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Jerry Horan
Jeremiah J. Horan〔"Obituary," ''Chicago Daily Tribune,'' April 30, 1937.〕 (aka Jerry Horan) (May 1886-April 28, 1937)〔"Jerry J. Horan, Flat Janitors' Leader, Is Dead," ''Chicago Daily Tribune,'' April 28, 1937.〕 was an organized crime figure and President of the Building Service Employees International Union from 1927 until his death in 1937.〔Witwer, "The Scandal of George Scalise: A Case Study in the Rise of Labor Racketeering in the 1930s," ''Journal of Social History,'' Summer 2003.〕 Although praised by newspapers for reducing the level of overt violence and graft which plagued the union under his predecessor, William Quesse,〔 Horan nonetheless still engaged in bribery, extortion, physical intimidation, and other crimes, and permitted George Scalise (his successor) to enter and rise within the organization.〔 Horan established the kickback scheme whereby Scalise would eventually loot the union treasury of millions of dollars in member dues.〔"Scalise Jury Gets 2 Success Stories," ''New York Times,'' August 16, 1940.〕
==Early years==
Jerry Horan was born to John and Mary Horan McLeod in May 1886.〔 He was one of eight children, and raised a Roman Catholic.〔
He married the former Nonie Corbett, and the couple had a daughter, Helen.〔〔
He became a lifelong member of the Loyal Order of Moose, the Knights of Columbus, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.〔
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