Peter Donahue, was an Irish American businessman and Industrial pioneer. He and his brothers James and Michael are considered the founders of industrial San Francisco. Born in Glasgow, Scotland of Northern Irish parents, his family moved to Paterson, New Jersey when he and his brothers were young. It was there that they learned the trade of machinists.
- Occupation
- businessperson, blacksmith
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1822
- Died
- 1885
