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William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) —
also known as William B. Barry —
of St. Albans, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
July
21, 1902.
Son of Thomas J. Barry and Catherine J. (Hennelly) Barry.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4th
District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1946 (age 44 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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William M. Bennett (1895-1978) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 19,
1895.
Son of Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1936.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Robert Blair Blaikie (1906-1992) —
also known as Robert B. Blaikie; "Battling
Bob" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1906.
Son of Robert Blaikie and Mary (Loughlin) Blaikie.
Democrat. Insurance
business; candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate in primary for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1965.
Irish and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 26,
1992 (age 85 years, 100
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) —
also known as John J. Boylan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1878.
Son of Patrick Boylan and Elizabeth (McElroy) Boylan.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District
1919-22); U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Redmen.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1938 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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M. William Bray (1889-1961) —
also known as Bill Bray —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Churubusco, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
25, 1889.
Son of John Bray and Hannah Bray.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Oneida County Democratic Party, 1924-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1948;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1928-30; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1933-38.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
17, 1961 (age 71 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) —
also known as David C. Broderick —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1820.
Son of Thomas Broderick and Honora (Colbert) Broderick.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1846; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state senate, 1850-52; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1851-52; U.S.
Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859.
Irish ancestry.
Mortally wounded in a duel on
September 13, 1859 with David
S. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and died
in San
Francisco, Calif., September
16, 1859 (age 39 years, 224
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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James Joseph Broderick (1887-1964) —
also known as James J. Broderick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 5,
1887.
Son of Patrick Broderick and Mary (Gallagher) Broderick.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1936; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a stroke, in
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
28, 1964 (age 77 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to May Flanagan. |
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Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) —
also known as Charles A. Buckley —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 23,
1890.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
building
contractor; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,
25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);
chair
of Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
22, 1967 (age 76 years, 213
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) —
also known as James L. Buckley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in an elevator at Women's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1923.
Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner)
Buckley.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),
1976 (Republican); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1980; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; took senior
status 1996.
Catholic.
Irish and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull and
Bones.
President, Radio Free
Europe/Radio
Liberty, 1982-85.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Frank Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008) —
also known as William F. Buckley, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1925.
Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner)
Buckley.
Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965.
Catholic.
Irish and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull and
Bones.
Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor of
National Review magazine;
author
and lecturer; host of television
news show "Firing Line"; recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on November 18, 1991.
Died, probably of diabetes
and emphysema,
in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
27, 2008 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner)
Buckley; brother of James
Lane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who married Leo
Brent Bozell); married 1950 to
Patricia Alden Austin Taylor (1926-2007). See Buckley
family of New York and Connecticut. |
| | | Cross-reference: Frederic
R. Coudert, Jr. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Getting
It Right (2003) — God
and Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'
(1951) — Spytime
: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) — Nearer,
My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) — The
Lexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word
Lover (1998) — Airborne
: A Sentimental Journey (1984) — In
Search of Anti-Semitism (1992) — Brothers
No More (1995) — Up
From Liberalism (1959) — The
Committee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities (1962) — Elvis
in the Morning (2001) — Execution
eve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) — Four
reforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) — Gratitude
: reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) —
Nuremberg
: the reckoning (2002) — Overdrive
: a personal documentary (1983) — United
Nations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) — The
unmaking of a mayor (1966) — Ronald
Reagan: An American Hero (2001) |
| | | Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Stained
Glass : A Blackford Oakes Novel (1978) — Marco
Polo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1981) —
Saving
the Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1976) — See
You Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery
(1985) — Tucker's
Last Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1991) — Mongoose,
R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1990) — A
Very Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1994) —
High
Jinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1986) — Who's
on First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1980) — The
Redhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator Joe McCarthy
(1999) |
| | | Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:
John B. Judis, William
F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the
Conservatives |
| | | Critical books about William F. Buckley,
Jr.: David Miller, Chairman
Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. |
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Michael Edmund Butler (1855-1926) —
also known as Michael E. Butler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1855.
Son of Edmund Butler and Margaret (Hannon) Butler.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1883-84; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August 3,
1926 (age 71 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine E. Brosnan. |
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James J. Byrne (1863-1930) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1863.
Son of Richard Byrne and Bridget (Lawrey) Byrne.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1905; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from gallstones,
in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 14,
1930 (age 66 years, 340
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frank J. Caffery (1913-1980) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
30, 1913.
Democrat. Yard foreman for Nickel Plate Railroad;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1941-42, 1949-62;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1942.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Knights
of Equity.
Died in September, 1980
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Joseph Caffrey (1897-1961) —
also known as James J. Caffrey —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
29, 1897.
Son of Patrick Joseph Caffrey and Mary (Cahill) Caffrey.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1945-47; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1946-47.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Durban, South
Africa, March 4,
1961 (age 63 years, 95
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew F. Callahan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1927-28; defeated (Republican), 1924, 1944; candidate in Democratic
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1928 (Republican
primary), 1942 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican primary), 1950
(Republican primary).
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Felix Campbell (1829-1902) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
28, 1829.
Democrat. Engineer;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-91 (4th District 1883-85, 2nd
District 1885-91).
Irish ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1902 (age 73 years, 253
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Timothy John Campbell (1840-1904) —
also known as Timothy J. Campbell —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
January
8, 1840.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1868-73, 1875,
1883; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1884-85; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1885-89, 1891-95 (8th District
1885-89, 1891-93, 9th District 1893-95); defeated (National
Democratic), 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1888.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1904 (age 64 years, 90
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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James Patrick Cannon (1890-1974) —
also known as James P. Cannon —
of New York.
Born in Rosedale (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan., 1890.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1922 (Workers, 10th District), 1928
(20th District); Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1924; Trotskyist Anti-War candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1941.
Irish ancestry.
Became an open supporter of Leon Trotsky's opposition to Stalin about
1928, and was expelled from the Communist Party; became a major
Trotskyist leader and theoretician, and one of the founders of the
Socialist Workers Party. Arrested
in 1941 and charged
under the Smith
Act; convicted
in 1943, and served sixteen months in federal prison.
Died in 1974
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick J. Carley (1866-1936) —
also known as P. J. Carley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
February
2, 1866.
Democrat. Real estate
developer; builder;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1927-35.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1936 (age 70 years, 23
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Henry Cassidy (1858-1927) —
also known as John H. Cassidy —
of Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March 25,
1858.
Son of Michael Cassidy (1825-1898) and Mary (Hulton) Cassidy
(1831-1870).
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southbury, 1906, 1918.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn., May 24,
1927 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles F. Cline (b. 1881) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; electrician;
real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1924-29.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Cloughen (c.1849-1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1849.
Contractor;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1909.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1911 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Father of Robert Cloughen (silver medallist at 1908
Olympics). |
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William T. Collins (c.1886-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Son of Jeremiah Collins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1924;
New
York County Clerk, 1926-28; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928-45; appointed 1928; New
York County Surrogate, 1946-57.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Brightwaters, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Collins; married to Mae Godfrey (died 1960); brother of
Adelaide
Costigan. |
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Frank Comesky (b. 1858) —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
14, 1858.
Son of Owen Comesky and Ann (Magie) Comesky.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Rockland
County District Attorney, 1894; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896,
1900.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Condon —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Son of John J. Condon and Ellen Condon (c.1872-1941).
Republican. Auditor for the New York Central Railroad;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1940-41; defeated, 1935; in December 1940, he
was named
as a conspirator in the indictment of Patrick Fitzgerald, who was
charged with seeking a $3,000 bribe
from pinball operators.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice E. Connolly (1881-1935) —
of Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1881.
Son of Maurice Connolly and Mary Jane Connolly.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1911-28; resigned 1928; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1924;
resigned
as borough president in April, 1928 during an investigation
of a sewer graft scandal;
convicted
in October 1928 of conspiracy to defraud
the city; sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$500; following an unsuccessful appeal, he served the prison
sentence in 1930-31.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
24, 1935 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: 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). |
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Edward T. Corcoran (c.1894-1937) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Mechanicville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., about 1894.
Son of Dominic Corcoran.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
elected delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District 1937,
but died before taking office.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion; Elks; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Rockefeller Institute hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1937 (age about 43
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret M. McCosker. |
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John Daniel Crimmins (1844-1917) —
also known as John D. Crimmins —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1844.
Contractor;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(alternate); National Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York, 1896.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Philanthropist.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1917 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Entombed at Corpus
Christi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Richard Welsted Croker (1841-1922) —
also known as Richard Croker —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; County Dublin, Ireland.
Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland,
November
23, 1841.
Son of Eyre Coote Croker (1800-1881) and Frances Laura (Welsted)
Croker (1807-1894).
Democrat. Railroad
mechanic; charged
with the murder
of a political enemy in 1874; tried and
found not guilty; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1888,
1892.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall from 1886 until 1901.
Suffered exposure during a snowstorm,
was ill for months, and subsequently died, in County Dublin, Ireland,
April
29, 1922 (age 80 years, 157
days).
Original interment at Glencairn
House Grounds, County Dublin, Ireland; reinterment in 1939 at Kilgobbin
Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland.
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Relatives: Son
of Eyre Coote Croker (1800-1881) and Frances Laura (Welsted) Croker
(1807-1894); married, November
1, 1873, to Elizabeth Frazer (1853-1914); married, November
26, 1914, to Bula Benton Edmonson (1884-1957). |
| | | Cross-reference: Henry
Woltman |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, February 1902 |
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William Cronin (c.1863-1963) —
also known as Will Cronin —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Waterford, Ireland,
about 1863.
Democrat. Chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, of cancer, in
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March 10,
1963 (age about 100
years).
Interment at Holy
Hope Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
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Peter J. Crotty (c.1908-1992) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; general
counsel in New York for the United Steelworkers union; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1953; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1954-65; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1958; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 56th District, 1967.
Irish ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Mercy Hospital,
Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 3,
1992 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas F. Cunningham (b. 1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
1846.
Democrat. Contractor;
member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1893.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1898.
Son of Daniel J. Curran and Margaret Mary (Connors) Curran.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1940-58; secretary of
state of New York, 1943-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1958 (age 59 years, 243
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Francis Curry (born c.1874) —
also known as John F. Curry —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1874.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1903-04;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Delany (1860-1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Corporation Counsel, 1904-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-15; died in office 1915.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1915 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April 15,
1859.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English
and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 22,
1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Alexander Samuel Diven (1809-1896) —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Catharine (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., February
10, 1809.
Son of John Diven and Eleanor (Means) Diven.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of George
Miles, and later, of Samuel
G. Hathaway; railroad
promoter; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1843 (Allegany County), 1854 (Chemung County);
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1861-63; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Presbyterian.
Irish and English
ancestry.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 11,
1896 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Son of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson (died 1872) and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Thomas F. Donnelly (1863-1924) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1863.
Son of Thomas Lester Donnelly (actor).
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1896-98; member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1899-1902; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-24; died in office 1924.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
1, 1924 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. Dooling (1893-1937) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1893.
Son of Peter
Joseph Dooling and Mary (Flanagan) Dooling.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
leader of Tammany Hall, 1934-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke, in
Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1937 (age 44 years, 24
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose (Mussen) Gahagan.
Actress
and opera
singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard Downing (1869-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1869.
Son of Charles Downing and Margaret (Oakes) Downing.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-31 (11th District 1917-18, 14th District
1919-31); died in office 1931.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in the Loomis Sanitarium,
Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 25,
1931 (age 61 years, 284
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas Addis Emmet (1764-1827) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
April
24, 1764.
Lawyer;
New
York state attorney general, 1812-13; appointed 1812.
Irish ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1827 (age 63 years, 205
days).
Interment at New
York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; cenotaph at St.
Paul's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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William Temple Emmet (1869-1918) —
also known as William T. Emmet —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 28,
1869.
Son of Richard Stockton Emmet (1821-1902) and Catherine 'Kitty'
(Temple) Emmet (1842-1895).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;
candidate for New York
state senate, 1903; New York State Superintendent of Insurance,
1912-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912;
member, New York State Public Service Commission, 1914-18.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, following an attack of angina
pectoris, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1918 (age 48 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) —
also known as James A. Farley —
of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888.
Son of James Farley and Ellen (Goldrick) Farley.
Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1932;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman, Coca-Cola
Export Corporation, 1940-73.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles; Elks; Redmen; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from cardiac
arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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William W. Farley (1874-1952) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., June 4,
1874.
Son of William Farley (1836-1905) and Bridget Isabella (O'Dea) Farley
(1841-1914).
Democrat. Chair of
Broome County Democratic Party, 1910; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1920,
1924;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1916; New York
Democratic state chair, 1919-21.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 22,
1952 (age 77 years, 353
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate in primary
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Fitzgerald —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate, 1903-06, 1913-14 (11th District 1903-06, 12th
District 1913-14); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1912.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Early Fitzpatrick (1897-1977) —
also known as Paul E. Fitzpatrick —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
25, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1944-45, 1948-50.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1977
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Flynn (1891-1953) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., September
22, 1891.
Son of Henry T. Flynn and Sarah (Mallon) Flynn.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Monroe
Goldwater; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1918-21; Bronx
County Sheriff, 1922-25; chair of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1922-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
New York City Chamberlain, 1926-28; secretary of
state of New York, 1929-39; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1940-43; leader of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1941-53; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1944-45.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, probably from a heart
ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland,
August
18, 1953 (age 61 years, 330
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964) —
also known as "Rebel Girl" —
of New York.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., August 7,
1890.
Communist. Speaker and organizer for
the Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies") in 1906-16; one of
the founders
of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which later expelled
her for being a Communist; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1942 (at-large), 1954 (24th
District); convicted
under the anti-Communist
Smith Act, and sentenced
to three years in prison;
released in 1957; became National Chair of the Communist Party U.S.A.
in 1961.
Female.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Russia,
September
5, 1964 (age 74 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Patrick J. Fogarty (b. 1892) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
July
7, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1938-47 (Bronx County 2nd District 1938-44, Bronx
County 1st District 1945-47).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Helen O'Meara. |
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Michael Patrick Forbes (b. 1952) —
also known as Michael P. Forbes —
of Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 16,
1952.
Staff member for U.S. Sens. Alfonse
M. D'Amato and Connie
Mack; public
relations and marketing business; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1995-2001; defeated,
2000 (Democratic primary), 2000 (Working Families); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Vito John Fossella (b. 1965) —
also known as Vito Fossella —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 9,
1965.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, New York City Council, 1994-97; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1997-2009.
Catholic.
Italian
and Irish ancestry.
In May, 2008, he was arrested
in Alexandria, Virginia, for driving
while intoxicated;
a week later, he admitted to an extramarital
affair with Air Force Lt. Col Laura Fay, and that he was the
father of her 3-year-old child; the scandal
led him to retire from
Congress.
Still living as of 2010.
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William Z. Foster (1881-1961) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
25, 1881.
Communist. Labor
organizer; helped lead steelworkers strike in 1919; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1930; arrested
after a demonstration
in 1930, and jailed
for six months; indicted
on July 20, 1948 under the Smith
Act, and charged
with conspiring to advocate
the overthrow of the government; never tried due to illness.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in a sanatorium
at Moscow, Russia,
September
1, 1961 (age 80 years, 188
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Esther Abramovitch. |
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James J. Frawley (b. 1866) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1866.
Democrat. Plasterer;
builder;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1903-14.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas St. John Gaffney (b. 1864) —
also known as T. St. John Gaffney —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
1864.
Son of Thomas Gaffney.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Dresden, 1905-12; Munich, 1914.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Fannie (Smith) Humphreys. |
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Pauline Galvin (born c.1967) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1967.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 2003.
Female.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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James Hubert Gilmartin (1933-2003) —
also known as James H. Gilmartin; Gil
Gilmartin —
of California.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 2,
1933.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 25th District, 1992, 1994.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Valencia (now part of Santa Clarita), Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 26,
2003 (age 70 years, 24
days).
Interment at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Calif.
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Thomas Francis Gilroy (1840-1911) —
also known as Thomas F. Gilroy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
June
3, 1840.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1888
(alternate), 1896;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1893-94.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
1, 1911 (age 71 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Martin Henry Glynn (1871-1924) —
also known as Martin H. Glynn —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Valatie, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
27, 1871.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; postmaster;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1899-1901; New York
state comptroller, 1907-08; defeated, 1908; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913; Governor of
New York, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1916
(Temporary
Chair), 1924.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Owner and editor of Albany Times-Union newspaper.
First
Catholic governor of New York State.
Committed suicide,
in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
14, 1924 (age 53 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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John William Goff (1848-1924) —
also known as John W. Goff —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1848.
Lawyer;
New York City Recorder, 1895-1906; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-18.
Irish ancestry.
Died November
9, 1924 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis F. Haffen (1854-1935) —
of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., November
6, 1854.
Son of Mathias Haffen and Catherine (Hayes) Haffen.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;
commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),
1893-98; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909; removed from
office by Gov. Charles
Evans Hughes over maladministration
charges,
1909; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Catholic.
German
and Irish ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum; Tammany
Hall.
Haffen Park, Bronx, is named for
him.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
25, 1935 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Caroline Kurz. |
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Edward Patrick Hagan (1846-1893) —
also known as Edward P. Hagan; Eddy Hagan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1846.
Son of Mary (Powell) Hagan.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1879-80,
1885-89; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1892-93; died in office 1893.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a laparotomy for an intestinal
obstruction, in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1893 (age 47 years, 19
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Son of John D. Hague and Maragaret (Fagen) Hague.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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James Joseph Heffernan (1888-1967) —
also known as James J. Heffernan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1888.
Democrat. Architect;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-53 (5th District 1941-45, 11th
District 1945-53).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1967 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Leo J. Hickey (born c.1889) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1934-37.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Smithwick Hogan (1902-1974) —
also known as Frank S. Hogan; "Mr.
Integrity" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., January
17, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1941-73; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1958.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, following lung
cancer surgery and a stroke, in
St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 2,
1974 (age 72 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman A. Holmes (b. 1858) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Worked in railway
construction and as superintendent of foundries;
vice-president, Romeo Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1917-20.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James P. Hooley (b. 1855) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, July 12,
1855.
Son of Morgan Hooley and Mary Margaret (Coffey) Hooley.
Iron
molder; organizer for
the Knights of Labor; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1884-85.
Irish ancestry.
Interment at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.
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James Henry Hyer (1903-1956) —
also known as James H. Hyer; Jimmy Hyer —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., March 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Died, from an acute
myocardial infarct, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 7,
1956 (age 53 years, 30
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
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John F. Hylan (1868-1936) —
also known as "Red Mike" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., April 20,
1868.
Son of Thomas H. Hylan.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1925.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1936 (age 67 years, 267
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) —
also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe
Kennedy —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
6, 1888.
Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929).
Supervisor of the shipyard
at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker;
owner and financier of movie
studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created
Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., November
18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October
7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995; daughter of John
Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard
J. Whalen, The
Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power,
Wealth, and Family Ambition |
| | | Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy:
Ronald Kessler, The
Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He
Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph
P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an
American Myth |
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Robert Charles Killough, Jr. (1906-1961) —
also known as Robert C. Killough, Jr. —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.; Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., November
8, 1906.
Son of Robert C. Killough (1880-1914) and Anna E. (Iverson) Killough
(1883-1941).
Republican. Lawyer;
exempted from military service because childhood polio resulted in atrophy
of lower leg muscles and feet, though he learned to walk almost
normally using orthopedic shoes; candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1930; Assistant
Commissioner for Professional Education, New York State Education
Department.
Presbyterian.
Irish and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of cancer, in
Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y., November
14, 1961 (age 55 years, 6
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, April 3,
1937, to Margaret Agnes Casey (1908-1994). |
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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, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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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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Edward V. Loughlin (1894-1969) —
also known as Ed Loughlin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1964;
leader of
New York County Democratic Party, 1944-47.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Brookhaven Memorial Hospital,
East Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
18, 1969 (age 75 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Madge Lessing. |
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Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) —
also known as Walter A. Lynch —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Son of Joseph B. Lynch and Katherine (Joyce) Lynch.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,
23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; New York
Democratic state chair, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
10, 1957 (age 63 years, 65
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Daniel Magone, Jr. (1829-1904) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
26, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876,
1884;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1886-89.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., September
4, 1904 (age 75 years, 222
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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John J. Mangan (1908-1988) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, October
1, 1908.
Son of Patrick Mangan and Bridget (Corr) Mangan (died 1961).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1951-55;
resigned 1955; New York City Municipal Court Justice, appointed 1955;
later, Judge of District Civil Court.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
14, 1988 (age 80 years, 74
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) —
also known as Mike Mansfield —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 16,
1903.
Son of Patrick Mansfield and Josephine (O'Brien) Mansfield.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining engineer;
university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1996,
2000;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1977-88.
Irish ancestry. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., October
5, 2001 (age 98 years, 203
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas J. Manton (1932-2006) —
of Woodside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1985-99 (9th District 1985-93, 7th
District 1993-99); Presidential Elector for New York, 2000;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Calvary Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 22,
2006 (age 73 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) —
also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the
Sugar Trust" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1849.
Democrat. Cooper;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;
member of New York
state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th
District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years.
Died, from intestinal
degeneration, complicated by appendicitis
and myocarditis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | | Relatives: Married to Kate Hogan (died
1883). |
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John Henry McCooey (1864-1934) —
also known as John H. McCooey; "Tammany's Uncle
John" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1864.
Son of John H. McCooey and Anna (Hanlon) McCooey.
Democrat. Shipyard
worker; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1909; chair of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1910-34; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1933-34; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of myocarditis,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
21, 1934 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Malachy Gerard McCourt (b. 1931) —
also known as Malachy McCourt —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
20, 1931.
Green. Actor;
writer;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 2006.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Owen McGivern (c.1911-1998) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1911.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1939-50 (New York County 5th District 1939-44,
New York County 3rd District 1945-50); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958-76; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1965; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1967-76.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in New York University Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1998 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell) McKone
(1842-1907).
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist.
Irish ancestry. Member, Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of Samuel
Bell; son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell)
McKone (1842-1907); married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend (1869-1937). |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual,
1911 |
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Thomas J. McManus (b. 1864) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 4,
1864.
Democrat. Contractor;
member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93, 1903-05 (New York County 17th District
1892, New York County 18th District 1893, New York County 15th
District 1903-05); member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1907-12.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank H. McPhillips (b. 1848) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chili, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 8,
1848.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1913-14; defeated, 1918, 1922, 1924; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Meany (1894-1980) —
Born in City Island, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
16, 1894.
Son of Michael Meany.
Plumber;
president,
American Federation of Labor, 1952-55; president,
AFL-CIO, 1955-79.
Irish ancestry.
Died January
10, 1980 (age 85 years, 147
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 19,
1879.
Son of James Mitchel and Mary (Purroy) Mitchel.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of George
V. Mullan, 1902-13; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1913; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated in primary, 1917; on
April 17, 1914, at Park Row, New York, he was shot
at by an M. P. Mahoney, an unemployed carpenter; the bullet
missed the mayor, but struck and wounded Frank L. Polk, the city's
Corporation Counsel.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Killed in a plane
crash during World War
I military training, at Gerstner Field, near Holmwood, Calcasieu
Parish, La., July 6,
1918 (age 38 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George John Mitchell (b. 1933) —
also known as George J. Mitchell —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
20, 1933.
Son of George John Mitchell and Mary (Saad) Mitchell.
Democrat. Lawyer; aide
to U.S. Sen. Edmund
Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's
vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in
1972; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1974; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1996,
2000,
2004;
chairman, Walt
Disney Company (major movie
studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC television
network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 2008.
Catholic.
Lebanese
and Irish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Daniel Eugene Moore —
also known as Daniel E. Moore —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in County Queens (now County Laois), Ireland.
Owner of sash, door, and blind factory;
mayor
of Geneva, N.Y., 1902-03.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.
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Bruce Andrew Morrison (b. 1944) —
also known as Bruce A. Morrison —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
8, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1983-91.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Morrissey (1831-1878) —
also known as "Old Smoke" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
February
12, 1831.
Son of Timothy Morrissey.
Democrat. Champion heavyweight
boxer of the U.S. in 1852-59; proprietor of gambling houses; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1867-71; member of New York
state senate, 1876-78 (4th District 1876-77, 7th District 1878);
died in office 1878.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died at Adelphi Hotel,
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 1,
1878 (age 47 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) —
also known as Pat Moynihan —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Pindars Corners, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March 16,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; political
scientist; university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960
(alternate), 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000;
U.S. Ambassador to India, 1973-75; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1975-76; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1977-.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of infection
from a ruptured appendix,
in Washington,
D.C., March 26,
2003 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Francis Murphy (1858-1924) —
also known as Charles F. Murphy; "Silent
Charlie" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1858.
Son of John M. Murphy.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1904,
1912,
1916,
1920;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall from 1902 to 1924.
Died April 25,
1924 (age 65 years, 310
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Murphy; father of Mabel Graham Murphy (who married James
A. Foley). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, October 1902 |
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Thomas F. Murphy (c.1906-1995) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1951.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
As assistant U.S. attorney in New York in 1949-50, he was assigned to
be the lead prosecutor in the trial of Alger Hiss. In 1950-51, he
served as New York City Police Commissioner.
Died, in a nursing
home at Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1995 (age about 89
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of "Fireman" Murphy (professional baseball player
with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox). |
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Lawrence J. Murray, Jr. (1910-2000) —
of Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Pearl River, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, June 20,
1910.
Son of Lawrence J. Murray (born 1874) and Emma (Brennan) Murray.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1938-40; removed 1940; charged,
in January 1940, with embezzling
$49,102 from Miss May Dunnigan, his mentally incompetent law client
(also sister-in-law to U.S. Postmaster General James
A. Farley); the money was lost in gambling
on horse races; tried, convicted
on all counts, and hence automatically disbarred
and removed from
office; sentenced
to five to ten years in prison;
his sentence was commuted in 1942; arrested
in 1952, along with other bookmakers, for illegally taking
bets.
Irish ancestry.
Died March 15,
2000 (age 89 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Francis Neylan (1885-1960) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; counsel to, and close associate of, William
Randolph Hearst; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920;
member, University of California Board of Regents, 1928-55; candidate
for Presidential Elector for California, 1940.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a pulmonary
condition, in University Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., August
19, 1960 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Duncan T. O'Brien (1895-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 28,
1895.
Son of Dr. Michael C. O'Brien.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Amelia Island Fig Preserving
Company; insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1923-38.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Redmen.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, September
14, 1938 (age 43 years, 170
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) —
also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien; Larry
O'Brien —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 17,
1917.
Son of Lawrence F. O'Brien, Sr. and Myra (Sweeney) O'Brien.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster
Furcolo, 1948-50; public
relations business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office was
the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner, National Basketball
Association, 1975-84.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, of cancer, in
New
York Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1990 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Charles O'Conor (1804-1884) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1804.
Son of Thomas O'Conor (1770-1855).
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1853-54; senior
counsel for Jefferson
Davis during his treason trial; as special deputy attorney
general for New York State, was counsel for the prosecution in the
trial of William
M. Tweed; Straight Out Democratic candidate for President
of the United States, 1872.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., May 12,
1884 (age 80 years, 129
days).
Entombed at St.
Patrick's Old Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Luke O'Reilly (b. 1862) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
10, 1862.
Son of Luke O'Reilly and Margaret (Fitzpatrick) O'Reilly.
Democrat. Printer;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1930-34; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Elmer Pataki (b. 1945) —
also known as George Pataki —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 24,
1945.
Son of Louis P. Pataki (1912-1996) and Margaret (Lagana) Pataki.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Peekskill, N.Y., 1981-84; member of New York
state assembly 91st District, 1985-92; member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1993-94; Governor of
New York, 1995-2006; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 2004.
Catholic.
Hungarian,
Irish, and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John K. Patton (b. 1856) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
1, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Dow
Vroman; member of New York
state assembly, 1898-1907 (Erie County 7th District 1898-1906,
Erie County 8th District 1907).
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene A. Philbin (1857-1920) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 24,
1857.
Son of Stephen Philbin and Eliza (McGoldrick) Philbin.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1900; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-20; appointed 1913;
died in office 1920.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 14,
1920 (age 62 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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George Washington Plunkitt (1842-1924) —
also known as George W. Plunkitt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
17, 1842.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1869-70;
member of New York
state senate, 1884-87, 1892-93, 1899-1904 (11th District 1884-87,
1892-93, 17th District 1899-1904).
Irish ancestry.
Died November
19, 1924 (age 82 years, 2
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Henry D. Purroy (c.1848-1903) —
of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born about 1848.
Son of John B. Purroy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896;
New
York County Clerk, 1893.
Spanish
and Irish ancestry.
Died in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
22, 1903 (age about 55
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard J. Riordan (b. 1930) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 1,
1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1993-2001; candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 2002.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Lawyer;
orator;
as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, he
prosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor union
leaders; Judiciary candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1967.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928) —
also known as Thomas F. Ryan —
of Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oak Ridge, Nelson
County, Va.
Born in Nelson
County, Va., October
17, 1851.
Son of George Ryan and Lucinda (Fortune) Ryan.
Democrat. Financier;
organizer and consolidator of streetcar
companies in New York City; owned controlling interest in Equitable
Life
Assurance Society; co-founder, American Tobacco
Company; engaged in mining
development in Africa; one of the richest men in America at the time;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1904,
1912.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1928
(age about
76 years).
Entombed at Oak
Ridge Estate, Nelson County, Va.
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Joseph T. St. Lawrence (b. 1913) —
of Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Sayville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August 9,
1913.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
New
York state assembly, 1965-68 (Rockland County 1965, 105th
District 1966, 94th District 1967-68).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite Clinton Downey. |
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John Stephen Shea (d. 1944) —
also known as John S. Shea; "The
Sheriff" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1908,
1916.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1944.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Francis Sheehan (1859-1917) —
also known as William F. Sheehan; "Blue-Eyed
Billy" —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner with Charles
F. Tabor, from 1883, Alton
B. Parker, 1905-12, Edward
W. Hatch, 1905-15, and George
L. Ingraham, 1916-17; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1885-91; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1891; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1889-93; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1891, 1896; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1892-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1892,
1912;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from kidney
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 14,
1917 (age 57 years, 128
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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James C. Sheridan (1896-1983) —
also known as Jim Sheridan —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
14, 1896.
Democrat. Chair of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1983 (age 86 years, 138
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) —
also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The
Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby";
"The King of Oliver Street"; "The First
Citizen" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1873.
Son of Alfred Emanuel Smith and Catherine (Mulvihill) Smith.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915;
Governor
of New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1920,
1932;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1928; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Irish, German,
and Italian
ancestry.
Died October
4, 1944 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.; statue at Alfred
E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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James E. Smith (d. 1935) —
also known as "The Stormy Petrel" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Son of Edward Smith and Bridget (Moynihan) Smith.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1899-1902;
assistant district attorney, New York County, 1910-22.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 18,
1935.
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Smith and Bridget (Moynihan) Smith; married to Sarah Quinn
(daughter of John
Quinn). |
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Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) —
also known as Christopher D. Sullivan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District
1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1940-41.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his office at
the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 3,
1942 (age 72 years, 20
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) —
also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker;
"Beau James"; "The Night
Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881.
Son of William
H. Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer; songwriter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks.
Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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William H. Walker —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93 (New York County 9th District 1892, New
York County 8th District 1893).
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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