Knights of Columbus
in New York Politician members
Fred John Ackel (b. 1927) — also known as Fred J.
Ackel — of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla. Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., March 28,
1927. Son of Fred Ackel and Anna (Azar) Ackel; married, July 15,
1950, to Mildred Evelyn Krause. Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; Knights of Columbus. Still living
as of 1967.
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.
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.
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.
James A. Corcoran — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1940-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (9th District 1944, 10th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946. Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1946.
Henry M. Curran — of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Pennsylvania. Republican.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1961-65; member of New York
state senate, 1966-68 (4th District 1966, 3rd District 1967-68).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1968.
Louis F. DeSalvio (d. 2004) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y. Married to Elvira Mongillo. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1941-77 (New York County 2nd District 1941-65,
66th District 1966, 60th District 1967-72, 62nd District 1973-77). Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Columbus. Died in 2004.
Burial
location unknown.
James H. Donovan (1923-1990) — of Chadwicks, Oneida
County, N.Y. Born in Marcy, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
12, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1966-90 (51st District 1966, 46th District 1967-82,
47th District 1983-90); died in office 1990; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Represented Oneida
County in the New York State Senate longer than any other senator in
the history of the county. Died, of colon
cancer, in Chadwicks, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
31, 1990. Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y.
Francis J. Mahoney — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1943-57 (13th District 1943-44, 19th District
1945-54, 25th District 1955-57). Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1957.