Queens County
New York
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Queens County
New York
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Queens County
Index to Locations
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Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (1791-1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
28, 1791.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1833-34; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1834-37; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1845-49.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
20, 1861 (age 69 years, 358
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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William Thomas Lawrence (1788-1859) —
of New York.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 7,
1788.
U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1847-49.
Died October
25, 1859 (age 71 years, 171
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Abraham Lefkowitz (1884-1956) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Revisch, Hungary,
1884.
School
teacher and principal; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1922; among the founders and
a vice-president
of the American Federation of Teachers; fought against Communists in
the union.
Member, Urban
League; American
Federation of Teachers.
Collapsed and died in a barber
shop, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
7, 1956 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere.
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Arthur J. W. Hilly (d. 1968) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
9, 1968.
Interment somewhere.
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Melancton Smith (1744-1798) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 7,
1744.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1785-87; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Dutchess
County, 1788; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1791-92.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1798 (age 54 years, 83
days).
Interment at Jamaica Cemetery.
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Jack Alter (1927-2007) —
of Fort Lee, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
21, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; mayor of
Fort Lee, N.J., 1992-2007; nominated, but died before the
election 2007; died in office 2007.
Jewish.
Died in Englewood Hospital,
Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., August
27, 2007 (age 79 years, 249
days).
Interment at Knollwood Cemetery.
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Alexander Bicks (1901-1963) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
March
17, 1901.
Son of Michael Bicks and Sarah (Thomas) Bicks.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1954-63;
died in office 1963.
Jewish.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 9,
1963 (age 62 years, 53
days).
Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
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Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
19, 1913.
Son of Anna (Swanton) Halpern and Ralph
Halpern.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District
1945-54); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th
District 1963-73); Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died from complications of pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
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Ralph Halpern (1890-1975) —
of Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1890.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1920-21;
defeated, 1921, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1932,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1936, 1961.
Jewish.
Died in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
5, 1975 (age 85 years, 277
days).
Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
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Henry Dimin (c.1886-1948) —
also known as Harry Dimin —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
about 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1920; defeated,
1918.
Died of cancer, in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
25, 1948 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
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Egbert Benson (1746-1833) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Red Hook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 21,
1746.
Son of Robert Benson (1715-1762) and Catherine (Van Borsum) Benson
(1718-1794).
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1777-81, 1787-88; New York
state attorney general, 1777-88; appointed 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1784-88; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1789-93, 1813 (3rd District
1789-93, 2nd District 1813); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1794-1801; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1801-02.
Died in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
24, 1833 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Interment at Prospect Cemetery.
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LeBaron Bradford Prince (1840-1922) —
also known as L. Bradford Prince —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 3,
1840.
Son of William R. Prince and Charlotte G. (Collins) Prince.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,
1876;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1871-75; member
of New
York state senate 1st District, 1876-77; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1878-82; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1882, 1884; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1889-93; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1909; delegate to
New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1911.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
22, 1922 (age 82 years, 172
days).
Interment at St. George's Cemetery.
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Jonathan Lawrence (1737-1812) —
of Newtown, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1737.
Merchant;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1776-77; major in
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1777-83.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
4, 1812 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Lawrence Cemetery.
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Peter A. Leininger (d. 1937) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1917-23; defeated
(Independent Fusion), 1923.
Member, Elks.
While fixing a broken pane in a window at his home, fell to his
death in the back yard, in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
21, 1937.
Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
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August Claessens (1885-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
1885.
School
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1918-20, 1922;
expelled 1920; defeated, 1920 (New York County 17th District), 1922
(New York County 17th District), 1923 (New York County 17th
District), 1925 (Bronx County 4th District), 1937 (Kings County 4th
District), 1938 (Kings County 14th District), 1954 (Kings County 14th
District); delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,
1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1924 (Socialist, 23rd District),
1928 (Socialist, 14th District), 1934 (Socialist, at-large), 1946
(Liberal, 10th District), 1948 (Liberal, 8th District), 1950
(Liberal, 8th District); American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 11th District, 1940.
Expelled
from the New York State Assembly over alleged disloyalty,
along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
9, 1954 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) —
also known as Herman B. Baruch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April 28,
1872.
Son of Simon Baruch and Belle (Wolfe) Baruch.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1932,
1952;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932;
U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1945-47; Netherlands, 1947-49.
Jewish.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Wyandanch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 15,
1953 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Lemuel Ely Quigg (1863-1919) —
also known as Lemuel E. Quigg —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., February
12, 1863.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1894-99; defeated,
1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904;
speaker, 1896;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1915.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 1,
1919 (age 56 years, 139
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Thomas Birdsall Jackson (1797-1881) —
also known as Thomas B. Jackson —
of Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1797.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1837-41.
Died in 1881
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Frederic Storm (1844-1935) —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Alsace, France,
July
2, 1844.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1894;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1896; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1901-03; defeated,
1902.
Alsatian
ancestry.
Died June 9,
1935 (age 90 years, 342
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Elmer Ebenezer Studley (1869-1942) —
also known as Elmer E. Studley —
of Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born near East Ashford, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
24, 1869.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1907; U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1933-35.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
6, 1942 (age 72 years, 347
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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William Weightman Valk (1806-1879) —
of New York.
Born in South Carolina, 1806.
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1855-57.
Died in 1879
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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John Watson Lawrence (1800-1888) —
also known as John W. Lawrence —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1800.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1845-47.
Died December
20, 1888 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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George J. Balbach (c.1910-1996) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1910.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1961-86.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died, at St. Francis Hospital,
Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 15,
1996 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Murray Irwin Gurfein (1907-1979) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
17, 1907.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1974-79; died in
office 1979.
Died December
16, 1979 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March 18,
1882.
Son of Jacob Sirovich and Rose (Weinstock) Sirovich.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Nathan David Perlman (1887-1952) —
also known as Nathan D. Perlman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Prusice, Silesia (now Poland),
August
2, 1887.
Son of Victor Perlman and Rachael Perlman.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Harry
Kopp from 1909; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1915-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1920-27; defeated,
1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1952 (age 64 years, 332
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 17,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63,
22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
27, 1981 (age 60 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Harry Kopp (1881-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (now Brest, Belarus),
February
27, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Nathan
D. Perlman from 1909, Samuel Markewich in 1910-33, and Samuel
Null in 1927-33; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1910-12;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912,
1916.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in
Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1943 (age 62 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Samuel Fassler (c.1889-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chernowitz, Austria-Hungary (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine),
about 1889.
Democrat. President, Fassler Iron Works;
New York City Commissioner of Buildings, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1958 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Herman Weinkrantz (1908-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Lodz, Poland,
April
15, 1908.
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1937; American
Labor candidate for New York
state senate 23rd District, 1940; legal aide to New York City
Mayor Robert
F. Wagner, 1952-59; criminal court judge, 1959-69.
Jewish.
Died April 4,
1969 (age 60 years, 354
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Abraham Axler —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1930, 1931.
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Ellen Cullen McCormack (1926-2011) —
also known as Ellen McCormack; Eleanor Rose
Cullen —
of Merrick, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
15, 1926.
Candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976;
Right To Life candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1978; Right To Life candidate for President
of the United States, 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Died March 27,
2011 (age 84 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) —
also known as William B. Barry —
of St. Albans, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
July
21, 1902.
Son of Thomas J. Barry and Catherine J. (Hennelly) Barry.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4th
District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1946 (age 44 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Maurice E. Connolly (1881-1935) —
of Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1881.
Son of Maurice Connolly and Mary Jane Connolly.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1911-28; resigned 1928; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1924;
resigned
as borough president in April, 1928 during an investigation
of a sewer graft scandal;
convicted
in October 1928 of conspiracy to defraud
the city; sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$500; following an unsuccessful appeal, he served the prison
sentence in 1930-31.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
24, 1935 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Matthew Joseph Merritt (1895-1946) —
also known as Matthew J. Merritt —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1895.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1935-45.
Died in 1946
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Denis O'Leary (1863-1943) —
of Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhasset, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., January
22, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1913-15; Queens
County District Attorney, 1915-21; candidate in primary for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1921.
Died in Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
27, 1943 (age 80 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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James A. Roe (1896-1967) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 9,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; chair of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1939-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
leader of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1941-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1945-47; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 11th District; elected 1963.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., April 22,
1967 (age 70 years, 287
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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James T. Hallinan (1889-1969) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Queens
County District Attorney, 1930-31; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1932-59 (2nd District 1932-48, 10th
District 1948-59); Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court, 1955-59.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1969 (age 80 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Edwin Einstein (1842-1905) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
18, 1842.
Son of Lamle 'Lewis' Einstein and Judith Einstein (1818-1883).
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1879-81; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1892; president, New River Mineral
Company; director, Alabama Mineral Land
Company; director, Raritan Woolen Mills;
trustee, Texas Pacific Land Trust.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
24, 1905 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
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Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (1870-1938) —
also known as Benjamin N. Cardozo —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 24,
1870.
Son of Albert
Cardozo and Rebecca Washington (Nathan) Cardozo (died 1879).
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1914-17; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1914-26; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1932-38.
Jewish.
Suffered a heart
attack in 1937, and a stroke in
early 1938, and died a few months later, in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 9,
1938 (age 68 years, 46
days).
Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
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Abram Isaac Elkus (1867-1947) —
also known as Abram I. Elkus —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 6,
1867.
Son of Isaac Elkus and Julia Elkus.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1911-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1916-17; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1919-20; defeated, 1920.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1947 (age 80 years, 70
days).
Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
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Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1862.
Son of Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur.
Republican. Lawyer; took
part in railroad
reorganizations and the creation of the Southern Railway;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office
1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American
Society for International Law; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pleurisy and
empyema, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1930 (age 68 years, 37
days).
Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
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Mordecai M. Noah (1785-1851) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1785.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Riga, 1811-13; Tunis, 1813-15.
Jewish.
Died in 1851
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
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Bella Savitzky Abzug (1920-1998) —
also known as Bella S. Abzug; Bella Savitzky;
"Battlin' Bella"; "Mother Courage";
"Bellicose Bella" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 24,
1920.
Daughter of Emanuel Savitzky (1882-1933) and Esther Savitzky.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73,
20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978, 1986; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1976; candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1993.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; National
Organization for Women; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Jewish Congress.
Died, of complications from heart
surgery, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 31,
1998 (age 77 years, 250
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Abe Stark (1894-1972) —
also known as "Mr. Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1894.
Democrat. Clothier;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),
1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspicious
advertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard at
Ebbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted the
ball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 2,
1972 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Meyer London (1871-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kalvaria, Russia,
December
29, 1871.
Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1891; became a citizen
in 1896; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1925 (Socialist); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1915-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Socialist National Convention from New
York, 1920.
Jewish.
Struck
by a car as he was crossing First Avenue, near Eighteenth Street,
in Manhattan, and died soon after at Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1926 (age 54 years, 159
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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George Z. Medalie (c.1884-1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1884.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1920,
1936,
1944;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1931-33;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1932; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1945-46; died in office 1946.
Jewish.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March 5,
1946 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Harry E. Lewis (c.1880-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1880.
Son of Leopold Lewis and Emma (Lowenthal) Lewis.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922-48; died in office
1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his cottage at the Saranac Inn, Upper
Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., August
23, 1948 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
August
12, 1880.
Son of Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judge
in New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924, 1929; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Arbitration Association; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1936 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery; memorial monument at Hartman
Triangle, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Abraham Isaac Shiplacoff (1877-1936) —
also known as Abraham I. Shiplacoff —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Province of Chernigov, Russia,
December
25, 1877.
Socialist. Labor union
official; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1916-18;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Socialist National Convention from New
York, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1926 (10th District), 1928 (10th
District), 1930 (10th District), 1932 (9th District).
Jewish.
Died, of an infection
secondary to kidney
stones, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February, 1936
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Hilda Goldstein Claessens (c.1890-1932) —
also known as Hilda G. Claessens; Hilda
Goldstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
about 1890.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1928 (13th District), 1930 (16th
District).
Female.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1932 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Louis J. Jacobson (1882-1963) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 12,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 11th District, 1928.
Died December
7, 1963 (age 81 years, 239
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
about 1859.
Socialist. Physician;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1920; candidate for
New
York state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921.
Jewish.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1928 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Harry Rogoff (d. 1971) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1919; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1926.
Died in 1971.
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) —
also known as Manny Celler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 6,
1888.
Son of Henry H. Celler and Josephine (Müller) Celler.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-73 (10th District 1923-45,
15th District 1945-53, 11th District 1953-63, 10th District 1963-73);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
World Federalists; American
Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1981 (age 92 years, 254
days).
Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery.
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Clarence G. Galston (1876-1964) —
of Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 18,
1876.
Son of Sigmund Galston and Linda (Mainster) Galston.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-56; senior judge, 1957-60.
Jewish.
Died January
22, 1964 (age 87 years, 279
days).
Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery.
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William Wolfe Cohen (1874-1940) —
also known as William W. Cohen —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
6, 1874.
Son of Benjamin Cohen and Fredericka (Kronacher) Cohen.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1927-29.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1940 (age 66 years, 36
days).
Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery.
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Abraham Goodman (c.1885-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1885.
Son of Samuel Goodman.
Democrat. Lawyer; counsel for
the Furriers Union and other labor
organizations; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1916-17.
Jewish.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in St. Mark's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1926 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery.
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William Duer (1747-1799) —
of New
York County, N.Y.
Born in England,
March
18, 1747.
Member of New York
state senate Eastern District, 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1785-86.
Died April 18,
1799 (age 52 years, 31
days).
Originally entombed at Old
St. Thomas Church, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment somewhere.
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Cadwallader David Colden (1769-1834) —
also known as Cadwallader D. Colden —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 4,
1769.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1817-18; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1818-21; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1821-23; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1825-27; resigned 1827.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
7, 1834 (age 64 years, 309
days).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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Rufus King (1755-1827) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 24,
1755.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1783-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1784-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1789-96, 1813-25; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1789-90; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803, 1825-26; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1804, 1808; candidate for President
of the United States, 1816.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 29,
1827 (age 72 years, 36
days).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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Nicholas Ware (1769-1824) —
of Georgia.
Born in Caroline
County, Va., 1769.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1808-11, 1814-15; mayor of
Augusta, Ga., 1819-21; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1821-24; died in office 1824.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1824 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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Richard Cunningham McCormick (1832-1901) —
also known as Richard C. McCormick —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 23,
1832.
Republican. Secretary
of Arizona Territory, 1863-66; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1866-69; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1869-75; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1895-97.
Died in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 2,
1901 (age 69 years, 10
days).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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John Alsop King (1788-1867) —
also known as John A. King —
of Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
3, 1788.
Son of Rufus
King (1755-1827).
Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County, 1818-21, 1832, 1838, 1840;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1823; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1849-51; Governor of
New York, 1857-59.
Died in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 7,
1867 (age 79 years, 185
days).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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James Gore King (1791-1853) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 8,
1791.
Son of Rufus
King (1755-1827).
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1849-51.
Died October
3, 1853 (age 62 years, 148
days).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (1810-1864) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1810.
Son of Stephen
Van Rensselaer.
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1841-43.
Died in 1864
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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James Henry Cassidy (1869-1926) —
also known as James H. Cassidy —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
28, 1869.
Son of James H. Cassidy and Mary (Brown) Cassidy.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1910.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
23, 1926 (age 56 years, 299
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Albert Henry Bosch (1908-2005) —
also known as Albert H. Bosch —
of Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
30, 1908.
Son of Henry Bosch and Margaretha (Hamburger) Bosch.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1953-61; county judge
in New York, 1961-62; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 11th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1959.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
21, 2005 (age 97 years, 22
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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James Way Covert (1842-1910) —
also known as James W. Covert —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Oyster Bay, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., September
2, 1842.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1877-81, 1889-95;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1882-83.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 6,
1910 (age 67 years, 246
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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John MacCrate (1885-1976) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Dumbarton, Scotland,
March
29, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1909; candidate
for New
York state senate 7th District, 1909; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1919-20; resigned
1920; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920-55; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1948-49.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 91 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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James Maurice (1814-1884) —
of Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1814.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1851, 1866 (Queens County 1851, Queens County 2nd
District 1866); U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1853-55.
Died in 1884
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Frank F. Adel (1884-1967) —
of Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1884.
Lawyer;
trustee, Ridgewood Savings Bank;
member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1919; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1932-54 (2nd District 1932-48, 10th
District 1948-54); Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1940-54.
Died in Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
14, 1967 (age 82 years, 126
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Morris Michael Edelstein (1888-1941) —
also known as M. Michael Edelstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poland,
February
5, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1940-41; died in
office 1941.
Jewish.
Completed delivery of a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, and then died nearby in the House cloakroom, in
the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1941 (age 53 years, 119
days).
Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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Irving Lawrence Levey (1898-1970) —
also known as Irving L. Levey —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 18,
1898.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-68.
Jewish.
Died in Montecatini, Italy,
August
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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Birdie Amsterdam (1901-1996) —
also known as "First Lady of the
Judiciary" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 25,
1901.
Daughter of Joseph Amsterdam (band leader) and Essie Amsterdam.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958-75.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, in Beth Israel Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1996 (age 95 years, 105
days).
Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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Herman M. Albert (1901-1947) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
15, 1901.
Son of Adolph Albert and Rose (Alter) Albert.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1926-33; Bronx
County Register, 1933-41.
Jewish.
Died, in Montefiore Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
4, 1947 (age 45 years, 173
days).
Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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John Herman George Vehslage (1842-1904) —
also known as John H. G. Vehslage —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1842.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 1st District, 1894; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1897-99.
Died in 1904
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
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John Kissel (1864-1938) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 31,
1864.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1909-10; candidate in primary for New York
state comptroller, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Died October
3, 1938 (age 74 years, 64
days).
Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
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William Schnitzspan (c.1859-1929) —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1859.
Republican. Justice, Third District Civil Court, Brooklyn, 1895;
candidate for New York
state senate 9th District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1902; undersheriff.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1929 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
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Henry Wolfert (d. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1894-95.
Died in 1898.
Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
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Martin Nachtmann (1836-1886) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
September
29, 1836.
Printer;
real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1869-71, 1877.
Died, from bronchitis,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1886 (age 50 years, 69
days).
Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
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John F. Hylan (1868-1936) —
also known as "Red Mike" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., April 20,
1868.
Son of Thomas H. Hylan.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1925.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1936 (age 67 years, 267
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer (1892-1974) —
also known as Joseph L. Pfeifer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
6, 1892.
Son of Henry Pfeifer and Mary (Gabriel) Pfeifer.
Democrat. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-51 (3rd District 1935-45, 8th
District 1945-51).
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 19,
1974 (age 82 years, 72
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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John Joseph Fitzgerald (1872-1952) —
also known as John J. Fitzgerald —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 10,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1919 (2nd District 1899-1903,
7th District 1903-19); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1900,
1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 13,
1952 (age 80 years, 64
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) —
also known as Joseph P. Addabbo —
of New York.
Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 17,
1925.
Son of Dominick Addabbo and Anna Addabbo.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7th
District 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from cancer and
a heart
attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., April 10,
1986 (age 61 years, 24
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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William Frank Brunner (1887-1965) —
also known as William F. Brunner —
of Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Rockaway Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1922-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1929-35; defeated,
1942 (Democratic), 1942 (American Labor); Queens
County Sheriff, 1935-36.
Died in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 23,
1965 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966) —
also known as Victor L. Anfuso —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Gagliano Castelferrato, Sicily, Italy,
March
10, 1905.
Son of Salvatore Anfuso and Marianina Anfuso.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1951-53, 1955-63; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1963-66; died in office 1966.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Suffered a heart
attack during a meeting at the Warwick Hotel, and
died soon after, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1966 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Lawrence Gresser (1851-1935) —
also known as "Honest Larry" —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
January
1, 1851.
Shoe
manufacturer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1908-11; removed 1911; removed from
office as borough president by Gov. John
A. Dix, for neglect
of duty in failing to prevent corruption among his subordinates.
Died, in the rectory of the Church
of the Holy Family, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
30, 1935 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Louis Gary Clemente (1908-1968) —
also known as L. Gary Clemente —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 10,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1949-53.
Died in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 338
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Joseph Bermel (1860-1921) —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1860.
Son of Charles Bermel and Elizabeth (Cohn) Bermel.
Stonecutter;
Newtown town supervisor in the 1890s; charged
with financial
irregularities; tried and
acquitted; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1906-08; resigned 1908; resigned
as borough president after a grand jury presented charges
against him, related to fraud and bribery
in connection with the city's purchase of Kissena Park in Queens.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia (now Karlovy Vary, Czech
Republic), July 28,
1921 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897-1951) —
of Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; South Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1929-37; Queens
County Sheriff, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1950-51; died in office 1951.
Collapsed and died, of a heart
attack, in Star Lake, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., August
25, 1951 (age 54 years, 228
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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James A. Burke (1890-1965) —
of Hollis, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 3,
1890.
Democrat. Worked for various railroads
as clerk, train
dispatcher, and car accountant; stock supervisor, Brooklyn Navy Yard;
real
estate broker; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1931-33, 1935;
defeated, 1933; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1942-49.
Died in Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
12, 1965 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Charles J. Druhan (1877-1933) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Son of Thomas L. Druhan and Marcella (Cummings) Druhan.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1926-33; defeated, 1920;
died in office 1933.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1933 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Edward P. Doyle (1890-1972) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 4,
1890.
Democrat. Merchant;
real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1926-37.
Died July 30,
1972 (age 82 years, 26
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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James Emmet Finegan (c.1877-1940) —
also known as James E. Finegan —
Born about 1877.
No Deal candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931.
Catholic.
Died February
10, 1940 (age about 63
years).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Leonard E. Ruisi (c.1904-1973) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1936.
Died in 1973
(age about
69 years).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Gasper S. Fasullo (1907-1988) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born September
2, 1907.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
civil court judge in New York, 1973.
Died December
26, 1988 (age 81 years, 115
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Thomas S. Agresta (1908-1999) —
of Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Greenlawn, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born November
21, 1908.
Son of Angelo Agresta and Rose Agresta.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1940; candidate
for New
York state senate 3rd District, 1942; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1964.
Italian
ancestry.
Died March 27,
1999 (age 90 years, 126
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Samuel Riker (1743-1823) —
of Newtown, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1743.
Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County, 1783-84; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1804-05, 1807-09.
Died in 1823
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Dutch Reformed Cemetery.
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James Lent (1782-1833) —
of Newtown, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Newtown, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1782.
State court judge in New York, 1823; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1829-33; died in
office 1833.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1833 (age about 50
years).
Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Alvin Udell (1906-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 15,
1906.
Son of Max Udell (1867-1930) and Jane (Walcoff) Udell (1870-1949).
Clothing
manufacturer; member of New York American Labor Party Executive
Committee, 1945; treasurer of New York American Labor Party, 1948;
American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., February
9, 1987 (age 80 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia Cemetery.
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Lester David Volk (1884-1962) —
also known as Lester D. Volk —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
17, 1884.
Republican. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1913; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1920-23; defeated,
1922.
Jewish.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 30,
1962 (age 77 years, 225
days).
Interment at Bayside Cemetery.
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Isaac Meseritz —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1904.
Jewish.
Interment at Mochom Shalom Cemetery.
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Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Son of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom Sholom Cemetery.
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Philip Berolzheimer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928,
1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1928.
Interment at Beth El Cemetery.
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Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) —
also known as Jacob K. Javits —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1904.
Son of Morris Javits and Ida (Littman) Javits.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54; New York
state attorney general, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated (Liberal), 1980;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
Republican candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; United
World Federalists; Amvets.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Died, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 7,
1986 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Linden Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph I. Stein (d. 1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1877.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Killed in the wreck of the
steamboat Seawanhaka, which burned and
sank
in the East
River, June 28,
1880.
Interment at Linden Hill Cemetery.
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Elias Gerson Reiger (1892-1931) —
also known as E. Gerson Reiger —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born July 2,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer; social
worker; candidate for New York
state senate 12th District, 1922.
Died, of tuberculosis,
1931
(age about
38 years).
Interment at Mt. Judah Cemetery.
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Samuel Dickstein (1885-1954) —
also known as "Crook" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Vilna, Lithuania,
February
5, 1885.
Son of Rabbi Israel Dickstein and Slata B. (Gordon) Dickstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-45 (12th District 1923-45,
19th District 1945); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
According to old Russian records found in
the mid-1990s, he was a paid
agent of the Soviet intelligence service while in Congress, and
received some $12,000 in 1937-40 under the Soviet code-name "Crook".
Died, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 22,
1954 (age 69 years, 76
days).
Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
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Henry Mayer Goldfogle (1856-1929) —
also known as Henry M. Goldfogle —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 23,
1856.
Son of Mayer Goldfogle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in New York, 1888-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-15, 1919-21 (9th District
1901-13, 12th District 1913-15, 1919-21); defeated, 1920.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died June 1,
1929 (age 73 years, 9
days).
Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
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Ludwig Teller (1911-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 22,
1911.
Son of Morris Teller and Rose (Smolov) Teller.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1957-61; defeated,
1960, 1962.
Jewish.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died October
4, 1965 (age 54 years, 104
days).
Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
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Samuel S. Koenig (1872-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
September
7, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
secretary
of state of New York, 1909-10; defeated, 1910; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1911-33; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 17,
1955 (age 82 years, 191
days).
Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
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Sol Ullman (c.1893-1941) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1893.
Son of Samuel Ullman and Kate Ullman.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1923; indicted
by a Federal grand jury in 1921 on charges
of conspiring to create a falsified income tax return for a
manufacturing company; a trial
resulted in a directed verdict of acquittal due to insufficient
evidence; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Arrested
and indicted
in 1939 on charges
of protecting a physician who performed illegal
abortions; in 1941, a dentist was convicted as Ullman's agent in
soliciting
protection money from physicians, and during the pendency of the
criminal charges, disbarment
proceedings were brought against him. However, he was never tried,
and his obituary states that he was "exonerated".
Died, in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1941 (age about 48
years).
Entombed at Union Field Cemetery.
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Saul J. Dickheiser —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1928.
Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
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Sadie Koenig (c.1876-1939) —
also known as Sadie Prince —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1876.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1939 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
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Sidney Asher Fine (1903-1982) —
also known as Sidney A. Fine —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
14, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1945-46; member of
New
York state senate 24th District, 1947-50; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1951-56 (23rd District 1951-53,
22nd District 1953-56); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1956-75.
Jewish.
Died, in Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 23,
1982 (age 78 years, 221
days).
Interment at Montefiore Cemetery.
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Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1893.
Son of Simon Steingut and Lena (Wolbach) Steingut.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in
office 1952; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
26, 1952 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Interment at Montefiore Cemetery.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr. (1910-1991) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 20,
1910.
Son of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972
(alternate); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of heart
failure in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) —
also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The
Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby";
"The King of Oliver Street"; "The First
Citizen" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1873.
Son of Alfred Emanuel Smith and Catherine (Mulvihill) Smith.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915;
Governor
of New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1920,
1932;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1928; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Irish,
German,
and Italian
ancestry.
Died October
4, 1944 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery; statue at Alfred
E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Thomas A. Ledwith (1840-1898) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1840.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1863;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1870; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1874-75.
Died of cirrhosis of
the liver and Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1898 (age 58 years, 46
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James O'Brien (1841-1907) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
March
13, 1841.
Member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1872-73; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1873; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1879-81.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 5,
1907 (age 65 years, 357
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner (1877-1953) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nastatten, Hessen-Nassau, Germany,
June
8, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1905, 1907-08 (New York County 30th District
1905, New York County 22nd District 1907-08); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1909-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-26; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1924-26; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1927-49; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Introduced Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway
Pension Law, and other social and economic legislation in the U.S.
Senate. On July 18, 1934, he while touring port facilities in Oregon
during a labor dispute, he and his party were fired
on (ten shots) by guards.
Died May 4,
1953 (age 75 years, 330
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William Randall Roberts (1830-1897) —
also known as William R. Roberts —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Cork, Ireland,
February
6, 1830.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1871-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1885-89.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1897 (age 67 years, 184
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Frank L. Dowling (c.1865-1919) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1865.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1894; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1918-19; died in office 1919.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1919 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James Aloysius O'Gorman (1860-1943) —
also known as James A. O'Gorman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1860.
Son of Thomas O'Gorman and Ellen (Callan) O'Gorman.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of George
Gordon Battle and H.
Snowden Marshall; district judge in New York, 1893-99; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(speaker;
member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-11; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1911-17.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1943 (age 83 years, 12
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) —
also known as Christopher D. Sullivan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District
1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1940-41.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his office at
the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 3,
1942 (age 72 years, 20
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Daniel Joseph Riordan (1870-1923) —
also known as Daniel J. Riordan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 7,
1870.
Son of Michael Riordan and Margaret (Horrigan) Riordan.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1906-23 (8th District
1899-1901, 1906-13, 11th District 1913-23); died in office 1923;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in 1923
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) —
also known as John J. Boylan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1878.
Son of Patrick Boylan and Elizabeth (McElroy) Boylan.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District
1919-22); U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Redmen.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1938 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Francis Carew (1873-1951) —
also known as John F. Carew —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 16,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 24th District, 1904; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1913-29 (17th District 1913-19,
18th District 1919-29); resigned 1929; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1929-43.
Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 10,
1951 (age 77 years, 359
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James Joseph Delaney (1901-1987) —
also known as James J. Delaney —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 19,
1901.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-47, 1949-79 (6th District
1945-47, 1949-53, 7th District 1953-63, 9th District 1963-79);
defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate).
Died in Tenafly, Bergen
County, N.J., May 24,
1987 (age 86 years, 66
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) —
also known as Martin J. Kennedy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
29, 1892.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; vice-president, Federal Rope
Company; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Patrick J. Carley (1866-1936) —
also known as P. J. Carley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
February
2, 1866.
Democrat. Real estate
developer; builder;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1927-35.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1936 (age 70 years, 23
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Frank Oliver (1883-1968) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1923-34; state court
judge in New York, 1934-52.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
1, 1968 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Timothy John Campbell (1840-1904) —
also known as Timothy J. Campbell —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
January
8, 1840.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1868-73, 1875,
1883; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1884-85; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1885-89, 1891-95 (8th District
1885-89, 1891-93, 9th District 1893-95); defeated (National
Democratic), 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1888.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1904 (age 64 years, 90
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Timothy Daniel Sullivan (1862-1913) —
also known as Timothy D. Sullivan; Tim Sullivan;
"Dry Dollar"; "Big Tim" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 23,
1862.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1887-93; member
of New
York state senate, 1894-1902, 1909-12 (9th District 1894-95, 11th
District 1896-1902, 12th District 1909-12); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1903-06, 1913 (8th District
1903-06, 13th District 1913); resigned 1906; died in office 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912.
Struck
and killed by a locomotive, near Pelham Parkway, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
31, 1913 (age 51 years, 39
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Michael Francis Conry (1870-1917) —
also known as Michael F. Conry —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill
County, Pa., April 2,
1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1909-17 (12th District 1909-13,
15th District 1913-17); died in office 1917.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 2,
1917 (age 46 years, 334
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Benjamin Wood (1820-1900) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., October
13, 1820.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1861-65, 1881-83 (3rd District
1861-63, 4th District 1863-65, 5th District 1881-83); member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1866-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
21, 1900 (age 79 years, 131
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Peter Joseph Dooling (1857-1931) —
also known as Peter J. Dooling —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1857.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1903-04; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1913-21 (16th District 1913-19,
15th District 1919-21); defeated, 1920; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1931 (age 74 years, 245
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Marcellus Hugh Evans (1884-1953) —
also known as Marcellus H. Evans —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 6th District, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1935-41; defeated
(Republican), 1940.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
21, 1953 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas Jefferson Barr (1812-1881) —
also known as Thomas J. Barr —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1812.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1854-55; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1859-61.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 27,
1881 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas Joseph Bradley (1870-1901) —
also known as Thomas J. Bradley —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
2, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1897-1901.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1901 (age 31 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Edward John Dunphy (1856-1926) —
also known as Edward J. Dunphy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1856.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1889-95 (7th District 1889-93, 8th
District 1893-95); National Democratic candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York, 1896.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1926 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas Francis Smith (1865-1923) —
also known as Thomas F. Smith —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 24,
1865.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1917-21 (15th District 1917-19,
16th District 1919-21).
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in a taxicab
accident in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 11,
1923 (age 57 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Abraham Dowdney (1841-1886) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland,
October
31, 1841.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1885-86; died in
office 1886.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1886 (age 45 years, 40
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Alfred Edward Santangelo (1912-1978) —
also known as Alfred E. Santangelo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1947-50, 1953-56; defeated, 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1957-63; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1966.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Alpha
Phi Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March 30,
1978 (age 65 years, 299
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Peter Paul Mahoney (1848-1889) —
also known as Peter P. Mahoney —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 25,
1848.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1885-89.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 27,
1889 (age 40 years, 275
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Frank Thomas Fitzgerald (1857-1907) —
also known as Frank T. Fitzgerald —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1889; resigned 1889;
New
York County Register of Deeds, 1890-92; New
York County Surrogate, 1893-1907; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1894.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1907 (age 50 years, 205
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Fox (1835-1914) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Canada,
June
30, 1835.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1867-71; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1874-75; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876,
1892,
1904,
1912.
Died January
17, 1914 (age 78 years, 201
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas Jefferson Ryan (1890-1968) —
also known as Thomas J. Ryan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1890.
Son of John L. Ryan and Mary Belle (Tracy) Ryan.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
10, 1968 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Mario Joseph Cariello (1907-1985) —
also known as Mario J. Cariello —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
23, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1936-41; resigned
1941; municipal judge in New York, 1941-63; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1969-77.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1985 (age 78 years, 198
days).
Entombed at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Quinn (1839-1903) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Tipperary, Ireland,
August
9, 1839.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1883; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1889-91.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
23, 1903 (age 63 years, 198
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Joseph Vincent Flynn (1883-1940) —
also known as Joseph V. Flynn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
2, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1915-19.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
6, 1940 (age 56 years, 157
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Ira Edgar Rider (1869-1906) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
17, 1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1903-05.
Died in 1906
(age about
36 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Henry McCarthy (1850-1908) —
also known as J. Henry McCarthy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1850.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1880-81; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1889-91.
Died in 1908
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Michael Francis Farley (1863-1921) —
also known as Michael F. Farley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Birr, Ireland,
March
1, 1863.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1915-17.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1921 (age 58 years, 215
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Daniel Charles Oliver (1865-1924) —
also known as Daniel C. Oliver —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1865.
Democrat. Dry goods
importer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1917-19.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 26,
1924 (age 58 years, 172
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Richard Francis McKiniry (1878-1950) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1878.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Died in 1950
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1898.
Son of Daniel J. Curran and Margaret Mary (Connors) Curran.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1940-58; secretary of
state of New York, 1943-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1958 (age 59 years, 243
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James Joseph Walsh (1858-1909) —
also known as James J. Walsh —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1858.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1895-96; defeated,
1896.
Died in 1909
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner III (1944-1993) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner III; Bobby
Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born January
6, 1944.
Son of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner, Jr. and Susan (Edwards) Wagner.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1977.
Died, in a hotel room
in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
15, 1993 (age 49 years, 313
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James E. Clonin (c.1864-1925) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born about 1864.
Republican. Building
materials merchant; candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1903.
Catholic.
Died in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 5,
1925 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Bernard Downing (1869-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1869.
Son of Charles Downing and Margaret (Oakes) Downing.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-31 (11th District 1917-18, 14th District
1919-31); died in office 1931.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in the Loomis Sanitarium,
Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 25,
1931 (age 61 years, 284
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Vincent H. Auleta (1886-1961) —
also known as Vincenzo Auleta —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1886.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1926-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1930.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
29, 1961 (age 75 years, 176
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) —
also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the
Sugar Trust" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1849.
Democrat. Cooper;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;
member of New York
state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th
District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years.
Died, from intestinal
degeneration, complicated by appendicitis
and myocarditis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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George Washington Plunkitt (1842-1924) —
also known as George W. Plunkitt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
17, 1842.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1869-70;
member of New York
state senate, 1884-87, 1892-93, 1899-1904 (11th District 1884-87,
1892-93, 17th District 1899-1904).
Irish
ancestry.
Died November
19, 1924 (age 82 years, 2
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Jay Dorman (c.1871-1953) —
also known as John J. Dorman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1871.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1923-53; New York City Fire
Commissioner, 1926-33; vice-president, Commercial State Bank and
Trust Company.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 21,
1953 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William T. Collins (c.1886-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Son of Jeremiah Collins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1924;
New
York County Clerk, 1926-28; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928-45; appointed 1928; New
York County Surrogate, 1946-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Brightwaters, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Eugene A. Philbin (1857-1920) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 24,
1857.
Son of Stephen Philbin and Eliza (McGoldrick) Philbin.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1900; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-20; appointed 1913;
died in office 1920.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 14,
1920 (age 62 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas C. Kadien, Jr. (c.1890-1950) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., about 1890.
Son of Thomas C. Kadien, Sr. (died 1932) and May (Dennen) Kadien
(died 1917).
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1935-48 (2nd District 1935-48, 10th
District 1948); defeated, 1948.
Died, in St. John's Hospital,
Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
22, 1950 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas A. Aurelio (c.1892-1973) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1892.
Son of Ralph Aurelio.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
magistrate; on August 28, 1943, New York County District Attorney Frank
S. Hogan charged
in a formal statement that Aurelio's nomination by both major parties
for Supreme Court had been brought about by gangster
and ex-convict Frank Costello, and released the transcript of a
telephone conversation in which Aurelio thanked Costello and pledged
undying loyalty; his candidacy was repudiated
by both parties, but they were unable to remove his name from the
ballot; disbarment
proceedings were also unsuccessful; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1973 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John J. Delany (1860-1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Corporation Counsel, 1904-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-15; died in office 1915.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1915 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Charles D. Donohue (c.1881-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
member of New York
state assembly, 1913-23 (New York County 9th District 1913-17,
New York County 5th District 1918-23); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-28; died in office 1928.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from acute
indigestion, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1928 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Edward Patrick Hagan (1846-1893) —
also known as Edward P. Hagan; Eddy Hagan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1846.
Son of Mary (Powell) Hagan.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1879-80,
1885-89; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1892-93; died in office 1893.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a laparotomy for an intestinal
obstruction, in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1893 (age 47 years, 19
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Edward J. Ahearn (1891-1934) —
also known as Eddie Ahearn —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 15,
1891.
Son of John
Francis Ahearn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1931-32.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of peritonitis,
at Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1934 (age 43 years, 69
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Edward V. Loughlin (1894-1969) —
also known as Ed Loughlin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1964;
leader of
New York County Democratic Party, 1944-47.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Brookhaven Memorial Hospital,
East Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
18, 1969 (age 75 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Gerald Patrick Culkin (c.1906-1993) —
also known as Gerald P. Culkin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Son of Charles
W. Culkin.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1968-76.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1993 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Nicholas J. Eberhard (1878-1957) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1878.
Son of Nicholas Eberhard and Anna (Brown) Eberhard.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1922-33; Bronx
County Clerk, 1934-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 246
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Carmine G. DeSapio (1908-2004) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
leader of Tammany Hall, 1949-61; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1955; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1957; convicted
in 1969 on Federal bribery
conspiracy charges;
served two years in prison.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
2004 (age 95 years, 230
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William Joseph Fallon (1886-1927) —
also known as William J. Fallon; "The Great
Mouthpiece"; "Broadway's
Cicero" —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1886.
Son of Joseph M. Fallon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1918; charged
in 1924 with bribing
a juror;
tried
and acquitted.
Died, of heart
disease, in the Hotel
Oxford, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 29,
1927 (age about 40
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Patrick J. Kerrigan (c.1864-1895) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1864.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1894.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
23, 1895 (age about 31
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James O'Neil (d. 1872) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1871.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in 1872.
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Frederic René Coudert (1832-1903) —
also known as Frederic R. Coudert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1832.
Son of Charles Coudert.
Democrat. Lawyer;
government director, 1885-88, and receiver, 1892-98, of Union Pacific
Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896.
Catholic.
French
ancestry.
Died, from heart and
liver
troubles, in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1903 (age 71 years, 294
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Charles Francis Murphy (1858-1924) —
also known as Charles F. Murphy; "Silent
Charlie" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1858.
Son of John M. Murphy.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1904,
1912,
1916,
1920;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall from 1902 to 1924.
Died April 25,
1924 (age 65 years, 310
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Michael Edmund Butler (1855-1926) —
also known as Michael E. Butler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1855.
Son of Edmund Butler and Margaret (Hannon) Butler.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1883-84; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August 3,
1926 (age 71 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James J. Dooling (1893-1937) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1893.
Son of Peter
Joseph Dooling and Mary (Flanagan) Dooling.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
leader of Tammany Hall, 1934-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke, in
Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1937 (age 44 years, 24
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Jeremiah F. Ryan (1882-1948) —
also known as Jere F. Ryan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Auburndale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Son of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan.
Democrat. Engineer;
building
contractor; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1926-28;
defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1932;
New York City Commissioner of Markets, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Moose; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Flushing Hospital,
Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William Joseph Kissane (d. 1955) —
also known as William J. Kissane —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1940.
Died in 1955.
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James Joseph Broderick (1887-1964) —
also known as James J. Broderick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 5,
1887.
Son of Patrick Broderick and Mary (Gallagher) Broderick.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1936; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke, in
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
28, 1964 (age 77 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Bernard Biglin —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1873-74;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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