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David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) —
also known as David C. Ahearn —
of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rotherham, England,
November
4, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital,
1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale
industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining
Corporation.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Crippled
as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
30, 1925 (age 46 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in Framingham, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December
27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. |
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William Vincent Ahearn (1925-2000) —
also known as William Ahearn —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Norwood, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 21,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; missionary;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic.
Died November
9, 2000 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Vincent Ahearn and Mary (Corcoran) Ahearn; married 1971 to Helen
E. Stevens. |
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Frank Polipnick Anthony (b. 1922) —
also known as Frank Anthony —
of Stow, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn., June 6,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; writer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1962.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adelard Archambault (1860-1923) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Saint-Paul, Quebec,
April
24, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1900-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1903-04; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1905-07, 1917-19; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic. French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., February
19, 1923 (age 62 years, 301
days).
Interment somewhere
in Holyoke, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Francois Xavier Archambault and Delphine (Bouthillier)
Archambault. |
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memorial |
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Dewey G. Archambault —
also known as D. G. Archambault —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Funeral
director; lawyer; mayor of
Lowell, Mass., 1936-39.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amedee Archambault and Rose F. (Mineau) Archambault; married, June 22,
1922, to Marguerite E. Delorme. |
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George T. Ashe (1905-1975) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
6, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifteenth Middlesex District,
1935-40; mayor of
Lowell, Mass., 1940-42; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Catholic.
Indicted
on bribery
charges in March, 1942, in connection with sales of equipment and
supplies to the city through a dummy company; tried
and convicted
in October, and sentenced
to one year in jail; in December, he pleaded
guilty to a separate charge of accepting a $1,000 bribe
from a construction contractor, dropped his appeal of the other
conviction, and immediately went to jail.
Died in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., May, 1975
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 30,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 149
days).
Interment at Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Matthew J. Avitabile (1913-2001) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.; Ashland, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., August
16, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1945-46; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died October
25, 2001 (age 88 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Alphonso L. Avitabile and Concetta M.
Avitabile. |
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James Timothy Barrett (b. 1870) —
also known as James T. Barrett —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Pluckanes, County Cork, Ireland,
February
10, 1870.
Democrat. Contractor;
lecturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Third Middlesex District,
1905-06; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Barrett and Julia (Sheehan) Barrett; married, April
24, 1905, to Mary E. Brady. |
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Edward P. Barry (b. 1864) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
28, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1907-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1914-15; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Edward Barry (d. 1932) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cambridge, Mass., 1911-14; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912,
1916.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1932.
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Timothy Arthur Bassett (b. 1947) —
also known as Timothy A. Bassett —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., December
16, 1947.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973.
Catholic. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Bassett and Marguerite (Crowley) Bassett. |
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Peter I. Blute (b. 1956) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
28, 1956.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1987-93; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1993-97;
defeated, 1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) —
also known as Edward P. Boland —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
1, 1911.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1935-40; Hampden
County Register of Deeds, 1941-52; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan
"contra" rebels in the 1980s.
Died, of cardiovascular
complications, following a fractured
hip, at Mercy Medical
Center, Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
4, 2001 (age 90 years, 34
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Bart Bossidy (1875-1948) —
of Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
30, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Sixth Berkshire District, 1906;
district judge in Massachusetts, 1910-48.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
21, 1948 (age 72 years, 144
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lee, Mass.
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Alexis Boyer Jr. (b. 1875) —
of Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., January
17, 1875.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912.
Catholic. Member, Redmen;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund John Brandon (b. 1894) —
also known as Edmund J. Brandon —
of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 24,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1939-46.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward John Brandon and Mary A. (Corcoran) Brandon; married, July 20,
1925, to Anna Coleman McCarthy. |
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Vincent Brogna (b. 1887) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Montefalcione, Italy,
May
14, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1911; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1916-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916
(alternate), 1932;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1934.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Raffaele Brogna and Filomena (Selvitella) Brogna; married 1916 to Flora
Fopiano; married, May 15,
1922, to Louise M. Griffin. |
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Thomas Henry Buckley (b. 1897) —
also known as Thomas H. Buckley —
of Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
5, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1920-40; candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1922; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1932; Massachusetts
state auditor, 1935-39; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1956.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Grange;
Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Sons
of Union Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas M. Burke (b. 1898) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1935-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) —
also known as Leo J. Callanan —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
18, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Genoa, 1924-26; Melbourne, 1926-27; Adelaide, 1926-29; Nassau, 1929-30; U.S. Consul in Port Said, as of 1931; Madras, as of 1932; Malaga, as of 1938; Oporto, as of 1940; Pernambuco, as of 1943; Victoria, as of 1947; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, as of 1949.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from chronic
emphysema, in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., January
5, 1982 (age 81 years, 352
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward John Callanan and Helena Clare (Murphy) Callanan; married,
February
20, 1935, to Helene English Bradley. |
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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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Edward Christopher Carroll (b. 1893) —
of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
15, 1893.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Suffolk District, 1933-36.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Jean Baptiste Cartier (b. 1886) —
also known as Arthur J. B. Cartier —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine; Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, December
29, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1916, 1918,
1920, 1922, 1924; candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1919; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Catholic. French
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Cartier and Philomene (Loiselle) Cartier; married, March
25, 1912, to Mathilde Lefebure. |
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Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) —
also known as Andres A. Casassa —
of Revere, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
17, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1920,
1928;
mayor
of Revere, Mass., 1931; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1930.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Sons
of Italy.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa; married 1911 to Emily
G. Greene. |
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Joseph Edward Casey (1898-1980) —
also known as Joseph E. Casey —
of Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., December
27, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1935-43;
defeated, 1926, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1942.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion.
In 1951-52, a U.S. Senate committee investigated
transactions in which a group he led made enormous profits from the
purchase and re-sale of surplus U.S. tanker ships following World War
II; since federal law required that sales be made only to U.S.
citizens, his group allegedly set up several dummy
corporations purportedly under American ccontrol, and faked
financial statements for them, to buy the tankers on behalf of
shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. A federal indictment
against him, over these actions, was unsealed in February 1954, but
the charges were dismissed in September. Onassis, also indicted,
pleaded guilty and paid a fine.
Died September
1, 1980 (age 81 years, 249
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Argeo Paul Cellucci (1948-2013) —
also known as Paul Cellucci —
of Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., April
24, 1948.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1977-85; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1985-91; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1991-97; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1997-2001; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 2001-05.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died, from amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 8,
2013 (age 65 years, 45
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Hudson, Mass.
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Robert Angelo Cerasoli (b. 1947) —
also known as Robert A. Cerasoli —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born, in Quincy City Hospital,
Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 12,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1975-91; Inspector General of
Massachusetts, 1991-2001; Inspector General of New Orleans, 2007.
Catholic; later Baptist.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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John F. Collins (1919-1995) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1950; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Boston, Mass., 1960-68.
Catholic.
His legs were
paralyzed due to polio.
Died at Vencor Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
23, 1995 (age about 76
years).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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See also NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: Time Magazine, March 23,
1962 |
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Patrick Andrew Collins (1844-1905) —
also known as Patrick A. Collins —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland,
March
12, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1868-69; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1870-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1876,
1880,
1888,
1892,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1883-89; U.S.
Consul General in London, 1893-97; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1902-05; defeated, 1899; died in office 1905.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., September
13, 1905 (age 61 years, 185
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.; memorial monument at Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Boston, Mass.
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Francis Leo Colpoys (b. 1884) —
also known as Francis L. Colpoys —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1884.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifteenth Suffolk District,
1909-11.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Order
of Heptasophs.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Bernard Condon (1891-1965) —
also known as Francis B. Condon —
of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I., November
11, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1921-26; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1930-35 (3rd District 1930-33,
1st District 1933-35); justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1935.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
23, 1965 (age 74 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary's Cemetery, East Providence, R.I.
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William Patrick Connery Jr. (1888-1937) —
also known as William P. Connery, Jr. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., August
24, 1888.
Democrat. Professional actor,
1908-16; candy
manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in
office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Redmen;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 15,
1937 (age 48 years, 295
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
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Gerald E. Connolly (b. 1950) —
also known as Gerry Connolly —
of Mantua, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
30, 1950.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 2009-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) —
also known as John T. Connor; Jack Connor —
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
3, 1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.
Catholic. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi.
President and CEO of the Merck pharmaceutical
company from 1955; chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical,
1967-79.
Died, of cancer,
at Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mosswood
Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
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Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) —
also known as Silvio O. Conte —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1959-91; died in
office 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1972,
1988.
Catholic.
Died, from complications of cancer,
in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
8, 1991 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
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Edward Francis Cooke (1923-2002) —
also known as Edward F. Cooke —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1962; mayor
of Oakmont, Pa., 1966-69; Allegheny
County Treasurer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1968.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes
and renal
failure, in a hospice
at Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md., August
12, 2002 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Joseph Cooke and Norah Ann (Regan) Cooke; married to Dorothy
Cleary. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Pittsburgh Press,
December 27, 1967 |
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John Augustin Coulthurst (b. 1871) —
also known as John A. Coulthurst —
of Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., June 24,
1871.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-05; secretary of
Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1906-07; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1907 (Democratic primary), 1907 (Independence
League).
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthew Coulthurst and Mary Elizabeth (Berry)
Coulthurst. |
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John William Cummings (1855-1929) —
also known as John W. Cummings —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Stockport, Cheshire, England,
August
25, 1855.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Eighth Bristol District, 1878;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1885, 1887-88; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19.
Catholic.
Died August
28, 1929 (age 74 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Michael Curley (1874-1958) —
also known as James M. Curley; "The Rascal
King" —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1874.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; president, Hibernia Savings Bank;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10th
District 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47);
resigned 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1914-18, 1922-26, 1930-34, 1946-50; defeated,
1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member of Democratic
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-54; indicted
in federal court in 1943, with Donald
W. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group,
Inc., which fraudulently
obtained war contracts; re-indicted
in 1944; tried in
1945-46 and convicted;
sentenced
to six to eighteen months in prison
and fined
$1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted by
President Harry
Truman.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
12, 1958 (age 83 years, 357
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
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James Joseph Curran (1864-1910) —
also known as James J. Curran —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., June, 1864.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor
of Holyoke, Mass., 1896; defeated, 1893, 1894.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
In early 1896, he was team captain of the first demonstration game of
"mintonette" (later known as "volleyball").
Died in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., 1910
(age about
46 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick C. Curran and Margaret (Manning) Curran; brother-in-law of
Margaret Elizabeth Tierney (first cousin of William
Laurence Tierney). |
| | | Political family: Tierney
family of Greenwich, Connecticut. |
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Eleanor L. Daly (b. 1911) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April
27, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Zonta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John F. Daly and Eleanor H. (Doherty)
Daly. |
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Charles Curran Dasey (1883-1966) —
also known as Charles C. Dasey —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
19, 1883.
Steamship
agent; Consul
for Netherlands in Boston,
Mass., 1912-13.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Shrewsbury, Worcester
County, Mass., June 6,
1966 (age 83 years, 48
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Charles V. Dasey (1849-1913) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June, 1849.
Democrat. Steamship
agent; Consul
for Netherlands in Boston,
Mass., 1896-1912.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 20,
1913 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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John Francis Xavier Davoren (1915-1997) —
also known as John F. X. Davoren —
of Milford, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Worcester
County, Mass., July 27,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1955-66; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1965-66;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964;
secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1967-74.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Dennis, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
24, 1997 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Massachusetts
National Veterans Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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John Martin Deely (1894-1973) —
also known as John M. Deely —
of Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 30,
1894.
Democrat. Lime manfacturer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in 1973
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Henry Deely and Agnes (Doyle) Deely; married, October
17, 1916, to Mary Sedgwick. |
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Peter Anthony DeFazio (b. 1947) —
also known as Peter A. DeFazio —
of Springfield, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 27,
1947.
Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep. James
H. Weaver, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1987-; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1995; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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William D. Delahunt (b. 1941) —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 18,
1941.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-75; Norfolk
County District Attorney, 1975-96; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1997-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Paul Andrew Dever (1903-1958) —
also known as Paul A. Dever —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
15, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1935-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1952,
1956;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1949-53; defeated, 1940, 1952; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1952.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died April
11, 1958 (age 55 years, 86
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Charles Henry Donahue (b. 1877) —
of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
7, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1924-32; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1932-40.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Francis Donahue and Bridget Agnes (Murphy) Donahue; married,
June
8, 1909, to Ellen G. Teevens. |
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Brian Joseph Donnelly (b. 1946) —
also known as Brian J. Donnelly —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Dennis, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 2,
1946.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1979-93; U.S.
Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1994-97; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1998.
Catholic. Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) —
also known as Harold D. Donohue —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 18,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73,
3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
4, 1984 (age 83 years, 139
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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William J. Donovan (c.1908-1988) —
also known as Bill Donovan —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born about 1908.
Mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1954-59; Somerville city clerk.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Died, in Somerville Hospital,
Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., March
19, 1988 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, Mass.
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Image source:
Somerville Times |
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William Walter Dooling (1891-1949) —
also known as William W. Dooling —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 8,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general manager
of a necktie
manufacturing firm; postmaster at North
Adams, Mass., 1936-49.
Catholic. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his office,
at the North Adams Post
Office, North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 26,
1949 (age 58 years, 48
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Dooling and Anna (Ryan) Dooling; married, October
12, 1921, to Ellen G. Curran. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: North Adams Transcript,
May 27, 1949 |
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John Joseph Douglass (1873-1939) —
also known as John J. Douglass —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-35 (10th District
1925-33, 11th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Died in West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 5,
1939 (age 66 years, 55
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Thomas H. Dowd —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1901; municipal judge in Massachusetts, 1914-34;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1935-40.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Dowd and Mary (Reynolds) Dowd; married 1909 to Helen
L. Dolan. |
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Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) —
also known as Robert F. Drinan; "Our Father Who Art In
Congress" —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1920.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73,
4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1972;
law
professor.
Catholic. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 2007 (age 86 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Daniel Early (1933-2012) —
also known as Joseph D. Early —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
31, 1933.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1963-74; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1975-93;
defeated, 1992; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980.
Catholic.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
9, 2012 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) —
also known as Geraldine Ferraro —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., August
26, 1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(chair, Platform
Committee), 1996;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.
Female.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 2011 (age 75 years, 212
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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John Francis Fitzgerald (1863-1950) —
also known as John F. Fitzgerald; "Honey
Fitz" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
11, 1863.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1893-94; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1895-1901, 1919 (9th District
1895-1901, 10th District 1919); mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1906-08, 1910-14; defeated, 1907; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
(speaker),
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1916; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1922; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts.
Catholic.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
2, 1950 (age 87 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna (Cox) Fitzgerald; married, September
18, 1889, to Josephine Mary Hannon; father of Rose Elizabeth
Fitzgerald (who married Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.); grandfather of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy (who married Jaqueline
Lee Bouvier), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | The John F. Fitzgerald Expressway
(also known as the Central Artery, Interstate 93, U.S. Highway 1, and
Route 3), in Boston,
Massachusetts, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Thomas Aloysius Fitzgerald (b. 1871) —
also known as W. T. A. Fitzgerald —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
19, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; Suffolk
County Register of Deeds; president, Volunteer Cooperative Bank;
director, Cooperative Central Bank;
director, Boston-Nantasket Steamboat
Co.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Fitzgerald and Bridget M. (Walsh) Fitzgerald; married, November
21, 1900, to Ellen T. Butler. |
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James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) —
also known as James M. Fitzpatrick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 27,
1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
10, 1949 (age 79 years, 287
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Mark Flanagan (b. 1963) —
of Florida.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
14, 1963.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 68th District, 1995-.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1999.
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Raymond Leo Flynn (b. 1939) —
also known as Raymond L. Flynn —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 22,
1939.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1971-79; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1984-93; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;
U.S. Ambassador to Vatican, 1993-97; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1998.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2020.
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Paul R. Foisy (b. 1900) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., March 1,
1900.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Catholic. French
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Foisy and Marie E. (Mongrain) Foisy; married, April 6,
1932, to Irene M. Gilet. |
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Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) —
also known as Mark A. Foley —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
8, 1954.
Republican. Real estate
agent; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member
of Florida
state senate, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned
2006.
Catholic. Gay.
Forced to
resign in September, 2006, over sexually
explicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no
criminal charges were filed.
Still living as of 2014.
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William J. Foley (b. 1887) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 2,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Ninth Suffolk District, 1915-18;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1919-20; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1921-22; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1927; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1933, 1937.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick A. Foley and Julia (Hayes) Foley; married 1922 to
Theresa Liston. |
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Aimé Joseph Forand (1895-1972) —
also known as Aimé J. Forand —
of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., May 23,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1937-39, 1941-61;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1952.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
18, 1972 (age 76 years, 240
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Francis J. W. Ford (b. 1882) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
23, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1933-38.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius J. Ford and Josephine (Murphy) Ford; married, March 6,
1916, to Ann Cresswell. |
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John Foster Furcolo (1911-1995) —
also known as Foster Furcolo —
of Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 29,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1949-52;
defeated, 1946; resigned 1952; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1953-54; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1954, 1960 (primary); Governor of
Massachusetts, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 5,
1995 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Manuel Pedro Furtado=d'Almeida (1845-1914) —
also known as Manuel P. Furtado=d'Almeida; Visconde de
Valle da Costa —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Ponta Delgada, Azores,
1845.
Consul
for Portugal in Boston,
Mass., 1891-1903.
Catholic. Portugese
ancestry.
Died in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
16, 1914 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Daniel J. Gallagher (b. 1873) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
31, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1920-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic. Member, Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Owen Gallagher and Ann (Ryan) Gallagher; married, November
26, 1898, to Mary A. Cronin. |
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John J. Gallagher (b. 1869) —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
17, 1869.
Democrat. Building
materials merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1914; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Gallagher and Joanna (Curran) Gallagher; married, April
22, 1902, to Mary F. Mackey. |
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Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. (1920-1999) —
also known as W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 20,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1961-66; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1966-85.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Ordered the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974.
Died, of cancer,
in Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
16, 1999 (age 79 years, 88
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wellesley, Mass.
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Edward Gilmore (1867-1924) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., January
4, 1867.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1896-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1900,
1904;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1913-15;
postmaster at Brockton,
Mass., 1915-23.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
10, 1924 (age 57 years, 97
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Eugene H. Giroux (b. 1903) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
20, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1931-36; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1937-44; candidate for mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1939.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hercule J. Giroux and Mary L. (LeSage) Giroux; married 1927 to Mary
E. Cotter. |
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William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) —
also known as William J. Granfield —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., December
18, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1917-19; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; district
judge in Massachusetts, 1936-49.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 28,
1959 (age 69 years, 161
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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William P. Grant (b. 1905) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1946-51; defeated, 1951, 1953.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Mark Andrew Green (b. 1960) —
also known as Mark Green —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 1,
1960.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1999-; U.S.
Ambassador to Tanzania, 2007-.
Catholic. Member, Kiwanis;
Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry Bowen Clark Greene (1800-1848) —
also known as Henry B. C. Greene —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 3,
1800.
Physician;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1830.
Catholic.
Died in Saco, York
County, Maine, January
31, 1848 (age 47 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Walter Augustine Griffin (b. 1901) —
also known as Walter A. Griffin —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., September
3, 1901.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1934-37.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Joseph Griffin and Mary (Sullivan) Griffin; married, October
8, 1930, to Grace Kelley. |
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Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) —
also known as Arthur D. Healey —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
29, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
16, 1948 (age 58 years, 262
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
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Margaret Mary Heckler (1931-2018) —
also known as Margaret M. Heckler; Margaret Mary
O'Shaughnessy —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 21,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1963-66; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1967-83;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1983-85; U.S. Ambassador
to Ireland, 1985-89.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., August
6, 2018 (age 87 years, 46
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louise Day Hicks (1916-2003) —
also known as Ann Louise Day —
of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
16, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1964; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1967, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1971-73;
defeated, 1972.
Female.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women.
Died in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
21, 2003 (age 87 years, 5
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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John Patrick Higgins (1893-1955) —
also known as John P. Higgins —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chemist;
lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1935-37;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1937-55; died in office 1955.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
2, 1955 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Lawrence Joseph Hogan (1928-2017) —
also known as Lawrence J. Hogan —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.; Landover, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
30, 1928.
Republican. FBI
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1969-75; Prince
George's County Executive, 1978-82; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1982.
Catholic.
Died in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., April
20, 2017 (age 88 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Francis Hurley (1893-1946) —
also known as Charles F. Hurley —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1893.
Democrat. Real estate
business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1931-36; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Foresters.
Died March
24, 1946 (age 52 years, 120
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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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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Joseph Leo Hurley (1898-1956) —
also known as Joseph L. Hurley —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., April
20, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1925-28;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1933-34; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-56; died in office 1956.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Grange.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., April
29, 1956 (age 58 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernesto Hurtado (1893-1931) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela,
June
12, 1893.
Dentist;
Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Boston,
Mass., 1921-25.
Catholic. Venezuelan
ancestry.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., September
1, 1931 (age 38 years, 81
days).
Interment somewhere in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Chester Arthur Johnson (b. 1919) —
also known as Chester A. Johnson —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; computer
programmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1972.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Philip Kane (b. 1906) —
also known as James P. Kane —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., November
25, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948,
1956.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Kane and Josephine L. (Dacy) Kane; married to Marguerite
P. McEneaney. |
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Henry E. Keenan (b. 1903) —
of Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 17,
1903.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1948.
Catholic. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Hastings Keith (1915-2005) —
of West Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
22, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63,
12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
2005 (age 89 years, 239
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., December
25, 1897.
Democrat. Soft
drink salesman; hotel
manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifteenth Worcester District,
1923-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley; married, November
26, 1925, to Marie A. Hannabury. |
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Francis E. Kelly (b. 1903) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Boston City Council, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1937-39; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1949-53.
Catholic. Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph M. Kelly and Margaret (Murphy) Kelly; married, February
9, 1937, to Marion McDonald. |
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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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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) —
also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K.";
"Lancer" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 29,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
received a 1957 Pulitzer
Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President
of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963.
Shot
by a sniper,
Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a
motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital,
Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177
days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John
F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy;
step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton
Ivan Steers Jr.); brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia
Joan Bennett); married, September
12, 1953, to Jaqueline
Lee Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene
Luther Gore Vidal Jr. and Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss III); father of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.; uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who
married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: John
B. Connally — Henry
B. Gonzalez — Henry
M. Wade — Walter
Rogers — Gerry
E. Studds — James
B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark
Dalton — Waggoner
Carr — Theodore
C. Sorensen — Pierre
Salinger — John
Bartlow Martin — Abraham
Davenport |
| | | The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
(opened 1963), which carries southbound I-65 over the Ohio River from
Jeffersonville,
Indiana, to Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appears on the U.S. half dollar coin. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles
in Courage (1956) |
| | | Books about John F. Kennedy:
Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK
: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An
Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael
O'Brien, John
F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK,
LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask
Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed
America — Thomas Reeves, A
Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —
Chris Matthews, Jack
Kennedy: Elusive Hero — Shelley Sommer, John
F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:
Seymour Hersh, The
Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK:
the Man and the Myth |
| | | Image source: Warren Commission report
(via Wikipedia) |
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) —
also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe
Kennedy —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
6, 1888.
Supervisor of the shipyard
at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker;
owner and financier of movie
studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created
Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of complications from a stroke,
in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., November
18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October
7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (daughter of John
Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy (who married Jaqueline
Lee Bouvier), Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967). |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard
J. Whalen, The
Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power,
Wealth, and Family Ambition |
| | | Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy:
Ronald Kessler, The
Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He
Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph
P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an
American Myth |
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (1915-1944) —
also known as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Hull, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 25,
1915.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Catholic.
Killed
when his Liberator bomber
exploded,
over the English
Channel, August
12, 1944 (age 29 years, 18
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (b. 1952) —
also known as Joseph P. Kennedy II —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
24, 1952.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1987-99; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) —
also known as P. J. Kennedy —
of Massachusetts.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
14, 1858.
Democrat. Liquor
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1896;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1890; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1900.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 18,
1929 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment somewhere
in Malden, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Kennedy and Bridget (Murphy) Kennedy; married, November
23, 1887, to Mary Augusta Hickey; father of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; grandfather of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967). |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy (b. 1967) —
also known as Patrick J. Kennedy —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Portsmouth, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 14,
1967.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1988-94; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1995-; pleaded
guilty in 2006 to charges
of driving
under
the influence of prescription drugs.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy;
"R.F.K." —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1968.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
On June 5, 1968, while running
for president, having just won the California presidential primary,
was shot and
mortally
wounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel,
and died the next day in in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 6,
1968 (age 42 years, 199
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), Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, June 17,
1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew
Mark Cuomo); uncle of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: Benjamin
Altman — John
Bartlow Martin — Frank
Mankiewicz — Paul
Schrade |
| | | The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
(opened 1935, renamed 2001), in Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur
M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert
Kennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas, Robert
Kennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo, In
His Own Right — Thurston Clarke, The
Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired
America — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Some
of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — Bill
Eppridge, A
Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties |
| | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:
Allen Roberts, Robert
Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive
Politician — Victor Lasky, RFK:
Myth and Man — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince, The
Kennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
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John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) —
also known as John F. Kerry;
"Liveshot" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital,
Aurora, Adams
County, Colo., December
11, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-2013; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Catholic. English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull
and Bones.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives: Son
of Rosemary Isabel (Forbes) Kerry and Richard John Kerry; married, May 23,
1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne; married, May 26,
1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry
John Heinz III); second great-grandson of Robert
Charles Winthrop; third great-grandson of Thomas
Lindall Winthrop and Jeremiah
Mason; fourth great-grandnephew of George
Cabot; fifth great-grandson of James
Bowdoin; fifth great-grandnephew of Timothy
Pickering; sixth great-grandnephew of Fitz-John
Winthrop; seventh great-grandson of John
Winthrop (1606-1676); first cousin four times removed of David
Sears and Jane
Pierce; first cousin seven times removed of John
Alsop; second cousin twice removed of John
Lee Saltonstall; second cousin five times removed of Dudley
Leavitt Pickman; third cousin once removed of Leverett
Saltonstall, Richard
Saltonstall, William
Gurdon Saltonstall and John
Lee Saltonstall Jr.; third cousin twice removed of William
Cameron Forbes; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Cabot Lodge, John
Gardner Coolidge and Augustus
Peabody Gardner; fourth cousin of William
Amory Gardner Minot and William
Lawrence Saltonstall; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Francis Adams; eighth great-grandson of John
Winthrop (1588-1649). |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; King-Hazard
family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman
family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Leslie
L. Farr II |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kerry: A
Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America
(2003) — The
New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security
(1997) — Our
Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with
John Edwards (2004) |
| | | Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas
Brinkley, Tour
of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — Michael
Kranish et al, John
F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who
Know Him Best — Paul Alexander, The
Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White
House — George Butler, John
Kerry: A Portrait — Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kerry:
John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit
for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John
Kerry — David N. Bossie, The
Many Faces of John Kerry |
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Edward Joseph King (1925-2006) —
also known as Edward J. King; Ed King —
of Winthrop, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 11,
1925.
Democrat. Governor of
Massachusetts, 1979-83; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1980.
Catholic.
Played pro football
as a guard with the Buffalo Bisons in 1948-49, and the Baltimore
Colts in 1950.
Died, following brain surgery after two falls, in
Lahey Clinic,
Burlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
18, 2006 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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J. Edward Lajoie (b. 1894) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., December
1, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1928; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Lajoie and Hermilinda (Belisle) Lajoie; married, June 22,
1922, to Cecile Laurent. |
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Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006) —
also known as Pat Lawford; Patricia Helen
Kennedy —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 6,
1924.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 2006 (age 82 years, 134
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; sister of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, April
24, 1954, to Peter
Lawford; mother of Christopher Lawford; aunt of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); granddaughter of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Joseph Lawler (b. 1863) —
also known as Frank J. Lawler —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield, Franklin
County, Mass., July 31,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1906.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lawler and Margaret (Hafey) Lawler; married, October
4, 1899, to Annie C. Looney. |
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William Henry Lewis (1868-1949) —
also known as William H. Lewis; Bill Lewis —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Berkley, Norfolk County (now part of Norfolk),
Va., November
28, 1868.
Republican. As a student at Harvard, was the first
Black All-American football player (1892-93); lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902.
Baptist;
later Catholic. African
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1949 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Ashley Lewis and Josephine (Baker) Lewis; married, September
26, 1896, to Elizabeth Baker. |
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Edward Lawrence Long (b. 1875) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
20, 1875.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1906.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence J. Long and Catherine M. (O'Connor) Long. |
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George Henry Lowe (b. 1939) —
also known as George H. Lowe —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 1,
1939.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1978-82.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1994.
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Relatives: Son
of John Elmer Lowe and Mary Catherine (Mullin) Lowe; married, June 5,
1965, to Barbara Ann Blewitt. |
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John Lynch (b. 1952) —
of Hopkinton, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
25, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president and CEO of Knoll, Inc., furniture
manufacturer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 2005-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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John C. Mahoney (1881-1946) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
March
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1911-14; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1932-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Died July 12,
1946 (age 65 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Mahoney and Mary (Foley) Mahoney; married, November
25, 1914, to Mary G. O'Connor. |
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James H. Maloney (b. 1948) —
also known as Jim Maloney —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
17, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1986-95; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1997-2003;
defeated, 1994, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2003.
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Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) —
also known as Frederick W. Mansfield —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; pharmacist;
lawyer;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1910 (primary), 1916, 1917; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1914-15, 1941; defeated, 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1934-38; defeated, 1929.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1958 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Raymond V. Mariano (b. 1950) —
also known as Ray Mariano —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born September
23, 1950.
Democrat. Mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2011.
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Edward John Markey (b. 1946) —
also known as Ed Markey —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 11,
1946.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1976-2013;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2013-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2017.
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Joseph William Martin Jr. (1884-1968) —
also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Joe
Martin —
of North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., November
3, 1884.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Bristol District, 1915-18; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1936,
1940
(Permanent
Chair), 1944
(Permanent
Chair), 1948,
1952
(Permanent
Chair; speaker),
1956,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District
1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Grange.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March 6,
1968 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.
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James Patrick McAndrews (1902-1970) —
also known as James P. McAndrews —
of Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., August
12, 1902.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1938-42; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1942-44; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1944; postmaster
at Adams,
Mass., 1945-49.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 24,
1970 (age 67 years, 285
days).
Interment at Maple
Street Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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Patrick James McAndrews (1890-1973) —
also known as Patrick J. McAndrews —
of Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
30, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice
Consul in Prescott, 1920-29; insurance
business; postmaster at Adams,
Mass., 1949-62 (acting, 1949-50).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, in North Adams Regional Hospital,
North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
21, 1973 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) —
also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the
Sugar Trust" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1849.
Democrat. Cooper; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;
member of New York
state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th
District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1900,
1904.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years.
Died, from intestinal
degeneration, complicated by appendicitis
and myocarditis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles James McCarthy (1861-1929) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
4, 1861.
Democrat. Honorary Vice-President, Democratic National
Convention, 1904 ; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1907-12; treasurer
of Hawaii Territory, 1914-18; Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1918-21.
Catholic.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
26, 1929 (age 68 years, 114
days).
Interment at Diamond
Head Memorial Park, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Karen McCarthy (1947-2010) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., March
18, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1977-95; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Catholic.
Died October
5, 2010 (age 63 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John William McCormack (1891-1980) —
also known as John W. McCormack —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
21, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-22; member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Suffolk District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-71 (12th District
1928-63, 9th District 1963-71); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1963-71; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
chair, Platform and Resolutions Committee, chair, 1944,
chair, 1952;
speaker, 1944;
Permanent Chair, 1964;
Honorary Chair, 1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Elks; Moose; Royal
Arcanum; American
Legion.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
22, 1980 (age 88 years, 337
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Richard J. McCormick (b. 1888) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., August
11, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Essex District, 1923-28.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. McCormick and Margaret (McCarthy) McCormick; married, October
23, 1910, to Verna A. Sullivan. |
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Joseph A. McDonald (1876-1950) —
also known as Joe McDonald —
of Ester Creek, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 15,
1876.
Democrat. Went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; merchant;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1929-33; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1933.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, July 20,
1950 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James P. McGovern (b. 1959) —
also known as Jim McGovern —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
20, 1959.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1997-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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John F. McGrath (b. 1881) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
10, 1881.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1918, 1920.
Catholic. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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George Francis McNamara (1883-1937) —
also known as George F. McNamara —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., September
22, 1883.
Democrat. Shoe
business; postmaster at Haverhill,
Mass., 1920-22, 1936-37 (acting, 1920-22).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., December
4, 1937 (age 54 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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Lot Francis McNamara (1856-1920) —
also known as Lot F. McNamara —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in West Newbury, Essex
County, Mass., January
6, 1856.
Democrat. Shoe
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1904;
postmaster at Haverhill,
Mass., 1913-20.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, at Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., July 31,
1920 (age 64 years, 207
days).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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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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Raymond Vincent McNamara (1889-1974) —
also known as Raymond V. McNamara —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., April 6,
1889.
Democrat. Shoe
manufacturer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928;
Massachusetts Associate Commissioner of Labor and Arbitration;
postmaster at Haverhill,
Mass., 1939-59; newspaper
publisher.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, in Hale Hospital,
Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., September
21, 1974 (age 85 years, 168
days).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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James Francis McNulty Jr. (1925-2009) —
also known as James McNulty, Jr. —
of Arizona.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
18, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Arizona
state senate, 1969-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1980; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 5th District, 1983-85.
Catholic.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., June 30,
2009 (age 83 years, 255
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin Thomas Meehan (b. 1956) —
also known as Martin T. Meehan; Marty
Meehan —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
30, 1956.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1993-2007;
resigned 2007; chancellor,
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2007.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Michael Menino (1942-2014) —
also known as Thomas M. Menino; "Mayor
Mumbles" —
of Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Readville, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
27, 1942.
Democrat. Mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1993-2014; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died, from cancer,
in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
30, 2014 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.
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Raymond Lawrence Merrigan (1919-2000) —
also known as Raymond L. Merrigan —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield, Franklin
County, Mass., 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; photographer;
postmaster at North
Adams, Mass., 1961-89 (acting, 1961-64).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Chicopee, Hampden
County, Mass., June 28,
2000 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Holyoke, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Theresa V. (Tucker) Merrigan and Francis Mark Merrigan; married to
Helen M. McKillop. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) —
also known as Joe Moakley —
of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
27, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1953-63; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1968,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001;
defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001.
Catholic.
Died, of leukemia,
at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
2001 (age 74 years, 31
days).
Interment at Blue
Hills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass.
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James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) —
also known as James C. Monaghan —
of Rhode Island; New Jersey.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
11, 1857.
Newspaper
editor; university
professor; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1885-90; Chemnitz, 1893-1900; Kingston, 1914-17, died in office 1917.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
12, 1917 (age 60 years, 32
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Cumberland, R.I.
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Constance Albanese Morella (b. 1931) —
also known as Constance A. Morella; Connie Morella;
Constance Albanese —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
12, 1931.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1987-2003; defeated,
2002.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Sam J. Nahil (1905-1982) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., October
3, 1905.
Republican. Barber; real estate
business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Claremont 2nd Ward,
1951-67.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in October, 1982
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Edmund Neal (b. 1949) —
also known as Richard E. Neal —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
14, 1949.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1983-89; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1989-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Nolan (1901-1991) —
of Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 23,
1901.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1947-50; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1949; member of Alaska
territorial senate 1st District, 1951-58; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in Wrangell,
Alaska, October
24, 1991 (age 90 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh O'Brien (1827-1895) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Ireland,
July
13, 1827.
Democrat. Mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1885-89; defeated, 1888.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
First
Irish Catholic mayor of Boston.
Died August
1, 1895 (age 68 years, 19
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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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.
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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Thomas Charles O'Brien (b. 1887) —
also known as Thomas C. O'Brien —
of Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 19,
1887.
Lawyer;
member, Massachusetts Board of Parole, 1913-16; district attorney,
Suffolk District, 1922-27; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; Union candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; Union candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1936.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael O'Brien and Mary (O'Connor) O'Brien; married, September
3, 1913, to Julia M. Hartigan. |
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Jeremiah Edward O'Connell (1883-1964) —
also known as Jeremiah E. O'Connell —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 8,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1923-27, 1929-30;
state court judge in Rhode Island, 1930-48; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1948-56; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
18, 1964 (age 81 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Charles O'Conor (1804-1884) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1853-54; senior
counsel for Jefferson
Davis during his treason trial; as special deputy attorney
general for New York State, was counsel for the prosecution in the
trial of William
M. Tweed; Straight Out Democratic candidate for President
of the United States, 1872.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., May 12,
1884 (age 80 years, 129
days).
Entombed at St.
Patrick's Old Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) —
also known as Joseph C. O'Mahoney —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
5, 1884.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; vice-chair of
Wyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
1, 1962 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Eugene J. O'Neil (b. 1856) —
Born February
29, 1856.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1890.
Catholic.
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Mass.
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Thomas P. O'Neill III (b. 1944) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
20, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-74; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1975-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980;
public
relations business.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
26, 1854.
Republican. Banker;
officer of Guerin Spinning
Co., Alsace Worsted Co.,
Montrose Woolen Co.,
and Rosemont Dyeing
Co.; treasurer, Woonsocket Hospital;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-88; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-96; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-98; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic. Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died February
3, 1928 (age 73 years, 192
days).
Interment at Precious
Blood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.
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Roger Lowell Putnam (1893-1972) —
also known as Roger L. Putnam —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business
executive; mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1938-43; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, following a stroke,
at Mercy Hospital,
Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
24, 1972 (age 78 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Charles R. Santos (1923-1990) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., March
15, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; meat
business; postmaster at Lowell,
Mass., 1967-79 (acting, 1967-68).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from complications of heart
surgery, in University Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 11,
1990 (age 67 years, 118
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Santos and Mary Santos; married to Ruth E.
Cassidy. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Conlan Scanlan (b. 1896) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
18, 1896.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Middlesex District, 1931-36.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William Vincent Shannon (1927-1988) —
also known as William V. Shannon —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., August
24, 1927.
U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1977-81.
Catholic.
Died September
27, 1988 (age 61 years, 34
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
organized and directed the Peace Corps, 1961-66; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic. German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Sargent Shriver and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver; married, May 23,
1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; aunt of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger) and Mark
Kennedy Shriver; nephew of James
Causten Shriver; grandson of Thomas
Herbert Shriver; great-grandson of Thomas
Johns Perry. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Sargent Shriver Elementary
School, in Silver
Spring, Maryland, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about R. Sargent Shriver: Scott
Stossel, Sarge:
The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver — Mark Shriver,
A
Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent
Shriver |
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Charles H. Slowey (1887-1964) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., 1887.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourteenth Middlesex District,
1917-26, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1932;
mayor
of Lowell, Mass., 1932-33; postmaster at Lowell,
Mass., 1935-56.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
10, 1964 (age about 76
years).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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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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John E. Sununu (b. 1964) —
of Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
10, 1964.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1997-2003; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 2003-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 2016.
Catholic. Lebanese,
Greek,
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Jane Maria Swift (b. 1965) —
also known as Jane M. Swift —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
24, 1965.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1991-96; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1996; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1999-2001; Governor of
Massachusetts, 2001-03; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 2008.
Female.
Catholic.
At age 36, she was the youngest woman governor in U.S. history.
Still living as of 2014.
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Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) —
also known as Maurice J. Tobin —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 22,
1901.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1938-45; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1948-53.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Foresters.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
1953 (age 52 years, 58
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Peter Gerard Torkildsen (b. 1958) —
also known as Peter G. Torkildsen —
of Danvers, Essex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
28, 1958.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1985-91; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1993-97;
defeated, 1996, 1998; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles W. Trombly (born c.1915) —
of North Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Born about 1915.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1944.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1940 to
Margaret R. Shannon. |
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Emil Joseph Vlasak Jr. (1904-1995) —
also known as Emil J. Vlasak, Jr. —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in West Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
3, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1948,
1952.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Died November
3, 1995 (age 91 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Anthony Volpe (1908-1994) —
also known as John A. Volpe —
of Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Nahant, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
8, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972,
1988;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1961-63, 1965-69; defeated, 1962; resigned
1969; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1969-73; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1973-77.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died September
11, 1994 (age 85 years, 277
days).
Interment at Forest
Glade Cemetery, Wakefield, Mass.
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David Ignatius Walsh (1872-1947) —
also known as David I. Walsh —
of Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass.; Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., November
11, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1913-14; defeated, 1911; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1914-16; defeated, 1915; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1919-25, 1926-47; defeated, 1924,
1946.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died June 11,
1947 (age 74 years, 212
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Lancaster, Mass.
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Joseph Charles White (b. 1899) —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
30, 1899.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Massachusetts
state senate Sixth Suffolk District, 1933-36.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; American
Legion; Marine
Corps League.
Burial location unknown.
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Kevin Hagan White (1919-2012) —
also known as Kevin H. White —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
25, 1919.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1961-67; resigned 1967; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964;
mayor
of Boston, Mass., 1968-84; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1970.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
27, 2012 (age 92 years, 124
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Edward Henry Willey (1883-1958) —
also known as Edward H. Willey —
of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
7, 1883.
Republican. Druggist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928;
bank
director.
Catholic.
Died in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
11, 1958 (age 74 years, 247
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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