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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe Biden;
"Sleepy Joe" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
20, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009; resigned 2009; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1988,
2008;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice
President of the United States, 2009-17; President
of the United States, 2021-.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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William Marshall Boyle Jr. (1903-1961) —
also known as William M. Boyle, Jr.; Bill
Boyle —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
2, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Director, Kansas City Police,
1939; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1949-51; investigated
in 1951 by the Senate Investigating Committee over his acceptance of
fees from the American Lithifold Corporation of St. Louis, in return
for using his influence
as Democratic national chair to obtain loans for the company from the
U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation; claimed to have been
vindicated, but ultimately resigned
under fire.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
30, 1961 (age 58 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clara Boyle; married to Genevieve Hayde. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) —
also known as David C. Broderick —
of New York; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1820.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1846; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state senate, 1850-52; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1851-52; U.S.
Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859.
Irish ancestry.
Mortally
wounded in a duel on
September 13, 1859 with David
S. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and died
in San
Francisco, Calif., September
16, 1859 (age 39 years, 224
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Angela Marie Buchanan (b. 1948) —
also known as Bay Buchanan —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1948.
Republican. Treasurer for Ronald
Reagan's presidential campaigns, 1976-84; treasurer of the United
States, 1981-83; television
commentator; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1988;
candidate for California
state treasurer, 1990.
Female.
Catholic;
later Mormon.
Irish, English,
and German
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Patrick Joseph Buchanan (b. 1938) —
also known as Patrick J. Buchanan; Pat Buchanan;
"Pitchfork Pat" —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
2, 1938.
Advisor and speechwriter
to President Richard
Nixon and Vice President Spiro
Agnew; communications director for President Ronald
Reagan; newspaper
columnist,
radio and
television commentator; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1992,
1996;
Reform candidate for President
of the United States, 2000.
Catholic.
Irish, English,
and German
ancestry. Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Still living as of 2020.
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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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Michael Everett Capuano (b. 1952) —
also known as Mike Capuano —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
9, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1990-98; defeated, 1979, 1981; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1999-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2009.
Catholic.
Italian
and Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924) —
also known as Maurice F. Egan —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 24,
1852.
University
professor; author;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1907-17.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1924 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Interment at Old
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Charles Fahy (1892-1979) —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., August
27, 1892.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general counsel, National
Labor Relations Board, 1935; U.S. Solicitor General, 1941-45; legal
advisor to the military government of Germany, 1945-46; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-67.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1979 (age 87 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Philip Bracken Fleming (1887-1955) —
also known as Philip B. Fleming —
of Washington,
D.C.; New Hampshire.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
15, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the
U.S. Army during World War II; head of Federal Works Agency and of
Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1951-53.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of cancer,
in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1955 (age 67 years, 356
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Arthur Radcliffe Getty (1861-1919) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in London, England,
1861.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; musician; lyricist;
poet;
Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Chicago,
Ill., 1896-1901.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
6, 1919 (age about 58
years).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Gibson Getty and Emily (Crossley) Getty; married, July 26,
1919, to Marie Reid. |
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Andrew Gleason (1834-1906) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Scariff, County Clare, Ireland,
November
29, 1834.
Republican. Contractor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia,
1884
(alternate), 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions
Committee).
Irish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
16, 1906 (age 72 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick J. Gleason and Margaritta Gleason; married to Ellen
Lynch. |
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John Hancock (1737-1793) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk
County, Mass., January
23, 1737.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1775-78; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1780-85, 1787-93; died in office 1793; received 4
electoral votes, 1789.
Congregationalist.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
8, 1793 (age 56 years, 258
days).
Interment at Old
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. John Hancock and Mary (Hawke) Hancock; married, August
28, 1775, to Dorothy 'Dolly'(Quincy) Scott. |
| | | Hancock counties in Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Miss., Ohio, Tenn. and W.Va. are
named for him. |
| | | The town
of Hancock,
Massachusetts, is named for
him. — Mount
Hancock, in the White Mountains, Grafton
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS John Hancock (built 1941 at Portland,
Oregon; torpedoed and lost in the Caribbean
Sea, 1942) was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National Governors
Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about John Hancock: Harlow Giles
Unger, John
Hancock : Merchant King and American Patriot — Harlow
Giles Unger, John
Hancock: Merchant King & American Patriot |
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Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) —
also known as Robert E. Hannegan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 30,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
speaker, 1944;
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1944-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. Louis
Cardinals baseball
team, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died suddenly from a heart
ailment, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
6, 1949 (age 46 years, 98
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan; married, November
14, 1929, to Irma Protzmann. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Truman
Library |
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Patrick Henry Kelley (1867-1925) —
also known as Patrick H. Kelley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., October
7, 1867.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law
partner of Seymour
H. Person; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1901-05; appointed 1901; resigned 1905;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1907-10; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1913-23 (at-large 1913-15, 6th
District 1915-23); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1925 (age 57 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-2009) —
also known as Edward M. Kennedy; Ted Kennedy;
"Lion of the Senate" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born, in St. Margaret's Hospital,
Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
22, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009; died in office 2009;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Pleaded
guilty to leaving
the scene of an accident after his car plunged off the Dike
Bridge, on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing
passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, on July 18, 1969.
Died, from brain
cancer, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
25, 2009 (age 77 years, 184
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Robert
Francis Kennedy and Jean
Kennedy Smith; married, November
30, 1958, to Virginia Joan Bennett (divorced 1982); married, July 3,
1992, to Victoria Anne Reggie (daughter of Edmund
M. Reggie); married, November
29, 1958, to Virginia
Joan Bennett (born 1936); father of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); uncle of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. and Mark
Kennedy Shriver; grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: Murray
M. Chotiner |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Edward M. Kennedy: True
Compass: A Memoir (2009) |
| | | Books about Edward M. Kennedy: Adam
Clymer, Edward
M. Kennedy: A Biography — Richard E. Burke, The
Senator : My Ten Years With Ted Kennedy — Peter S.
Canellos, Last
Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy |
| | | Critical books about Edward M. Kennedy:
Bernard Goldberg, 100
People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is
#37) — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince, The
Kennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
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Patrick Joseph Leahy (b. 1940) —
also known as Patrick J. Leahy —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., March
31, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chittenden
County State's Attorney, 1966-75; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1975-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Vermont, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Irish and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) —
also known as Mike Mansfield —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1903.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining engineer;
university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; defeated in
primary, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1988,
1996,
2000;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1977-88.
Irish ancestry. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., October
5, 2001 (age 98 years, 203
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
10, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District
1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Terence R. McAuliffe (b. 1957) —
also known as Terry McAuliffe —
of Washington,
D.C.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1957.
Democrat. Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2001-05; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of Virginia, 2014-18; defeated in primary, 2009.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) —
also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean
Gene" —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Watkins, Meeker
County, Minn., March
29, 1916.
Democrat. School
teacher; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1968,
1972,
1992;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent).
Catholic.
Irish and German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Kappa Theta.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in the Georgetown Retirement
Residence, Washington,
D.C., December
10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
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Lot Francis McNamara Jr. (1897-1952) —
also known as Lot F. McNamara, Jr. —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., January
10, 1897.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
30, 1952 (age 55 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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George John Mitchell (b. 1933) —
also known as George J. Mitchell —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
20, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund
Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's
vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in
1972; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1974; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; resigned 1980; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chairman, Walt
Disney Company (major movie
studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC television
network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 2008.
Catholic.
Lebanese
and Irish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Brian Patrick Moore (b. 1943) —
also known as Brian P. Moore —
of Washington,
D.C.; Spring Hill, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born June 8,
1943.
Served
in the Peace Corps; candidate for mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1990 (Independent), 1994 (Republican
primary), 1998 (Independent); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 5th District, 2002; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2006; Socialist candidate for President
of the United States, 2008.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Moore and Rose (Cunningham) Moore; married 2003 to Peggy
Espejo. |
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) —
also known as Pat Moynihan —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Pindars Corners, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
16, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; political
scientist; university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960
(alternate), 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000;
U.S. Ambassador to India, 1973-75; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1975-76; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1977-.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of infection
from a ruptured appendix,
in Washington,
D.C., March
26, 2003 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jeremiah Henry Murphy (1835-1893) —
also known as Jeremiah H. Murphy; Jerrie
Murphy —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
13, 1835.
Democrat. Mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1873-74, 1879-80; member of Iowa state
legislature, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1883-87.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1893 (age 58 years, 300
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
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Martin Joseph O'Malley (b. 1963) —
also known as Martin J. O'Malley —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born, in Georgetown Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Maryland
state senate 43rd District, 1990; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Maryland, 2007-15; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 2016.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) —
also known as Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;
"Tip" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
9, 1912.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1937-52; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964;
Honorary Chair, 1984;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District
1953-63, 8th District 1963-87); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1977-87.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1991.
Died, of cardiac
arrest, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
5, 1994 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married, June 17,
1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father of Thomas
P. O'Neill III. |
| | | The O'Neill Tunnel
(opened 2003), which carries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3,
in Boston,
Massachusetts, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Thomas P. O'Neill: Man
of the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip
O'Neill (1989) |
| | | Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: John
Aloysius Farrell, Tip
O' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography —
Chris Matthews, Tip
and the Gipper: When Politics Worked |
| | | Image source: Public Officers of
Massachusetts, 1979-80 |
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Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924) —
also known as Terence Powderly —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., January
22, 1849.
Machinist;
mayor
of Scranton, Pa., 1878-84; one of the founders of
the Knights of Labor; U.S. Commissioner General of Immigration,
1897-1902.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1924 (age 75 years, 154
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Epitaph: "That
is the most perfect government in which an injury to one is the
concern of all." |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, August 1897 |
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