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Robert Raymond Barry (1915-1988) —
also known as Robert R. Barry —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., May 15,
1915.
Son of Ralph Barry and Ethel (Tamanosian) Barry.
Republican. President, Plumas Mining Co.;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-65 (27th District 1959-63,
25th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif., June 14,
1988 (age 73 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Beamish (b. 1869) —
also known as Richard J. Beamish —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
6, 1869.
Son of Francis Allen Beamish and Mary (Loftus) Beamish.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1931-34.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar E. Bland —
of Indiana.
Born in Greene
County, Ind., November
21, 1877.
Son of Joseph Bland and Arminda (Shipman) Bland.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,
1910, 1912, 1922; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.
Member, Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma Nu.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 3,
1951 (age 73 years, 255
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Francis Shunk Brown (b. 1858) —
also known as Francis S. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 9,
1858.
Son of Charles
Brown and Elizabeth (Shunk) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Buckley —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 116th District, 1967-72.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) —
also known as Thomas F. Burchill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 3,
1882.
Son of John Burchill and Mary (Wholey) Burchill.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; member
of New
York state senate 13th District, 1925-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 26,
1955 (age 72 years, 235
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 28,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
legislative assistant, Assemblyman P.
Boice Esser, 1959; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District
1967-82, 84th District 1983-88); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1989-96.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 70 years, 257
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Ramirez. |
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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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Patrick F. Calpin (1872-1948) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Bellevue, Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March 25,
1872.
Son of Patrick M. Calpin.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1903-06; Lackawanna
County Sheriff; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1910.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Suffered a stroke at
Scranton City
Hall, and died later the same day at State Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., December
3, 1948 (age 76 years, 253
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Scranton, Pa.
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Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000) —
also known as Robert P. Casey; Bob Casey;
"Spike" —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
9, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1963-68; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1969-77; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1980; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1987-95; defeated in primary, 1966, 1970, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of amyloidosis
and complications of prostate
cancer, in Mercy Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 30,
2000 (age 68 years, 142
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Lloyd Church (c.1890-1948) —
also known as "Lulu Lloyd" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., about 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935-41, 1942-48; resigned
1941; died in office 1948; candidate for New York City Controller,
1941.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, on board the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Yokohama to
Shanghai, in the North
Pacific Ocean, August 2,
1948 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Father of Lloyd Church, Jr. (Army lieutenant, killed in action in
Europe, 1945). |
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Martin Conboy (1878-1944) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
28, 1878.
Son of Martin Conboy and Bridget (Harlow) Conboy.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933-35.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1944 (age 65 years, 190
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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William F. Condon (b. 1897) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; deputy
sheriff; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;
defeated, 1923; member of New York
state senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District
1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Son of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland (born 1843).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1936;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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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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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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Harry F. Curvin (1898-1979) —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., August
21, 1898.
Son of James H. Curvin and Mary A. (Gillan) Curvin.
Democrat. Painting
contractor; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1931-64; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1941-64;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in May, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund J. Delany (1906-1959) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1906.
Son of John A. Delany and Estelle M. Delany.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1937-42; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
16, 1959 (age 53 years, 7
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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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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Michael Donohoe (1864-1958) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Killeshandra, County Cavan, Ireland,
February
22, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1911-15; candidate
for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1931; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1958 (age 93 years, 329
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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Charles D. Donohue (c.1881-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
member of New York
state assembly, 1913-23 (New York County 9th District 1913-17,
New York County 5th District 1918-23); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-28; died in office 1928.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from acute
indigestion, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1928 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John J. Donovan, Jr. (1913-1955) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1951-55 (24th District 1951-54, 26th District
1955); died in office 1955.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died March 12,
1955 (age 42 years, 26
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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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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Charles J. Druhan (1877-1933) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Son of Thomas L. Druhan and Marcella (Cummings) Druhan.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1926-33; defeated, 1920;
died in office 1933.
Member, Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1933 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas L. Druhan and Marcella (Cummings) Druhan; married to Agnes
Dorman (sister of John
Jay Dorman). |
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George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) —
also known as George H. Earle —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Devon, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1890.
Son of George
Howard Earle, Jr. and Catherine Hansell (French) Earle
(1859-1937).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; sugar
business; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1933-34; Bulgaria, 1940-41; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Elks.
Died December
30, 1974 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Interment at Church
of the Resurrection Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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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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George Randolph Fearon (1883-1976) —
also known as George R. Fearon —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y., March 12,
1883.
Son of George Fearon (1816-1898) and Anna Elizabeth (Charlow) Fearon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1916-20; member
of New
York state senate 38th District, 1921-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., January
2, 1976 (age 92 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Smith Flynn (1885-1966) —
also known as William S. Flynn —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
14, 1885.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1917-22; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1923-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1924; delegate to
Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1933; Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died April 6,
1966 (age 80 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Lester Garey (1891-1953) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
28, 1891.
Son of Eugene Francis Garey and Ellen Frances (O'Boyle) Garey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Butte Copper and Zinc Co. (mining); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died May 20,
1953 (age 61 years, 265
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Joseph Harold Grady (b. 1917) —
also known as J. Harold Grady —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., February
27, 1917.
Mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1959-62; state court judge in Maryland, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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William F. Hagarty (1877-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, June 30,
1877.
Son of Cornelius E. Hagarty and Julia A. (Leary) Hagarty.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, board of managers, Holy Family Hospital;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1923-47; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1927-47.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
30, 1950 (age 72 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1942
to Mary E. McGrath. |
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Edmond Martin Hanrahan (b. 1905) —
also known as Edmond M. Hanrahan —
of West Brightwaters, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
14, 1905.
Son of Martin Hanrahan and Mary (Gorman) Hanrahan.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1946-49; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lamar Hardy (1879-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., May 29,
1879.
Son of Capt. William Harris Hardy and Harriet 'Hattie' (Lott) Hardy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Corporation Counsel, New York City, 1915-17; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935-39.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) —
also known as Martin J. Kennedy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
29, 1892.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; vice-president, Federal Rope
Company; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert K. Killian (1919-2005) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
15, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1967-75; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1975-79.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., June 25,
2005 (age 85 years, 283
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
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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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Abbot Augustus Low (1889-1963) —
also known as A. Augustus Low; Gus Low —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Sabattis, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August 1,
1889.
Son of Abbot Augustus Low (died 1912) and Marian (Ward) Low.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Old Forge Electric
Company, 1928-37; president, Utica Gas and
Electric Company, 1934-36; executive vice-president, Brooklyn
Edison, and vice-president of its successor, Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, electric
utilities; chair of
Hamilton County Republican Party, 1930-42, 1955; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1938;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1963 (age 74 years, 115
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Hamilton County, N.Y.
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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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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Son of George W. Mackey and Isadora (MacCollum) Mackey.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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George Perry Mahoney (b. 1901) —
also known as George P. Mahoney —
of Owings Mills, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
16, 1901.
Son of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney.
Engineer;
construction
executive; real estate
developer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1950; Democratic candidate for
Governor
of Maryland, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1952 (Democratic), 1956 (Democratic), 1958
(Democratic), 1968 (American Independent), 1970 (Democratic primary).
Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney; married, November
24, 1927, to Abigail Catherine O'Donnell (died 1963); married, February
14, 1968, to Ann Matilda Fagg. |
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William McAleer (1838-1912) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), January
6, 1838.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1891-95,
1897-1901; defeated, 1900.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 19,
1912 (age 74 years, 104
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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Frank J. McCourt (1935-2004) —
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., September
17, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-67; member of Maryland
state senate 8th District, 1967-70.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in 2004
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Howard McGrath (1903-1966) —
also known as J. Howard McGrath —
of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.; South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1903.
Son of James J. McGrath and Ida (May) McGrath.
Democrat. Lawyer; real
estate and insurance
business; vice-chair of
Rhode Island Democratic Party, 1928-30; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1932,
1936,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1934-40; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1941-45; resigned 1945; U.S. Solicitor General,
1945-46; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-49; defeated in primary, 1960; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney General, 1949-52.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Kiwanis;
Urban
League; American
Judicature Society; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, apparently of a heart
attack, in Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., September
2, 1966 (age 62 years, 278
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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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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E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 4,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in 1991
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Margaret M. Johnson. |
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John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) —
also known as John P. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
1, 1873.
Son of Patrick O'Brien and Mary E. (Gibbons) O'Brien.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Tammany
Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1951 (age 78 years, 233
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) —
also known as Robert H. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1904.
Son of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien.
Mining engineer;
lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special assistant to Barney
Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures,
and director, Paramount International Films;
when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of
the movie
theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with
American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of
the ABC television
network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie
theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie
studio, 1963-69.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke, in
Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21
days).
Interment somewhere
in Butte, Mont.
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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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N. Taylor Phillips (b. 1868) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1868.
Son of Isaac Phillips and Miriam (Trimble) Phillips.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1898-1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Jewish.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974) —
also known as Peter A. Quinn —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1904.
Son of Patrick Francis Quinn and Margaret Agnes (Manning) Quinn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1936-44; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; municipal judge in New York, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-74.
Catholic.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
23, 1974 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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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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Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. (1900-1994) —
also known as Hugh Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District
1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1948-49; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972
(delegation chair).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Lions; Society
of the Cincinnati; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Chi Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died July 21,
1994 (age 93 years, 252
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kenneth Farrand Simpson (1895-1941) —
also known as Kenneth F. Simpson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1935-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1941; died in office
1941.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Skull and
Bones; American
Legion; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1941 (age 45 years, 266
days).
Interment at Hudson
City Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y.
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Peter P. Smith (c.1877-1960) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933-45; appointed 1933;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1936.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Methodist Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
3, 1960 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr. (1910-1991) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 20,
1910.
Son of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972
(alternate); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of heart
failure in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Laughlin Edward Waters (b. 1914) —
also known as Laughlin E. Waters —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
16, 1914.
Son of Frank Joseph Waters and Ida Pauline (Bauman) Waters.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1946-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1948,
1952;
vice-chair
of California Republican Party, 1950-52; California
Republican state chair, 1952; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1952; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1953-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1963.
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Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) —
also known as Malcolm Wilson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1914.
Son of Charles
Herbert Wilson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44,
Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1959-73; Governor of
New York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 13,
2000 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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