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Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) —
also known as Margaret Frances Culkin —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Tryon, Polk
County, N.C.
Born in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., March
18, 1891.
Republican. Novelist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924
(alternate), 1936.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Elected to Duluth Hall of
Fame.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., January
4, 1982 (age 90 years, 292
days).
Interment at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbus, N.C.
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Thomas Robert Byrne (1923-2009) —
also known as Thomas R. Byrne —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1966-70.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April 5,
2009 (age 86 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Christopher B. Coleman (b. 1961) —
also known as Chris Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1961.
Democrat. Mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2006-.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Nicholas David Coleman, Sr. (1925-1981) —
also known as Nicholas D. Coleman; Nick
Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1963-80 (45th District 1963-66, 46th District
1967-72, 65th District 1973-80); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1964.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of leukemia,
March
5, 1981 (age 56 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Joseph William Craven (1854-1913) —
also known as Joseph W. Craven —
of Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Milford, Penobscot
County, Maine, March
19, 1854.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1891-94; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1904, 1910.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
with contributory arteriosclerosis,
in Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn., December
21, 1913 (age 59 years, 277
days).
Interment at Catholic
Church Cemetery, Norwood Young America, Minn.
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Thomas David Craven (1900-1961) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Chaska, Carver
County, Minn., March
11, 1900.
Merchant;
mayor
of Laramie, Wyo., 1945.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a pulmonary
embolus, at Kassis Department
Store, Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., August
14, 1961 (age 61 years, 156
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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John E. Daubney (1919-2003) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 12,
1919.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1952-54.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
6, 2003 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Dawson (1825-1901) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
October
1, 1825.
Banker;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1878-81.
Episcopalian.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
19, 1901 (age 75 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward K. Delaney (1909-1973) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
21, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1948-52.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., October
2, 1973 (age 64 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph E. Dillon (d. 1990) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1954-60; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., April
17, 1990.
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frank B. Doran (1853-1914) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Lisbon, Kendall
County, Ill., May 1,
1853.
Republican. Mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1896-98.
Universalist.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
1, 1914 (age 60 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Fallon (1893-1981) —
also known as William H. Fallon —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Waconia, Carver
County, Minn., December
19, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1938-40; major in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Delta
Theta Pi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., July 8,
1981 (age 87 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Fitzpatrick (1850-1908) —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., March
17, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Winona
County Attorney, 1882-92; member of Minnesota
state senate 2nd District, 1899-1908; died in office 1908.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
31, 1908 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
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William V. Kane (1870-1948) —
of International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn.
Born in Isle, Mille Lacs
County, Minn., December
27, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota.
Irish ancestry.
Died in International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn., April 7,
1948 (age 77 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Kelly (1853-1923) —
of Waverly, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
16, 1853.
Farmer;
real
estate and insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 27, 1919-23; died in
office 1923.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1923
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Randy Cameron Kelly (b. 1950) —
also known as Randy Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Rolette, Rolette
County, N.Dak., August
2, 1950.
Computer
technician; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-90 (District 66-B 1975-82,
District 67-A 1983-90); member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1991-2001; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2002-06; defeated, 2005.
Lutheran;
later Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Richard Kelly (1908-1939) —
also known as Dick Kelly —
of Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Proctor, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
19, 1908.
Newspaper
business manager; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 60, 1937-38; member of
Minnesota
state senate 60th District, 1939; died in office 1939.
Irish ancestry.
Died November
23, 1939 (age 31 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; founder and editor, Minnesota
Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Martin M. Malone (1888-1962) —
of Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn., August
7, 1888.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
insurance
agent; vegetable packing
plant superintendent; member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1955-58.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn., January
30, 1962 (age 73 years, 176
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Montgomery, Minn.
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) —
also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean
Gene" —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Watkins, Meeker
County, Minn., March
29, 1916.
Democrat. School
teacher; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1968,
1972,
1992;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent).
Catholic.
Irish and German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Kappa Theta.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in the Georgetown Retirement
Residence, Washington,
D.C., December
10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
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John J. McDonough (1895-1962) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
24, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 38, 1925-34; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., February
27, 1962 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Henry McGarry (1860-1935) —
also known as Patrick H. McGarry —
of Walker, Cass
County, Minn.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June, 1860.
Hotel-keeper;
first village president, Walker, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 52, 1909-10, 1913-14;
member of Minnesota
state senate 52nd District, 1915-22; resort
owner.
Irish ancestry.
Died in California, 1935
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph J. Moriarity (1884-1963) —
of Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., March
23, 1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 26, 1911-12; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1930; candidate for
Governor
of Minnesota, 1934.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
2, 1963 (age 78 years, 316
days).
Interment at Shakopee Catholic Cemetery, Shakopee, Minn.
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William Pitt Murray (c.1825-1910) —
also known as William P. Murray; Bill
Murray —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, about 1825.
Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1852-53, 1857;
member
Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1854-55; President
of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1855; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1863, 1868; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1866-67, 1875-76 (1st District 1866-67, 23rd
District 1875-76).
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 20,
1910 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Christopher D. O'Brien (1848-1922) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Galway, Ireland,
December
4, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1888
(speaker),
1892,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
27, 1922 (age 73 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Power —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Hibbing, Minn., 1902, 1904.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor L. Power (b. 1880) —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Michigan, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Hibbing, Minn., 1913-21, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James Shields (1806-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Rice
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the
Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,
Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham
Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,
and Shields challenged him to a duel,
which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 73 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
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Martin Edward Trench (1869-1927) —
also known as Martin E. Trench —
Born in Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn., November
30, 1869.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands; died in office 1927.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
6, 1927 (age 57 years, 37
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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