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• David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) — also known as David C. Ahearn — of Framingham, Middlesex County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Rotherham, England, November 4, 1879. Son of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December 27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital, 1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining Corporation. Catholic. Member, Elks. Crippled as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches. Died in Denver, Colo., November 30, 1925. Interment somewhere in Framingham, Mass.
  
  
• William Vincent Ahearn (b. 1925) — also known as William Ahearn — of Malden, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Norwood, Norfolk County, Mass., May 21, 1925. Son of William Vincent Ahearn and Mary (Corcoran) Ahearn; married 1971 to Helen E. Stevens. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; missionary; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Catholic. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Frank Polipnick Anthony (b. 1922) — also known as Frank Anthony — of Stow, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minn., June 6, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; writer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1962. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• Dewey G. Archambault — also known as D. G. Archambault — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Son of Amedee Archambault and Rose F. (Mineau) Archambault; married, June 22, 1922, to Marguerite E. Delorme. Republican. Funeral director; lawyer; mayor of Lowell, Mass., 1936-40. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 30, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Phi Delta Phi. Died November 26, 1987. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Matthew J. Avitabile (1913-2001) — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn.; Ashland, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., August 16, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1945. Catholic. Died October 25, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Timothy Barrett (b. 1870) — also known as James T. Barrett — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Pluckanes, County Cork, Ireland, February 10, 1870. Son of Timothy Barrett and Julia (Sheehan) Barrett; married, April 24, 1905, to Mary E. Brady. Democrat. Contractor; lecturer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1905-06; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward P. Barry (b. 1864) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 28, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1907-09; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1914-15; candidate for Massachusetts state attorney general, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Timothy Arthur Bassett (b. 1947) — also known as Timothy A. Bassett — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., December 16, 1947. Son of Arthur Bassett and Marguerite (Crowley) Bassett. Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1973. Catholic. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Peter I. Blute (b. 1956) — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., January 28, 1956. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1987-93; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1993-97; defeated, 1996. Catholic. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) — also known as Edward P. Boland — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., October 1, 1911. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1935-41; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1972; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan "contra" rebels in the 1980s. Died, of cardiovascular complications, following a fractured hip, at Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., November 4, 2001. Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alexis Boyer, Jr. (b. 1875) — of Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., January 17, 1875. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edmund John Brandon (b. 1894) — also known as Edmund J. Brandon — of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., May 24, 1894. Son of Edward John Brandon and Mary A. (Corcoran) Brandon; married, July 20, 1925, to Anna Coleman McCarthy. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1939-46. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Exchange Club; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Vincent Brogna (b. 1887) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Montefalcione, Italy, May 14, 1887. Son of Raffaele Brogna and Filomena (Selvitella) Brogna; married 1916 to Flora Fopiano; married, May 15, 1922, to Louise M. Griffin. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, 1911; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1916-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916 (alternate), 1932; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1934. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Henry Buckley (b. 1897) — also known as Thomas H. Buckley — of Abington, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Abington, Plymouth County, Mass., September 5, 1897. Son of William Buckley and Anne (Ruane) Buckley; married, July 25, 1928, to Helen Moriarty. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, 1920-40; candidate for Massachusetts Governor's Council 1st District, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 (alternate), 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1932; Massachusetts state auditor, 1935-39; candidate in primary for Governor of Massachusetts, 1956. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; American Legion; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) — also known as Leo J. Callanan — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 18, 1900. Son of Edward John Callanan (c.1867-1948) and Helena Clare (Murphy) Callanan (c.1868-1951); married, February 20, 1935, to Helene English Bradley (1904-1996). Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Melbourne, 1926-27; Adelaide, 1929; U.S. Consul in Port Said, 1931; Madras, 1932; Malaga, 1938; Pernambuco, 1943; Victoria, 1947; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1949. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from chronic emphysema, in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., January 5, 1982. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
  
  
• Michael Everett Capuano (b. 1952) — also known as Michael E. Capuano — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., January 9, 1952. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Somerville, Mass., 1990-98; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Arthur Jean Baptiste Cartier (b. 1886) — also known as Arthur J. B. Cartier — of Biddeford, York County, Maine; Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Biddeford, York County, Maine, December 29, 1886. Son of Joseph Cartier and Philomene (Loiselle) Cartier; married, March 25, 1912, to Mathilde Lefebure. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924; candidate for Massachusetts state auditor, 1919; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Catholic. French ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Foresters; Knights of Columbus. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  
  
• Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) — also known as Andres A. Casassa — of Revere, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 17, 1886. Son of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa; married 1911 to Emily G. Greene. Republican. Lawyer; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1928; mayor of Revere, Mass., 1931; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose; Sons of Italy. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Edward Casey (1898-1980) — also known as Joseph E. Casey — of Clinton, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., December 27, 1898. Son of John Edward Casey and Winifred M. (Carey) Casey; married to Constance Dudley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924 (alternate), 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1935-43; defeated, 1926, 1928; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1942. Catholic. Died September 1, 1980. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Argeo Paul Cellucci (b. 1948) — also known as Paul Cellucci — of Hudson, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Hudson, Middlesex County, Mass., April 24, 1948. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1977-85; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1985-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1991-97; Governor of Massachusetts, 1997-2001; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 2001. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Robert Angelo Cerasoli (b. 1947) — also known as Robert A. Cerasoli — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born, in Quincy City Hospital, Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 12, 1947. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1975-91; Inspector General of Massachusetts, 1991-2001; Inspector General of New Orleans, 2007. Hispanic. Catholic; later Baptist. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2006.
  
  
• John F. Collins (1919-1995) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1960, 1964; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1960-68. Catholic. Died at Vencor Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 23, 1995. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  
  
• Patrick Andrew Collins (1844-1905) — also known as Patrick A. Collins — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, March 12, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1868-69; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1870-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1876, 1880, 1888, 1892; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1883-89; U.S. Consul General in London, 1893-97; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1902-05. Catholic. Died in Hot Springs, Bath County, Va., September 13, 1905. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Francis Bernard Condon (1891-1965) — also known as Francis B. Condon — of Central Falls, Providence County, R.I. Born in Central Falls, Providence County, R.I., November 11, 1891. Son of Denis Gerald Condon and Rose (Collette) Condon; married, September 29, 1926, to Lillian F. Jordan. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1921-27; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1928; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, 1930-35 (3rd District 1930-33, 1st District 1933-35); justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1935. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 23, 1965. Interment at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery, East Providence, R.I.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Patrick Connery, Jr. (1888-1937) — also known as William P. Connery, Jr. — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., August 24, 1888. Brother of Lawrence Joseph Connery. Democrat. Professional actor, 1908-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Redmen. Died in Washington, D.C., June 15, 1937. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) — also known as John T. Connor; Jack Connor — Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., November 3, 1914. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67. Catholic. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. President and CEO of the Merck pharmaceutical company from 1955; chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical, 1967-79. Died, of cancer, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 6, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) — also known as Silvio O. Conte — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass., November 9, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1951-59; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1959-91; died in office 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1972, 1988. Catholic. Died, from complications of cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., February 8, 1991. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  • Books about Silvio O. Conte: Peter E. Lynch, Silvio, Congressman for Everyone : A Biographical Portrait of Silvio O. Conte
  
  
• John Augustin Coulthurst (b. 1871) — also known as John A. Coulthurst — of Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Pawtucket, Providence County, R.I., June 24, 1871. Son of Matthew Coulthurst and Mary Elizabeth (Berry) Coulthurst. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1902-05; secretary of Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1906-07; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1907 (Democratic primary), 1907 (Independence League). Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eleanor L. Daly (b. 1911) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., April 27, 1911. Daughter of John F. Daly and Eleanor H. (Doherty) Daly. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Female. Catholic. Member, Zonta. Still living as of 1940.
  
  
• John F. X. Davoren (1915-1997) — of Milford, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Milford, Worcester County, Mass., July 27, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1955; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964; secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1967-74. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died August 24, 1997. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Martin Deely (b. 1894) — also known as John M. Deely — of Lee, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., July 31, 1894. Son of Martin Henry Deely and Agnes (Doyle) Deely; married, October 17, 1916, to Mary Sedgwick. Democrat. Lime manfacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936 (alternate), 1940; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1936. Catholic. Member, Phi Gamma Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Peter Anthony DeFazio (b. 1947) — also known as Peter A. DeFazio — of Springfield, Lane County, Ore. Born in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., May 27, 1947. Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep. James H. Weaver, 1977-82; U.S. Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1987-; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1995; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• William D. Delahunt (b. 1941) — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 18, 1941. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1973-75; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Paul Andrew Dever (1903-1958) — also known as Paul A. Dever — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 15, 1903. Cousin of William Emmett Dever; son of Joseph Patrick Dever and Anna Amelia (McAlevy) Dever. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1928-34; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1935-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1952, 1956; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of Massachusetts, 1949-53; defeated, 1940, 1952; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Phi Delta Phi. Died April 11, 1958. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Charles Henry Donahue (b. 1877) — of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Milford, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 7, 1877. Son of John Francis Donahue and Bridget Agnes (Murphy) Donahue; married, June 8, 1909, to Ellen G. Teevens. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1924-32; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1932-40. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Brian Joseph Donnelly (b. 1946) — also known as Brian J. Donnelly — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 2, 1946. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1973-78; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1979-93; U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1994. Catholic. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) — also known as Harold D. Donohue — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 18, 1901. Son of Cornelius Donohue and Margaret (Lyons) Donohue. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73, 3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., November 4, 1984. Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Joseph Douglass (1873-1939) — also known as John J. Douglass — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 9, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-35 (10th District 1925-33, 11th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Died in West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 5, 1939. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas H. Dowd — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Son of Charles Dowd and Mary (Reynolds) Dowd; married 1909 to Helen L. Dolan. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1901; municipal judge in Massachusetts, 1914-34; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1935-40. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) — also known as Robert F. Drinan; "Our Father Who Art In Congress" — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 15, 1920. Son of James J. Drinan and Ann (Flanigan) Drinan. Democrat. Catholic priest; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73, 4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972; law professor. Catholic. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, from pneumonia and congestive heart failure, in Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., January 28, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Joseph Daniel Early (b. 1933) — also known as Joseph D. Early — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., January 31, 1933. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1963-74; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1975-93; defeated, 1992; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Catholic. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• John Francis Fitzgerald (1863-1950) — also known as John F. Fitzgerald; "Honey Fitz" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 11, 1863. Son of Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna Fitzgerald; married, September 18, 1889, to Josephine Mary Hannon; father of Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1955) (who married Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.); grandfather of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state senate, 1893-94; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1895-1901, 1919 (9th District 1895-1901, 10th District 1919); mayor of Boston, Mass., 1906-07, 1910-13; defeated, 1907; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912, 1932; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1916; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1922; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 2, 1950. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) — also known as James M. Fitzpatrick — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., June 27, 1869. Son of Thomas Fitzpatrick and Ellen (Burke) Fitzpatrick; married to Laura Stevenson. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 10, 1949. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Mark Flanagan (b. 1963) — of Florida. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., February 14, 1963. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 68th District, 1995-. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) — also known as Mark A. Foley — of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 8, 1954. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member of Florida state senate, 1993-94; U.S. Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned 2006. Catholic. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Aimé Joseph Forand (1895-1972) — also known as Aimé J. Forand — of Cumberland, Providence County, R.I. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., May 23, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1923-27; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1937-39, 1941-61. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., January 18, 1972. Interment at Boca Raton Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Foster Furcolo (1911-1995) — also known as Foster Furcolo — of Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 29, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1949-52; defeated, 1946; resigned 1952; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1953-54; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1954, 1960 (primary); Governor of Massachusetts, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., July 5, 1995. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  • Cross-reference: Lawrence F. O'Brien
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Daniel J. Gallagher (b. 1873) — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., August 21, 1873. Son of Owen Gallagher and Ann (Ryan) Gallagher; married, November 26, 1898, to Mary A. Cronin. Democrat. Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1920-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Member, Foresters; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John J. Gallagher (b. 1869) — of Milton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., December 17, 1869. Son of Henry Gallagher and Joanna (Curran) Gallagher; married, April 22, 1902, to Mary F. Mackey. Democrat. Building materials merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1914; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Wendell Arthur Garrity, Jr. (1920-1999) — also known as W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 20, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1961-66; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1966-85. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Ordered the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974. Died, of cancer, in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Mass., September 16, 1999. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, Mass.
  
  
• Edward Gilmore (1867-1924) — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., January 4, 1867. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1913-15. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died April 10, 1924. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) — also known as William J. Granfield — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., December 18, 1889. Son of John Granfield and Ellen (O'Connor) Granfield; married, August 30, 1919, to Jane Campbell (died 1929); married, July 26, 1938, to Elsie I. Bemis; married, July 28, 1950, to Ruth R. Belding. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1917-19; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; district judge in Massachusetts, 1936-49. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 28, 1959. Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William P. Grant (b. 1905) — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., November 5, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1950-51; defeated, 1951. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) — also known as Arthur D. Healey — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., December 29, 1889. Son of Dennis Healey and Mary (Ireland) Healey; married, January 27, 1923, to Tresla Fisher. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42; defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in 1948. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lawrence Joseph Hogan (b. 1928) — also known as Lawrence J. Hogan — of Landover, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 30, 1928. Republican. FBI agent; U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1969-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1982. Catholic. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Chester Arthur Johnson (b. 1919) — also known as Chester A. Johnson — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., November 20, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; computer programmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Catholic. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• James Philip Kane (b. 1906) — also known as James P. Kane — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., November 25, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948, 1956. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1956.
  
  
• Hastings Keith (1915-2005) — of West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., November 22, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1953-56; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63, 12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., July 19, 2005. Interment at Union Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Edward Moore Kennedy (b. 1932) — also known as Edward M. Kennedy; Ted Kennedy — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 22, 1932. Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.); married, November 29, 1958, to Virginia Joan Bennett (1936-); married, November 30, 1958, to Virginia Joan Bennett (divorced 1982); married, July 3, 1992, to Victoria Anne Reggie; uncle of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II and Mark Kennedy Shriver; father of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident after his car plunged off the Dike Bridge, on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, on July 18, 1969. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Murray M. Chotiner
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Edward M. Kennedy: Adam Clymer, Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography; Richard E. Burke, The Senator : My Ten Years With Ted Kennedy
  • Critical books about Edward M. Kennedy: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)
  
  
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) — also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K."; "Lancer" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 29, 1917. Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia Joan Bennett); married, September 12, 1953, to Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr. and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III); step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton Ivan Steers, Jr.); uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; received a 1957 Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Shot by a sniper, Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 22, 1963. Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby. Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. His portrait appears on the U.S. half dollar (50 cent coin). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: John B. Connally; Henry B. Gonzalez; Henry M. Wade; Walter Rogers; Gerry E. Studds; James B. McCahey, Jr.; Mark Dalton; Waggoner Carr; Theodore C. Sorensen; Pierre Salinger; Earl Warren
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles in Courage
  • Books about John F. Kennedy: Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK : Remembering Jack; Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963; Michael O'Brien, John F. Kennedy : A Biography; Sean J. Savage, JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party; Thurston Clarke, Ask Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America; Thomas Reeves, A Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy; Shelley Sommer, John F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young readers)
  • Critical books about John F. Kennedy: Seymour Hersh, The Dark Side of Camelot; Lance Morrow, The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power; Victor Lasky, JFK: the Man and the Myth
  
  
• Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe Kennedy — Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 6, 1888. Son of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October 7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995) (daughter of John Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Supervisor of the shipyard at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker; owner and financier of movie studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 1933-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 18, 1969. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard J. Whalen, The Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power, Wealth, and Family Ambition
  • Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Ronald Kessler, The Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded; Ted Schwarz, Joseph P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an American Myth
  
  
• Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr. (1915-1944) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in 1915. Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; brother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; uncle of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Catholic. Killed when his Liberator bomber exploded, over the English Channel, August 12, 1944. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  
  
• Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (b. 1952) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy II — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 24, 1952. Great-grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; grandson of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; nephew of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; son of Robert Francis Kennedy; brother of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend; cousin of Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Democrat. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1987-99. Catholic. Still living as of 1999.
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) — also known as P. J. Kennedy — of Massachusetts. Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 4, 1858. Son of Bridget (Murphy) Kennedy (1824-1888) and Patrick Kennedy (c.1823-1858); married, November 23, 1887, to Mary Augusta Hickey; father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; grandfather of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Liquor business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 18, 1929. Interment somewhere in Malden, Mass.
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Patrick Joseph Kennedy (b. 1967) — also known as Patrick J. Kennedy — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Portsmouth, Newport County, R.I. Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 14, 1967. Great-grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; grandson of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; nephew of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy and Jean Kennedy Smith; son of Edward Moore Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy; cousin of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II and Mark Kennedy Shriver. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1988, 2000, 2004; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1988-94; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1995-; pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges of driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Catholic. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Patrick Kennedy: Darrell M. West, Patrick Kennedy : The Rise to Power
  
  
• Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) — also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy; "R.F.K." — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1925. Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; married, June 17, 1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew Cuomo); uncle of Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956, 1960; U.S. Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S. Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1968. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. On June 5, 1968, while running for president, having just won the California presidential primary, was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel, and died the next day in Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 6, 1968. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Benjamin Altman
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert Kennedy and His Times; Evan Thomas, Robert Kennedy : His Life; Joseph A. Palermo, In His Own Right
  • Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy: Allen Roberts, Robert Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive Politician; Victor Lasky, RFK: Myth and Man
  
  
• John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) — also known as John F. Kerry; "Liveshot" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, Aurora, Adams County, Colo., December 11, 1943. Great-great-grandson of Robert Charles Winthrop; third cousin twice removed of William Cameron Forbes; son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes) Kerry (1913-2002); married, May 23, 1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne (divorced 1988); married, May 26, 1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry John Heinz III). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000, 2004; candidate for President of the United States, 2004. Catholic. English and Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Skull and Bones. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also Heinz-Forbes-Kerry-Winthrop family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by John F. Kerry: A Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America (2003); The New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security (1997); Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with John Edwards (2004)
  • Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas Brinkley, Tour of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War; Michael Kranish et al, John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best; Paul Alexander, The Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White House; George Butler, John Kerry: A Portrait
  • Critical books about John F. Kerry: John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry; David N. Bossie, The Many Faces of John Kerry
  
  
• Edward Joseph King (1925-2006) — also known as Edward J. King; Ed King — of Winthrop, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., May 11, 1925. Democrat. Governor of Massachusetts, 1979-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Catholic. Played pro football as a guard with the Buffalo Bisons in 1948-49, and the Baltimore Colts in 1950. Died, following brain surgery after two falls, in Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Middlesex County, Mass., September 18, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• J. Edward Lajoie (b. 1894) — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., December 1, 1894. Son of Joseph Lajoie and Hermilinda (Belisle) Lajoie; married, June 22, 1922, to Cecile Laurent. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1928; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006) — also known as Pat Lawford; Patricia Kennedy — of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 6, 1924. Granddaughter of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; daughter of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy; sister of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; married, April 24, 1954, to Peter Lawford (1923-1984; actor); mother of Christopher Lawford (actor); aunt of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1960. Female. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in a hospital at Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 17, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Frank Joseph Lawler (b. 1863) — also known as Frank J. Lawler — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield, Franklin County, Mass., July 31, 1863. Son of Ja