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James Herbert Fay (1899-1948) —
also known as James H. Fay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 29,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1940;
chair
of New York County Democratic Party, 1942.
Died September
10, 1948 (age 49 years, 134
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Frank John Becker (1899-1981) —
also known as Frank J. Becker —
of Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Son of Maximilian Becker and Eva (Sperling) Becker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1945-52; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-65 (3rd District 1953-63, 5th
District 1963-65); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died in Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1981 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Richard Joseph Tonry (1893-1971) —
also known as Richard J. Tonry —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
30, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1922-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1935-37; defeated,
1936.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
17, 1971 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Joseph Marion Aimee (1896-1966) —
also known as Joseph M. Aimee —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; West Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 19,
1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1934.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from myocardial
infarct, in ABC Hospital,
Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, April 21,
1966 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Lloyd Church (c.1890-1948) —
also known as "Lulu Lloyd" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., about 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935-41, 1942-48; resigned
1941; died in office 1948; candidate for New York City Controller,
1941.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, on board the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Yokohama to
Shanghai, in the North
Pacific Ocean, August 2,
1948 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Father of Lloyd Church, Jr. (Army lieutenant, killed in action in
Europe, 1945). |
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William Breitenbach (1897-1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 17,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway
signalman; electrical
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following an operation for appendicitis,
in Hamilton Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 13,
1937 (age 40 years, 26
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Parnell J. T. Callahan (1912-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 16,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state assembly from Bronx County 12th District, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1969 (age 56 years, 256
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Cary Dow Blue (1895-1969) —
also known as Cary D. Blue —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson Springs, Moore
County, N.C., May 3,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1952;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960.
African
ancestry.
Died May 31,
1969 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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John C. Blankenhorn (1893-1970) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born August
20, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; plumbing
and heating contractor; mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1941-44; defeated (People's), 1937.
Died October
28, 1970 (age 77 years, 69
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Gagin (1895-1974). |
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Maurice Adda (1895-1972) —
of Whitestone, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born December
28, 1895.
Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1944.
Member, American
Legion.
Died May 26,
1972 (age 76 years, 150
days).
Interment at Long Island National Cemetery.
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Donald R. Manes (1934-1986) —
also known as "The King of Queens" —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1971-86; resigned 1986; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
On January 10, 1986, he was found driving erratically and bleeding
from slashes to his wrist and ankle; at first he claimed he had been
abducted, but then admitted his wounds were self-inflicted; while he
was hospitalized, a criminal investigation
against him became public.
Stabbed
himself
in the heart, and died soon after, at Booth Memorial Medical
Center, Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 13,
1986 (age 52 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
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Stanley Fink (1936-1997) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
6, 1936.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 39th District, 1969-86; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1979-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Died of heart
failure and cancer, at
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 4,
1997 (age 61 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
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Sol Chick Chaikin (1918-1991) —
also known as Sol C. Chaikin —
of Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
9, 1918.
Son of Sam Chaikin and Beckie (Schechtman) Chaikin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president,
International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 1975-86; vice-president,
AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
Jewish.
Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Died, from heart
failure, in Long Island Jewish Medical
Center, New Hyde Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1991 (age 73 years, 82
days).
Interment at Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
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Robert Joseph Nodar, Jr. (1916-1974) —
also known as Robert Nodar, Jr. —
of Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 23,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
11, 1974 (age 58 years, 172
days).
Interment at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
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Anthony N. Durso (1912-1999) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Died, of heart
failure, April 16,
1999 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
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Peter Joseph Brennan (1918-1996) —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 24,
1918.
U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1973-75.
Died of lymphatic
cancer in Massapequa, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
2, 1996 (age 78 years, 131
days).
Interment at St. Charles Cemetery.
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Carlo A. Lanzillotti (1911-1979) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born February
18, 1911.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1962.
Died May 12,
1979 (age 68 years, 83
days).
Interment at St. Charles Cemetery.
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Frank Kenna (1895-1964) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1895.
Republican. Member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930-36, 1961; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Died November
11, 1964 (age about 69
years).
Interment at St. Charles Cemetery.
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Walter B. Wellbrock (1875-1943) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1875.
Son of Henry Wellbrock and Elizabeth (Drexel) Wellbrock.
Physician;
mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1929-31, 1937-41; defeated, 1931 (Liberty),
1933 (Liberty), 1941 (Progressive).
Died, from a heart
attack, in Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1943 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Breslau Cemetery.
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Charles Heling (1880-1938) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Babylon town, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 1,
1880.
Son of Valentine Heling (born 1844) and Catherina Heling.
Democrat. Undertaker;
contractor;
banker;
mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1931-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932.
German
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a few hours later, in Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 21,
1938 (age 58 years, 112
days).
Interment at Breslau Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Heling (born 1844) and Catherina Heling; married to
Elizabeth Wolter (1879-1915) and Josephine Roubal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gustave M. Hahn (1877-1957) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
1877.
Founder and president of Lindenhurst Manufacturing Company, makers of
buttons and
buckles; village
president of Lindenhurst, New York, 1923.
Died in Brunswick General Hospital,
Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1957 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Breslau Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret E. Hirsch (died 1957). |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and
Father." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alexander Jaeger (1902-1986) —
also known as Alex Jaeger —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in 1902.
Republican. Mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1951-55.
Died in 1986
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Breslau Cemetery.
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Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) —
also known as Walter H. Jaycox —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Wassaic, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
3, 1863.
Son of Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox.
Republican. Lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1893-99; Suffolk
County Judge, 1902-05; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1905-27; appointed 1905;
died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Died, of heart
disease, en route to his home, in the
automobile of Justice Leander
B. Faber, in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1927 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Robert S. Pelletreau —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924.
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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James Christopher Healey (1909-1981) —
also known as James C. Healey —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
24, 1909.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1956-65 (22nd District 1956-63,
21st District 1963-65).
Died in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
16, 1981 (age 71 years, 357
days).
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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John August Britting (1898-1968) —
also known as John A. Britting —
of East Farmingdale, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New Jersey, April 3,
1898.
Republican. Deputy treasurer of Suffolk County, 1942-54; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 3rd District, 1955-56; called
to testify in 1956 during an investigation
of his handling of tax-foreclosed properties as deputy county
treasurer (known as the "land grab" scandal),
he took the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination
to refuse to answer questions; indicted
on bribery
and conspiracy charges
for channeling properties to favored speculators and receiving part
of the profits; tried in
1958 and convicted;
sentenced
to five to ten years in prison
and fined
$27,000; released pending appeal; also convicted
in a related case in 1959; in 1960, his prison sentence was reduced
to one to two years.
German
ancestry.
Died in October, 1968
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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John F. Kenna (d. 1998) —
also known as Jack Kenna —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Son of Frank
Kenna.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly 33rd District, 1968.
Died April 10,
1998.
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Howard Joseph Samuels (1919-1984) —
also known as Howard J. Samuels; "Howie the
Horse" —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
3, 1919.
Son of Harry L. Samuels and Bertha (Levy) Samuels.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; co-founder,
Kordite Company, manufacturers
of plastic products; candidate in primary for Governor of
New York, 1962, 1970, 1974; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1972,
1984;
U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, 1964-67; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1966; president, New York Offtrack Betting
Corporation, 1971-74.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1984 (age 64 years, 328
days).
Interment at Southampton Cemetery.
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Henry Augustus Reeves (1832-1916) —
also known as Henry A. Reeves —
of New York.
Born in Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
7, 1832.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1869-71; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County, 1887; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1888.
Died in Greenport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 4,
1916 (age 83 years, 88
days).
Interment at Southampton Cemetery.
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Courtlandt Nicoll (c.1880-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1880.
Son of Benjamin Nicoll and Grace Davison (Lord) Nicoll.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1918, 1925-26; defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Died in Water Mill, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1938 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Southampton Cemetery.
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Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006) —
also known as Pat Lawford; Patricia
Kennedy —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 6,
1924.
Daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1960.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 2006 (age 82 years, 134
days).
Interment at Southampton Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Granddaughter of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy; sister of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, April 24,
1954, to Peter Lawford (1923-1984; actor);
mother of Christopher Lawford (actor);
aunt of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ione Nicoll (d. 1940) —
also known as Ione Page —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Daughter of Howard Page and Mildred A. (Mitchell) Page (died 1937).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Episcopalian.
One of the leaders of the Women's Organization for National
Prohibition Reform; bolted the Republican Party over the prohibition
issue in 1932.
Jumped
or fell
sixteen stories to her death, from her room at New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1940.
Interment at Southampton Cemetery.
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