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Irish ancestry Politicians in Kansas

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Clara Boyle; married to Genevieve Hayde.
  See also Wikipedia article
James P. Cannon James Patrick Cannon (1890-1974) — also known as James P. Cannon — of New York. Born in Rosedale (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte County, Kan., 1890. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1922 (Workers, 10th District), 1928 (20th District); Workers candidate for Governor of New York, 1924; Trotskyist Anti-War candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1941. Irish ancestry. Became an open supporter of Leon Trotsky's opposition to Stalin about 1928, and was expelled from the Communist Party; became a major Trotskyist leader and theoretician, and one of the founders of the Socialist Workers Party. Arrested in 1941 and charged under the Smith Act; convicted in 1943, and served sixteen months in federal prison. Died in 1974 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
  Books about James P. Cannon: Bryan D. Palmer, James P. Cannon and the Origins of the American Revolutionary Left, 1890-1928
  Image source: The Militant, July 2, 1956
  Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) — also known as M. L. Essick; "Old Man Eloquent" — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Ohio, February 20, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880; candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District, 1896. Scottish, German, and Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., September 19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Essick and Grizella (Todd) Essick; married to the sister-in-law of Washington Irving Howard; married 1858 to Ellen L. Rowley.
  Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.
  Thomas Francis Lillis (1861-1938) — also known as Thomas F. Lillis — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan. Born in Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., March 3, 1861. Republican. Catholic priest; bishop of Leavenworth, Kans. (1905-10) and Kansas City, Mo. (1913-38); offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1928. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., December 29, 1938 (age 77 years, 301 days). Entombed at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of James Lillis and Margaret (Jordan) Lillis.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Mahoney (1869-1952) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 13, 1869. Pressman; labor leader; Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota; founder and editor, Minnesota Union Advocate newspaper, 1920-32; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., August 17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) — also known as Terry Scanlon — Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., July 26, 1931. Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant franchises, a beer distributorship, and was publisher of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas Democratic state chair, 1977-79. Irish ancestry. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., January 15, 1992 (age 60 years, 173 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio; Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Born in Mt. Olivet, Belmont County, Ohio, February 24, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of Ohio, 1838-40, 1842-44; defeated, 1840; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1844-45; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1853-55; defeated, 1832; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1855-56, 1856; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1876. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan., August 30, 1877 (age 75 years, 187 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of George David Shannon and Jane (Milligan) Shannon; brother of George F. Shannon, Thomas Shannon and James Shannon; married, November 30, 1825, to Elizabeth Ellis; married, November 27, 1832, to Sarah Osbun; granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker.
  Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary
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