lit the remains on fire. Afterwards, he received death threats and briefly had to hire private security. Minahan was elected without opposition in 1906 to a second two-year term. While Mayor, Minahan was elected President of the Bank of Green Bay and remained for several years. Later years Just before leaving office, in December 1907, Minahan was named the surgeon for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, to succeed his brother, John, who left that position to become surgeon for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad. Minahan later became associated with other moral movements, and became an outspoken proponent for the prohibition of alcohol. In 1917, he joined former United States Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan speaking in favor of prohibition at an event in Madison. Personal life and family Robert Minahan was the eldest of seven children born to Irish American immigrants William and Mary Minahan. His brother William also became a medical doctor. William, along with their sister, Daisy, and William's wife, Lillian, were passengers of the when it infamously sunk in 1912. William died in the disaster, but Daisy and Lillian were among the 710 survivors. Daisy and Lillian briefly came to live with Robert and his wife after William's death. Later in life, his brother John made a substantial donation to St. Norbert College to construct a new football stadium, which was named in his honor as the John R. Minahan Memorial Stadium. His youngest brother, Victor Ivan Minahan, was a lawyer and editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Appleton Post-Crescent. On December 28, 1880, Robert Minahan married Ellen "Nellie" Mulcahy, who he had met while living in Calumet County. They had one son together, Eben Roger Minahan. Eben became a successful lawyer, but only lived to age 46, dying of meningitis in 1928. Dr. Minahan and his wife died in 1935 and 1936, respectively, after long illnesses. Both died at their home in Green Bay, which still stands at 840 South Monroe Avenue. They were survived by three grandchildren. Electoral history | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 5, 1904 References External links People from Steuben County, New York People from Calumet County, Wisconsin People from Kewaunee, Wisconsin Mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin Physicians from Wisconsin Wisconsin lawyers American surgeons University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh alumni Rush Medical College alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni 1858 births 1935 deaths