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Armin Ernest Brunn (1860-1909) —
also known as Armin E. Brunn —
of South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
18, 1860.
Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock; elected 1906.
German
and Irish ancestry.
Shot
by his brother, Constantine
F. Brunn, mortally
wounded, and died the next day, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
30, 1909 (age 48 years, 286
days). His sister, Freda Brunn, was also shot, and died
immediately; Constantine shot and killed himself at the scene.
Interment at Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, N.J.
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Constantine Fernow Brunn (1858-1909) —
also known as Constantine F. Brunn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
24, 1858.
Vice-Consul
for Portugal in New
York, N.Y., 1893-96.
German
and Irish ancestry.
According to published
reports, in a sudden fit of rage, perhaps angered because he
wasn't able to reach his wife by telephone, he shot
and killed his sister, Freda Brunn, and his brother, Dr. Armin
Brunn, and then shot himself,
in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
29, 1909 (age 50 years, 340
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Windham County, Conn.
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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.
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 2018.
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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.
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;
ashes interred at St. Bernard Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frank Buckley, Sr. 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. |
| | Political family: 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) — The
Reagan I Knew (2008) |
| | Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Stained
Glass : A Blackford Oakes Novel — Marco
Polo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Saving
the Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — See
You Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Tucker's
Last Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Mongoose,
R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — A
Very Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — High
Jinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Who's
on First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — The
Redhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator Joe
McCarthy |
| | Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:
John B. Judis, William
F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives —
Lee Edwards, William
F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement — Carl T.
Bogus, Buckley:
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American
Conservatism |
| | Critical books about William F. Buckley,
Jr.: David Miller, Chairman
Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. |
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James Patrick Cassidy (1864-1943) —
also known as James P. Cassidy —
of Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Sherman, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
16, 1864.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southbury, 1930.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn., August
6, 1943 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southbury, 1902, 1906, 1910,
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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John Joseph Cavanagh (1864-1957) —
also known as John J. Cavanagh —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn., January
16, 1864.
Democrat. Hat
manufacturer; mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1902-03; mayor
of Norwalk, Conn., 1908-09; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
24, 1957 (age 93 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence Cavanagh and Margaret (Murphy) Cavanagh; married to Agnes
Garvan. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Michael J. Connor (1873-1934) —
of Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., 1873.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Enfield, 1903-08; defeated,
1908, 1912, 1926; candidate for Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1910; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1916.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1934
(age about
61 years).
Interment at New St. Patrick's Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
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Francis Patrick Corrigan (1881-1968) —
also known as Frank P. Corrigan —
of Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 14,
1881.
Physician;
surgeon;
U.S. Minister to El Salvador, 1934-37; Panama, 1937-39; U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, 1939-47.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Assisted with the first
modern blood transfusion, in 1906 at the Cleveland Clinic.
Died, in St. Joseph's Manor home
for the aged, Trumbull, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
21, 1968 (age 86 years, 191
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853-1937) —
also known as Edward F. Dunne —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waterville, Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., October
12, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1892-1905; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1905-07; defeated, 1907, 1911; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
Governor
of Illinois, 1913-17; defeated, 1916.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died May 24,
1937 (age 83 years, 224
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Daniel T. Farrington Jr. (born c.1896) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1896.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1944
(alternate), 1956.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Garvan (born c.1837) —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ireland,
about 1837.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1891-92; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908.
Irish ancestry.
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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James P. Hooley (b. 1855) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, July 12,
1855.
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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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Hooley and Mary Margaret (Coffey) Hooley. |
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Frank P. Hurley (b. 1900) —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 9,
1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Hampden District, 1929-36.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Hurley and Margaret (Shea) Hurley; married, July 6,
1935, to Maura E. Earls. |
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Suzette Agnes Junglas (1873-1962) —
also known as Suzette A. Junglas; Susan Agnes
Berllayette; Mrs. George Junglas —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
April
4, 1873.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1924;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodbridge, 1932.
Female.
French
Canadian and Irish ancestry.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
1, 1962 (age 89 years, 150
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Nazar Amos Berllayette and Bridget (Deegan) Berllayette;
married to George William Junglas. |
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Timothy A. Leary (d. 1946) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Scitico, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 20th District, 1915;
municipal judge in New York, 1919; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-40.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1946.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Leary and Mary (McCarthy) Leary. |
| | Image source: New York Times, April 20,
1946 |
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Frank Logue (1924-2010) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born August
18, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1976-79; defeated in primary, 1979.
Irish ancestry.
Died December
31, 2010 (age 86 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Brian McDermott —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 34th District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 2002.
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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 2014.
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George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992) —
also known as George L. Murphy —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 4,
1902.
Republican. Professional actor
and dancer in
1934-52; appeared in films
such as For Me And My Gal, Battleground; president,
Screen Actors Guild, 1944-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from California, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.
Irish ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild.
Died, of leukemia,
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 3,
1992 (age 89 years, 304
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Thomas Francis Murphy (1905-1995) —
also known as Thomas F. Murphy —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
3, 1905.
Lawyer;
assistant U.S. Attorney; lead prosecutor in two perjury trials of
accused Soviet spy Alger Hiss, 1949-50; Police Commissioner, New York
City, 1950-51; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1951-70;
took senior status 1970.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in a nursing
home at Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1995 (age 89 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mary Teresa Norton (1875-1959) —
also known as Mary T. Norton; Mary Teresa
Hopkins —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 7,
1875.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1920-35; vice-chair of
New Jersey Democratic Party, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(co-chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1948
(chair, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-51 (12th District 1925-33,
13th District 1933-51); New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1932-35, 1940-44; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
First
woman elected to Congress from the eastern U.S.; first
Democratic woman ever to serve.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
2, 1959 (age 84 years, 148
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Joseph F. O'Brien (born c.1861) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Ireland,
about 1861.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1906.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph Phelan (b. 1851) —
also known as John J. Phelan —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in County Wexford, Ireland,
June
24, 1851.
Marble and
granite dealer; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1885-87; Supreme
Knight, Knights of Columbus, 1886-97; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1893-95.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Phelan and Catherine (White) Phelan. |
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Ella Mae Quish (1889-1970) —
also known as Ella M. Quish; Ella Mae
Murphy —
of Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., May 12,
1889.
Probation
officer; first
selectman of Manchester, Connecticut, 1954-57.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in Manchester Memorial Hospital,
Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., July 23,
1970 (age 81 years, 72
days).
Interment at Saint James Cemetery, Manchester, Conn.
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Thomas James Quish Jr. (1889-1954) —
also known as Thomas J. Quish —
of Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March 8,
1889.
Democrat. Postmaster at South
Manchester, Conn., 1913-22; Manchester,
Conn., 1936-42 (acting, 1936-37).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., January
9, 1954 (age 64 years, 307
days).
Interment at Saint James Cemetery, Manchester, Conn.
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Marian Roberts (1902-1980) —
also known as Marian Greene —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
5, 1902.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1928;
member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford; elected 1928.
Female.
Irish ancestry.
Died in West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
4, 1980 (age 78 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jay Bernard Roberts. |
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John B. Sliney (born c.1897) —
of Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1897.
Democrat. Contractor;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Branford, 1920, 1940.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Sliney (b. 1864) —
of Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., April, 1864.
Democrat. Excavation
contractor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Branford; elected 1902.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Spellacy (1880-1957) —
also known as "Long Tom" —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 6,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1907-08, 1911-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(alternate; Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1920,
1924
(delegation chair), 1928,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1915-18; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1922; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1925-29; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1912; resigned 1943;
defeated, 1945; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41; Connecticut
Insurance Commissioner, 1955-57.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Foresters
of America.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Commodore Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Spellacy and Catharine A. (Bourke) Spellacy; married, November
25, 1903, to Nellie Walsh; married to Elizabeth
Gill. |
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Erin Elizabeth Stewart (b. 1987) —
also known as Erin Stewart —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., May 4,
1987.
Republican. Mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 2013-; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 2018.
Female.
Irish and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Timothy T. Stewart (born c.1961) —
also known as Tim Stewart —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1961.
Republican. Mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 2003-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 2011.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Ignatius Augustine Sullivan (1867-1928) —
also known as Ignatius A. Sullivan —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Canton, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
20, 1867.
Democrat. President,
Hartford Central Labor Union; president,
Connecticut Federation of Labor; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1902-04; defeated, 1904; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
11, 1928 (age 60 years, 175
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Sullivan and Catharine Sullivan; married, September
29, 1891, to Sarah A. Clancy. |
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John S. Sullivan (1875-1949) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
18, 1875.
Democrat. Wholesale and
retail fish merchant; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1936-37; defeated, 1937, 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1942.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died April
12, 1949 (age 73 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Laurence Tierney (1876-1958) —
also known as William L. Tierney —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
6, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1931-33; defeated,
1932.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died April
13, 1958 (age 81 years, 250
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Andrew W. Tracy (1846-1917) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Ireland,
1846.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1892; defeated, 1890, 1892; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Meriden, 1900.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., December
10, 1917 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Robert J. White (born c.1884) —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, about 1884.
Democrat. Steelworker;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainville, 1926, 1932.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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