served as their Supreme Knight from 1875 to their disbanding in 1880. He was also a Knight of St. Patrick and an amateur actor in local theatrical productions. Later career Civil War Mullen enlisted in the 9th Connecticut Infantry Regiment on September 11, 1861 and served as a sergeant in the Civil War. He took part in digging Grant's Canal. He became ill, however, and was discharged on December 27, 1862. He later became a leader of the Sarsfield Guards, an Irish Catholic militia organization that later became a part of the Connecticut National Guard. Career and public service Following the Civil War, Mullen became a police lieutenant in New Haven. For 13 years, he was fire commissioner in the New Haven Fire Department and was president of the board for several years. He also served as an Alderman for the City of New Haven. He became a successful businessman following his apprenticeship painting ornamental signs he became a commercial traveler. He formed a partnership with G.W.M. Reed and assumed full control of the company in 1884. He ran this company until his death. Death James Mullen died July 6, 1891. He is buried in New Haven's St. Bernard's Cemetery. References Bibliography External links Ninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers 1843 births 1891 deaths Union Army soldiers Businesspeople from New Haven, Connecticut People of Connecticut in the American Civil War Supreme Knights of the Knights of Columbus Connecticut city council members American police officers Catholics from Connecticut 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople