORCELAIN ART located in SOUTH EUCLID