'Turnback Tuesday' features Derby journalist, history writer

Turnback Tuesday brings you Derby native Leo T. Molloy. 

Molloy's career was in newspapers starting in 1913 when he worked at the Ansonia Sentinel (Derby/Shelton division.) 

He later became city editor and manager of the Derby-Shelton branch. 

Molloy also had an interest in history, which led to his writing and compiling of books including "Commodore Isaac Hull, His Life and Times," "Henry Sanford 1823-1891 and the Tercentenary Pictorial," and "History of Lower Naugatuck Valley." 

Molloy even held the position Judge of Probate for two years in 1925.

Thanks go to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.