Peter J. Abbate, Jr. (b. 1949) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born March 22,
1949. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 49th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000.
Catholic. Member, Civitan;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2000.
Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez (b. 1918) — also known as
Eugenio A. Alvarez — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 21,
1918. Son of Innocencio Alvarez and Juana (Rodriguez) Alvarez;
married 1943
to Ines Leon. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1972;
member of New York
state assembly 75th District, 1973-74. Hispanic.
Catholic. Still living as of 1974.
Floy Evelyn Archer — also known as Floy
Archer; Floy Evelyn Brennan — of Whittier, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y. Daughter of Harold Joseph Brennan and Jean (Gates)
Brennan; married, April 12,
1947, to Edward P. Archer. Republican. Delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1964;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1967. Female.
Catholic. Still living as of 1967.
Dominic Joseph Baranello (b. 1922) — also known as
Dominic J. Baranello — of Medford Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
25, 1922. Son of Angelo Baranello and Josephine (Belmonte)
Baranello. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1968;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1968;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1972-73. Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks. Still
living as of 1973.
James J. Barry (b. 1916) — of North Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
31, 1916. Married to Elizabeth Nielson. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1965-69 (Onondaga County 1st District 1965, 133rd
District 1966, 118th District 1967-69). Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus. Still living as of 1969.
Edna Mae Battaglia (b. 1921) — also known as Edna
M. Battaglia; Edna Mae Curtis — of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y. Born in Toronto, Ontario,
1921.
Daughter of Edward John Curtis and Edith Mary (Turley) Curtis;
married 1942
to Anthony Vincent Battaglia. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1972. Female.
Catholic. Still living as of 1973.
Stanley J. Bauer (b. 1913) — of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 3,
1913. Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1951-58 (54th District 1951-54, 56th District
1955-58); defeated, 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1952,
1956
(alternate). Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Still living as of 1962.
Donald E. Belfi (b. 1936) — of Nassau
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
21, 1936. Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly 14th District, 1965; district judge in New York,
1976-84; county judge in New York, 1985-2004. Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus. Presided over the trial of Long Island Railroad
rampage killer Colin Ferguson, 1994. Still living as of 2005.
Mario Biaggi (b. 1917) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
26, 1917. Police
officer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-88 (24th District 1969-73,
10th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-88); defeated, 1988
(Republican), 1992 (Democratic primary); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972,
1980,
1984.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Indicted
in 1987 on federal charges
that he had accepted bribes
from former Brooklyn political boss Meade
Esposito in in return for influence on federal contracts for a
Brooklyn ship-repair company; convicted
on September 22, 1987 of obstructing
justice and accepting illegal
gratuities; sentenced
to prison
and fined.
Tried
in 1988 on federal racketeering charges in connection with the
Wedtech Corporation; convicted
on August 4, 1988 on 15 felony counts. Resigned
from Congress following the Wedtech conviction; served more than two
years in prison.
Still living as of 1998.
James Joseph Blake (b. 1922) — also known as
James J. Blake — of Washington,
D.C. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1922. Son of William Howard Blake and Helen Elizabeth (Curran)
Blake; married, January
1, 1947, to Dolores Ada Quaid. Served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Iceland, 1976-78. Catholic. Still living as of 1991.
Sherwood Louis Boehlert (b. 1936) — also known as
Sherwood L. Boehlert; Sherry Boehlert — of New
Hartford, Oneida
County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
28, 1936. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1980;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (25th District 1983-93,
23rd District 1993-2003, 24th District 2003). Catholic. Still
living as of 2003.
Joyce Margueritte Ellis Buettner (b. 1937) — also
known as Joyce E. Buettner — of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y. Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., November
17, 1937. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1972.
Female.
Catholic. Still living as of 1993.
Joseph S. Calabretta — of Long Island City, Queens,
Queens
County, N.Y. Married to Mary Bellino. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1968-73 (33rd District 1968-72, 36th District
1973). Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1973.
George A. Cincotta (b. 1914) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
5, 1914. Married to Theresa Y. D'Antonio. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1959-77 (Kings County 11th District 1959-65, 52nd
District 1966, 43rd District 1967-77). Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus. Still living as of 1977.
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, Long Island City, Queens, N.Y.
