Background
He was born in 1880 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the son of Murtha H. Kavanagh (1844–1940) and Margaret Kavanagh (1856–1901).
He was born in 1880 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the son of Murtha H. Kavanagh (1844–1940) and Margaret Kavanagh (1856–1901).
New York University School of Law.
He attended Saint Anthony"s Parochial School and Saint Leonard"s Academy. He graduated from New York University School of Law, and practiced law in Brooklyn. Kavanagh entered politics as a Democrat.
He died on April 4, 1914, and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Company, 14th Doctorate) in 1905 and 1906.