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Edward J. Amann, Jr. (b. 1925) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1952;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-73 (Richmond County 1st District 1953-65,
65th District 1966, 59th District 1967-72, 61st District 1973).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Catholic War Veterans.
Still living as of 1973.
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Owen M. Begley (1906-1981) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., May 16,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1932; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1947-52; member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1957-65.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Catholic War Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Died in September, 1981
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John James Bennett (1894-1967) —
also known as John J. Bennett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1894.
Son of John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; New York
state attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Catholic War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as Deputy
Mayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,
Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of the
New York City Planning Commission.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
4, 1967 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Catholic War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October
16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane
crash (age 58 years, 244
days); apparently the wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas H. Brown (1908-1992) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
April
8, 1908.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Rensselaer
County Treasurer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1949-59.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Catholic War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died March 25,
1992 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Viola Smith. |
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Thomas Leo Brown (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas L. Brown —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
10, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 57th District, 1967-70; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1975-90; defeated, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic War Veterans; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1990.
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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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Hugh Leo Carey (1919-2011) —
also known as Hugh L. Carey —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 11,
1919.
Son of Dennis J. Carey and Margaret (Collins) Carey.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1961-75 (12th District 1961-63,
15th District 1963-75); Governor of
New York, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August 7,
2011 (age 92 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph W. Chinnici (b. 1919) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Rosenhayn, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 28,
1919.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 1st District, 1972-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Rotary; Elks;
Catholic War Veterans.
Still living as of 1976.
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Robert J. Cronin (1915-1986) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born June 23,
1915.
Democrat. College
professor; candidate for New York
state senate 39th District, 1958; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1970-77.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic War Veterans.
Died December
12, 1986 (age 71 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Cuite (b. 1913) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 4,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (8th District 1953-54, 13th District
1955-58).
Member, Elks;
Catholic War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Joseph Dalessandro (b. 1918) —
also known as Peter J. Dalessandro —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., May 19,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1947-57 (35th District 1947-54, 36th District
1955-57); resigned 1957.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Amvets;
Catholic War Veterans; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action near Kalterherberg, Germany, December 22,
1944.
Still living as of 1957.
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Eligio de la Garza II (b. 1927) —
also known as E. 'Kika' de la Garza —
of Mission, Hidalgo
County, Tex.; McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Mercedes, Hidalgo
County, Tex., September
22, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1952-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1965-97.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Catholic War Veterans; Kiwanis;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Edward Joseph Derwinski (b. 1926) —
also known as Edward J. Derwinski —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
15, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 24th District, 1957-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1959-83; U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Amvets;
Catholic War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Kiwanis;
Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lawrence DiPrima (b. 1910) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 24,
1910.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1963-65, 1965-67, 1967-83,
1983-85.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Catholic War Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John V. Downey —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1937-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (3rd District 1944, 6th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic War Veterans; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., about 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J.
F. McElwain Shoe
Company; secretary-treasurer,
New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate in primary for mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1963.
Catholic.
Member, Catholic War Veterans; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Foresters.
Dupont Pool, a public swimming pool in Manchester, is named for
him.
Suffered a heart
attack at his home, and was dead on arrival at Notre Dame Hospital,
Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
12, 1963 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Relatives:
Married to Laurette E. Prince. |
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Zolton A. Ferency (1922-1993) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1922.
Son of John Ferency and Mary (Jankovics) Ferency.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,
Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to
Gov. John
B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human
Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham
County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Catholic War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 23,
1993 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Summit
Cemetery, Williamston, Mich.
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William J. Ferrall —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-66 (Kings County 8th District 1963-65, 62nd
District 1966); resigned 1966; member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (24th District 1966, 22nd District 1967-70).
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Catholic War Veterans.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen T. Delaney. |
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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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William Thomas Granahan (1895-1956) —
also known as William T. Granahan —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 26,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1945-47, 1949-56;
defeated, 1946; died in office 1956.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Catholic War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., May 25,
1956 (age 60 years, 304
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Robert James Huber (1922-2001) —
also known as Robert J. Huber —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Michigan Chrome and Chemical
Inc.; mayor of
Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; American
Legion; Catholic War Veterans.
Died, of cancer, in
Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April 23,
2001 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
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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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Daniel Joseph McCauley, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Daniel J. McCauley —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1917.
Son of Daniel Joseph McCauley and Catherine Marie (Morris) McCauley.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1952; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1960-61.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic War Veterans; Union
League.
Still living as of 1972.
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Thomas J. McInerney (b. 1924) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 12,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hearing aid
sales and service business; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-77 (Westchester County 1st District 1965,
98th District 1966, 87th District 1967-77).
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic War Veterans; American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
Still living as of 1977.
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Thomas James McIntyre (1915-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. McIntyre —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H., February
20, 1915.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Laconia 1st Ward,
1938; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Laconia, N.H., 1949-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1962-79; defeated, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Catholic War Veterans; Grange; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1992
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony J. Mercorella —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (93rd District 1966, 85th District
1967-72).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic War Veterans.
Still living as of 1972.
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Married to Marie DeLucia. |
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Martin Charles Mihm (1898-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Mihm —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 5,
1898.
Son of Martin Mihm and Kate (Artz) Mihm.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1934; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1936-62 (Allegheny County 7th
District 1936-54, Allegheny County 11th District 1955-62).
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic War Veterans.
Died June 1,
1967 (age 68 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank D. O'Connor (b. 1909) —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
20, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1949-52, 1955 (6th District 1949-52, 8th District
1955); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; American
Legion; Catholic War Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul E. Provost (1915-1998) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
5, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state senate 18th District; elected 1956.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in St. Raphael Hospital,
New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 2,
1998 (age 83 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Stanley J. Pryor (born c.1925) —
of Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born about 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-68 (32nd District 1966, 30th District
1967-68).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic War Veterans; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1968.
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Paul Peter Rao (b. 1899) —
also known as Paul P. Rao —
Born in Prizzi, Italy,
June
15, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1948.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic War Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Bernard Rooney (b. 1925) —
also known as Fred B. Rooney —
of Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., November
6, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1959-63; resigned 1963; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1963-79;
defeated, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic War Veterans.
Still living as of 1998.
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William G. Suzore (b. 1926) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newport, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1926.
Son of Simon Suzore and Helen (Craven) Suzore.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
17th District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Exchange
Club; Catholic War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Eagles; Moose.
Still living as of 1962.
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George F. Torsney (b. 1896) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; trucking and
warehousing business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1933-37, 1939-42.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic War Veterans; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Vaughan (born c.1908) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., about 1908.
Republican. Played professional
football with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1930s; investigator;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1953-58 (Allegheny
County 8th District 1947-48, 1953-54, Allegheny County 12th District
1955-58); defeated, 1960 (Allegheny County 12th District), 1964
(Allegheny County 1st District); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964,
1972.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Knights
of Equity; American
Legion; Amvets;
Catholic War Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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