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Edward Austin Burke (1839-1928) —
also known as Edward A. Burke; Edward A.
Burk —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
13, 1839.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; railroad
superintendent; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; importer
and exporter; railway
freight agent; newspaper
editor; Louisiana
state treasurer, 1878-88; engaged in a pistol duel
with Henry J. Hearsey on January 25, 1880; neither man was injured;
in 1882, he was wounded in a duel with C. Harrison Parker; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1884;
in 1889, his successor as state treasurer, William
Henry Pipes, discovered discrepancies in state funds, and accused
Burke of embezzlement;
he was subsequently indicted
by a grand jury; Burke, then in London, chose not to return to
Louisiana, and instead fled
to Honduras, and remained in Central America for the rest of his life.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in the Hotel
Ritz, Tegucigalpa, Honduras,
September
24, 1928 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Interment somewhere in Yuscarán, Honduras.
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Patrick Kelly Downard (born c.1946) —
also known as Kelly Downard —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born about 1946.
Republican. Accountant;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2004;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2006.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Edwin Farley (1842-1929) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Walworth
County, Wis., August
28, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; barrel
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1880
(alternate), 1884;
postmaster at Paducah,
Ky., 1892-93; Kentucky
state treasurer, 1908-12.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
18, 1929 (age 87 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) —
also known as W. E. 'Bill' Flannery —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacobs, Carter
County, Ky., August
6, 1904.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;
died in office 1958; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died in
office 1958.
Methodist.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Logan County
Courthouse, Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 7,
1958 (age 53 years, 213
days).
Interment at Highland
Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery; married 1932 to Mildred
Burton Davis. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Maurice L. Galvin (1872-1940) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., July 9,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th Kentucky District,
1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
25, 1940 (age 68 years, 47
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice Galvin and Ellen Galvin; married, October
17, 1900, to Grace Wilson. |
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Mathew Joseph Hennessey (1876-1970) —
also known as M. J. Hennessey —
of Augusta, Bracken
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March
22, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908,
1932.
Irish and Danish
ancestry.
Died in Augusta, Bracken
County, Ky., August
18, 1970 (age 94 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mathew H. Hennessey and Emma (Johnson) Hennessey; married to Marie
Cook. |
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Edward P. Meany (1854-1938) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 13,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, New Mexico Central and Southern Railway;
one of the organizers of the American Bell
Telephone Company, and counsel to American Telephone and
Telegraph Company; director, Colonial Life
Insurance Company of America; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896,
1900;
chair
of Morris County Democratic Party, 1914.
Irish and English
ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., November
24, 1938 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Augustine Meany and Maria Lavina (Shannon) Meany; married
to Rosalie Behr; married 1923 to Andrie
Chesnal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Congress |
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James E. Murphy (d. 1985) —
also known as Murph Murphy —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964;
Campbell
County Sheriff; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1970.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died, of cancer,
in St. Luke Hospital,
Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., September
29, 1985.
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Presley Neville O'Bannon (1776-1850) —
also known as "The Hero of Deme" —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., 1776.
During the war against the Barbary pirates, as lieutenant, he led a
detachment of U.S. Marines and assorted mercenaries to Deme, in North
Africa, in 1805, to rescue an American crew held captive by the Pasha
of Tripoli; the words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymn
commemorate these events; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1812, 1817, 1820-21; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1824-26.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Henry
County, Ky., September
12, 1850 (age about 74
years).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1919 at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Lawyer;
merchant;
tavern
owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
4, 1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Martin M. Ray (1795-1865) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.; Wayne
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, August
29, 1795.
Cabinetmaker;
merchant;
banker;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1834-36; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1848.
Methodist.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 16,
1865 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) —
also known as "Peg Leg" —
of St. Charles, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin in Washington
County, Pa., about 1785.
Youngest member of the Lewis
and Clark
expedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and
lost a
leg; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1820; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hotel at
Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., August
30, 1836 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Massey
Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
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James Shannon (c.1791-1832) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Claysville, Washington
County, Pa., about 1791.
Lawyer;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1832, died in office 1832.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of yellow
fever, 1832
(age about
41 years).
Interment somewhere
in Frankfort, Ky.
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James Patrick Whallen (1856-1930) —
also known as James P. Whallen —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, December
4, 1856.
Democrat. Wine and
liquor merchant; theater
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1916,
1924.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
15, 1930 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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