Selected officials of Queens County

(not intended to be complete)

Garret J. Garretson (School Commissioner, 1873-75) Garret J. Garretson (County Surrogate, 1880) Garret J. Garretson (County Judge, 1886-96) William J. Youngs (District Attorney) George Willets Davison (District Attorney, 1899) John B. Merrill (District Attorney, 1900) Joseph H. DeBragga (Sheriff, 1901) Denis O'Leary (District Attorney, 1915-21) Richard S. Newcombe (District Attorney, 1929) James T. Hallinan (District Attorney, 1930-31) William F. Brunner (Sheriff, 1935-36) Maurice A. FitzGerald (Sheriff, 1937-41)

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Queens County

• Private or family graveyards
• Queens Unknown location
• Queens Jamaica Cemetery
• Queens Knollwood Cemetery
• Queens Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
• Queens Prospect Cemetery
• Queens St. George's Cemetery
• Queens Salem Fields Cemetery
• Astoria, Queens Lawrence Cemetery
• East Elmhurst, Queens St. Michael's Cemetery
• Flushing, Queens Cedar Grove Cemetery
• Flushing, Queens Flushing Cemetery
• Flushing, Queens Mt. Hebron Cemetery
• Flushing, Queens Mount St. Mary's Cemetery
• Glendale, Queens Beth Olom Cemetery
• Glendale, Queens Mt. Carmel Cemetery
• Glendale, Queens Mt. Neboh Cemetery
• Jamaica, Queens Grace Church Cemetery
• Kew Gardens, Queens Maple Grove Cemetery
• Maspeth, Queens Mt. Olivet Cemetery
• Maspeth, Queens Mt. Zion Cemetery
• Middle Village, Queens Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery
• Middle Village, Queens St. John's Cemetery
• Newtown, Queens Dutch Reformed Cemetery
• Newtown, Queens Presbyterian Cemetery
• Ozone Park, Queens Bayside Cemetery
• Ozone Park, Queens Mochom Shalom Cemetery
• Ridgewood, Queens Beth El Cemetery
• Ridgewood, Queens Linden Hill Cemetery
• Ridgewood, Queens Mt. Judah Cemetery
• Ridgewood, Queens Union Field Cemetery
• St. Albans, Queens Montefiore Cemetery
• Woodside, Queens Calvary Cemetery

Politicians buried here:

• Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (1791-1861) — of New York. Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., February 28, 1791. Cousin of Effingham Lawrence. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1833-34; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1834-37. Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., February 20, 1861. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Thomas Lawrence (1788-1859) — of New York. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 7, 1788. Brother of Samuel Lawrence. U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1847-49. Died October 25, 1859. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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. Collapsed and died in a barber shop, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 7, 1956. Interment somewhere.
  
  
• 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 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; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1791-92. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 29, 1798. Interment at Jamaica Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Jack Alter (c.1928-2007) — of Fort Lee, Bergen County, N.J. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y. 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. Interment at Knollwood Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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; married, December 25, 1924, to Henrietta Isaacson. 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. Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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; married, December 27, 1959, to Barbara Margaret Olsen; first cousin once removed of Stephen Joshua Solarz. 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. Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
  • See also Halpern-Solarz family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Father of Seymour Halpern; granduncle of Stephen Joshua Solarz. 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. Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
  • See also Halpern-Solarz family of New York
  
  
• Henry Dimin (c.1886-1948) — also known as Harry Dimin — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Russia. 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. 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); married, May 17, 1820, to Maria Conover (1796-1867). 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; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1788; 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. Interment at Prospect Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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; married, November 17, 1881, to Mary Catherine Beardsley. 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. Interment at St. George's Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Edward Lauterbach (1844-1923) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born August 12, 1844. Republican. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1904. Jewish. Died March 4, 1923. Interment at Salem Fields Cemetery.
  
  
• Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861-1949) — of New York. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 2, 1861. Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim; married 1895 to Irene Rothschild (aunt of V. Henry Rothschild II); brother of Simon Guggenheim; uncle of Meyer Robert Guggenheim and Harry Frank Guggenheim. Republican. Mining, smelting, and railroad executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924. Jewish. Founder of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Died near Port Washington, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., November 3, 1949. Interment at Salem Fields Cemetery.
  • See also Guggenheim-Morton family of New York
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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. Interment at Lawrence Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Peter A. Leininger (d. 1937) — of Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Married to Kate Smith (died 1924). 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.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• August Claessens (1885-1954) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in 1885. Married 1912 to Hilda Goldstein; married to Anna Glassman. 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), 1938 (Kings County 14th District), 1954 (Kings County 14th District); 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. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
  
  

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Politicians buried here:

• 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; married, February 5, 1908, to Rosemary Emetaz; married, October 22, 1949, to Anna Marie Baroness Mackay. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932, 1952; 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. Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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, 1896, 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. Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Died June 9, 1935. Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George J. Balbach (c.1910-1996) — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. 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. Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Nathan David Perlman (1887-1952) — also known as Nathan D. Perlman — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Poland, August 2, 1887. Son of Victor Perlman and Rachael Perlman; married, June 20, 1917, to Florence S. Bierman. Republican. Lawyer; 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 in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 29, 1952. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; Lions; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., February 27, 1981. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Harry Kopp (1881-1943) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Russia, February 27, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1910-12; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916. Jewish. Died, of cancer, in a hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., October, 1943. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
  
  
• Samuel Fassler (c.1889-1958) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Chernowitz, Austria-Hungary (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine). Married to Ruth Schlanger. 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. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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; married, February 7, 1934, to Emily B. La Mude. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4th District 1945-46); died in office 1946. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died, from pneumonia, in St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., October 20, 1946. Interment at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married to Helen M. Connell; father of Helen F. Connolly (daughter-in-law of Leander B. Faber). 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. Interment at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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, 1932-60 (2nd District 1932-48, 10th District 1948-60); Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1955-60. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4, 1969. Interment at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery.
  
  

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• Edwin Einstein (1842-1905) — of New York. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 18, 1842. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1879-81; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1892. Jewish. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 24, 1905. Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by Benjamin Cardozo: The Nature of the Judicial Process
  • Books about Benjamin Cardozo: Andrew L. Kaufman, Cardozo; Richard A. Posner, Cardozo : A Study in Reputation; Richard Polenberg, The World of Benjamin Cardozo: Personal Values and the Judicial Process
  
  
• 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; married, April 15, 1896, to Gertrude R. Hess; father of Katharine Elkus White. 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; Freemasons. Died in Red Bank, Monmouth County, N.J., October 15, 1947. Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
  
  
• 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; married 1886 to Lilly Pronich. 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 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. Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  

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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 and Esther Savitzky; married, June 4, 1944, to Martin Abzug. 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, 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. Died of complications from heart surgery, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 31, 1998. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Z. Medalie (c.1884-1946) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1916-18; defeated, 1922; 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
  
  
• Hilda Goldstein Claessens (c.1890-1932) — also known as Hilda G. Claessens; Hilda Goldstein — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Russia. Married 1912 to August Claessens. 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
  
  
• Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Russia. 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
  
  
• 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; married, June 30, 1914, to Stella B. Baar (died 1966). 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; B'nai B'rith. Died, from pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 15, 1981. Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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; married, February 4, 1902, to Sophie Dazian. 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. Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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; married, February 5, 1906, to Estelle Elkus. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1929. Jewish. Died January 22, 1964. Interment at Mt. Neboh 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. Married 1786 to Mary Alsop (daughter of John Alsop); half-brother of Cyrus King; father of John Alsop King and James Gore King; grandfather of Rufus King (1814-1876). 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. Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
  • See also King family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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. 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. Son-in-law of Allen Granberry Thurman. 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. Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
  • See also McCormick-Thurman-Dun family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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); brother of James Gore King; uncle of Rufus King (1814-1876). 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. Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
  • See also King family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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); brother of John Alsop King; uncle of Rufus King (1814-1876). U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1849-51. Died October 3, 1853. Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
  • See also King family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
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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. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1910. Died in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., August 23, 1926. 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. 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. Married, November 23, 1911, to Flora MacNicholl. 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. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Married to Alice Meyerrose (died 1967). 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. 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. Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Married 1947 to Emily Wilkens (1917-2000, fashion designer). Democrat. Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-68. Jewish. Died in Montecatini, Italy, August 10, 1970. Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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. 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. Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
  
  

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• John F. Hylan (1868-1936) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Hunter, Greene County, N.Y., April 20, 1868. Son of Thomas H. Hylan; married to Marian O'Hara. 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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; married, February 12, 1917, to Adeline L. McKean. 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928. Died in 1952. 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; married to Grace Salamone. 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• William Frank Brunner (1887-1965) — also known as William F. Brunner — of Rockaway Beach, 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, June 15, 1930, to Frances Stallone. 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Lawrence Gresser (1851-1935) — also known as "Honest Larry" — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Bavaria, Germany, January 1, 1851. Married 1869 to Margaret Beck (died 1901); married 1904 to Kathryn Beechinor; grandfather of Lawrence T. Gresser, Jr.. 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. 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; married, October 21, 1884, to Anna Mary Timmes. Stonecutter; Newtown town supervisor in the 1890s; charged with financial irregularities; tried and aquitted; 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  
  
• James A. Burke (1890-1965) — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 3, 1890. Married, February 19, 1913, to Grace L. Kearns. 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, 1933-35; borough president of Queens, New York, 1942-49. Died in Little Neck, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 12, 1965. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  
  
• 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; married to Agnes Dorman (sister of John Jay Dorman). 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. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  
  
• Edward P. Doyle (1890-1972) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 4, 1890. Relative of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author). Democrat. Merchant; real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1926-37. Died July 30, 1972. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  
  
• James Emmet Finegan (c.1877-1940) — also known as James E. Finegan — No Deal candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931. Catholic. Died February 10, 1940. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  
  
• Leonard E. Ruisi (c.1904-1973) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Died in 1973. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. 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. 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. Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Presbyterian 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. 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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• 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; married, November 30, 1947, to Marion Ann Borris. 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. 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. Interment at Linden Hill Cemetery.
  • Cross-reference: Jean McKee
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books by Jacob K. Javits: Javits: The Autobiography of a Public Man (1981)
  
  
• 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. Married to Augusta Reiger. Republican. Lawyer; social worker; candidate for New York state senate 12th District, 1922. Died, of tuberculosis, in 1931. 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 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, 1945-50. 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 New York City (unknown county), N.Y., April 22, 1954. 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. Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, December 15, 1938, to Clarice Hilda Schlesinger. 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. Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel S. Koenig (1872-1955) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Hungary, September 7, 1872. Married, June 26, 1898, to Sadie Prince. 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. Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Sol Ullman (c.1893-1941) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Son of Samuel Ullman and Kate Ullman; married to Esther or Estelle Blau. 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. Entombed at Union Field Cemetery.
  
  
• Saul J. Dickheiser — of New York. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1928. Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
  
  
• Sadie Koenig (c.1876-1939) — also known as Sadie Prince — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Married, June 26, 1898, to Samuel S. Koenig. 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. Interment at Union Field Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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. Father of Burton M. Fine. 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. Interment at Montefiore Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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; married, June 12, 1914, to Rae Kaufman; father of Stanley 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. 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. Interment at Montefiore Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  

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Politicians buried here:

• 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; married to Susan Edwards (died 1964); married 1965 to Barbara Joan Cavanagh (divorced 1971); married 1975 to Phyllis Fraser Cerf. 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, 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • Cross-reference: Herman Weinkrantz
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) — also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby" — 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; married, May 6, 1900, to Catherine A. Dunn. 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. Catholic. Irish, German, and Italian ancestry. Died October 4, 1944. Interment at Calvary Cemetery; statue at Alfred E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  • Cross-reference: Raymond V. Ingersoll; Joseph M. Proskauer
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Alfred E. Smith: Robert A. Slayton, Empire Statesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith; Christopher M. Finan, Alfred E. Smith : The Happy Warrior
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Father of Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr.. 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, 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • Cross-reference: Joseph Force Crater; Maurice Bloch
  • See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank L. Dowling (c.1865-1919) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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; married, January 2, 1884, to Anne M. Leslie; father of May O'Gorman (who married Dudley Field Malone). Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in New York, 1893-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1912, 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• 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. Married to Nell Donohue (died 1910). 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, June 28, 1899, to Edith M. Caldwell. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Nephew of Thomas Francis Magner. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • Cross-reference: Clifford E. Wilson
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Patrick J. Carley (1866-1936) — also known as P. J. Carley — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in County Roscommon, Ireland, 1866. Married to Mary Nolan. Democrat. Real estate developer; builder; banker; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1927-35. Catholic. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 25, 1936. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Oliver (1883-1968) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Timothy John Campbell (1840-1904) — also known as Timothy J. Campbell — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in County Cavan, Ireland, 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. Irish ancestry. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 7, 1904. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Benjamin Wood (1820-1900) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., October 13, 1820. Brother of Fernando Wood. 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; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 21, 1900. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Father of James J. Dooling. Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York state senate 16th District, 1903-05; 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. 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 1953. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward John Dunphy (1856-1926) — also known as Edward J. Dunphy — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alfred Edward Santangelo (1912-1978) — also known as Alfred E. Santangelo — of Manhattan, New York 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; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1967. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall; Alpha Phi Delta; Knights of Columbus. Died in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., March 30, 1978. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, 1904, 1912. Died January 17, 1914. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Married to Lee Pallante. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1936-41; 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; Knights of Columbus. Died, of cancer, in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 9, 1985. Entombed at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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, 1888; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1889-91. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 23, 1903. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Vincent Flynn (1883-1940) — also known as Joseph V. Flynn — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1883. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1915-19. Died in 1940. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ira Edgar Rider (1869-1906) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., November 17, 1869. Married, June 30, 1898, to Sophia R. Funke. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1903-05. Died in 1906. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas J. Curran (1898-1958) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 28, 1898. Married 1926 to Margaret Farley; father of Paul J. Curran. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; lawyer; 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. Died, from a heart ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 29, 1958. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James E. Clonin (c.1864-1925) — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Married to Anna J. Schoenherr. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• Patrick Henry McCarren (c.1850-1909) — 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. Married to Kate Hogan (died 1883). 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, 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • Books about George W. Plunkitt: William L. Riordon, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall : A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics
  
  
• John Jay Dorman (c.1871-1953) — also known as John J. Dorman — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Brother of Agnes Dorman (who married Charles J. Druhan). 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• William T. Collins (c.1886-1961) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Son of Jeremiah Collins; married to Mae Godfrey (died 1960); brother of Adelaide Costigan. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• Thomas C. Kadien, Jr. (c.1890-1950) — of Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Long Island City, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Son of Thomas C. Kadien, Sr. (died 1932) and May (Dennen) Kadien (died 1917); married to Marie J. Allen. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• Thomas A. Aurelio (c.1892-1973) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Son of Ralph Aurelio; married 1931 to Aida Louise Pardi. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • Cross-reference: Bert Stand
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• Charles D. Donohue (c.1881-1928) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. 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. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Married to Dorothy Helmer; 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 27, 2004. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• 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; married to Agnes Rafter. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • Books about William J. Fallon: Gene Fowler, The Great Mouthpiece : A Life Story of William J. Fallon
  
  
• Patrick J. Kerrigan (c.1864-1895) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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; married to Elizabeth McCredy; grandfather of Frederic René Coudert, Jr.. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  • See also Coudert-Tracy family of New York
  
  
• Charles Francis Murphy (1858-1924) — also known as Charles F. Murphy — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 20, 1858. Son of John M. Murphy; father-in-law of James A. Foley. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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; married to May Flanagan. 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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
  
  
• 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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