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James Patrick Aylward (1885-1982) —
also known as James P. Aylward —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
10, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Jackson County Democratic Party, 1918-36; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1934-40; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1934-44; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 22,
1982 (age 96 years, 315
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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James Patrick Aylward Jr. (1918-2011) —
also known as James P. Aylward, Jr.; Jim
Aylward —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born June 20,
1918.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960,
1968;
Jackson
County Tax Collector, 1971-74; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1972.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in Grace Hospice,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April
17, 2011 (age 92 years, 301
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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William Marshall Boyle Jr. (1903-1961) —
also known as William M. Boyle, Jr.; Bill
Boyle —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
2, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Director, Kansas City Police,
1939; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1949-51; investigated
in 1951 by the Senate Investigating Committee over his acceptance of
fees from the American Lithifold Corporation of St. Louis, in return
for using his influence
as Democratic national chair to obtain loans for the company from the
U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation; claimed to have been
vindicated, but ultimately resigned
under fire.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
30, 1961 (age 58 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clara Boyle; married to Genevieve Hayde. |
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article |
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Thomas Miles Bresnehen (1860-1926) —
also known as Thomas M. Bresnehen —
of Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., April
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); postmaster at Brookfield,
Mo., 1914-19.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack, in Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo., January
27, 1926 (age 65 years, 286
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Bresnehen and Honora (Dailey) Bresnehen; married 1886 to
Isabelle Hanscom. |
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memorial |
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Charles H. Cashin (1880-1961) —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., November
16, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1944-51.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., February
27, 1961 (age 80 years, 103
days).
Interment at St. Stephen Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
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James J. Eagan (1926-2000) —
also known as "The Jolly Green Giant" —
of Florissant, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 4,
1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Florissant, Mo., 1963-2000.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of an adverse
reaction to a prescription drug, in St. John's Mercy Medical
Center, St.
Louis, Mo., November
2, 2000 (age 74 years, 243
days). His body was
donated to science.
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David Wilfred Fitzgibbon (1905-1982) —
also known as David W. Fitzgibbon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
11, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District,
1933-34.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April 7,
1982 (age 76 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Fitzpatrick (1910-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
20, 1910.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-64, 25th District
1965-66); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (25th District), 1974 (17th
District).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1986
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939 to Olivia
Perez. |
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John Hagar Flanigan (1857-1915) —
also known as John H. Flanigan; "Fire Alarm
Flanigan" —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 3,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County Eastern
District, 1889-90.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., January
24, 1915 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
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Harold Joseph Patrick Gibbons (1910-1982) —
also known as Harold J. Gibbons —
of Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Archibald Patch, Lackawanna
County, Pa., April
10, 1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1952,
1956.
Irish ancestry. Member, Teamsters
Union; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St.
Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J.
Gibbons Field" for him.
Died, from complications of a ruptured
aortic aneurysm, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November, 1982
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
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Michael Joseph Gill (1864-1918) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New York, December
5, 1864.
Democrat. Glass
blower; glass
manufacturing business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914-15; defeated,
1898 (10th District), 1912 (12th District), 1916 (12th District).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from influenza
and bronchial
pneumonia, in St. John's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
1, 1918 (age 53 years, 331
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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John Joseph Glennon (1862-1946) —
also known as John J. Glennon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland,
June
14, 1862.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; Archbishop of St. Louis, 1903-46; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Dublin, Ireland,
March
9, 1946 (age 83 years, 268
days).
Entombed at Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
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Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) —
also known as Robert E. Hannegan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 30,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
speaker, 1944;
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1944-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. Louis
Cardinals baseball
team, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died suddenly from a heart
ailment, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
6, 1949 (age 46 years, 98
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan; married, November
14, 1929, to Irma Protzmann. |
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article |
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Library |
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Richard C. Kerens (1842-1916) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Killberry, County Meath, Ireland,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; railroad
builder; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1884-1900; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896 ; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1910-13.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Merion, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
4, 1916 (age about 74
years).
Entombed at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Daniel Kerwin (1826-1907) —
also known as "Honest Dan" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in County Kildare, Ireland,
August
13, 1826.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
manufacturer;
proprietor, Anchor Iron Works and Bolt Factory; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880;
member of Missouri
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., November
3, 1907 (age 81 years, 82
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kerwin and Mary (Reeves) Kerwin; married 1854 to Mary
E. Knight. |
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Thomas E. Kinney (b. 1871) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., 1871.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Missouri
state senate 31st District, 1905-12; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1910.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Francis Lillis (1861-1938) —
also known as Thomas F. Lillis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., March 3,
1861.
Republican. Catholic
priest; bishop of Leavenworth, Kans. (1905-10) and Kansas City,
Mo. (1913-38); offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1928.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
29, 1938 (age 77 years, 301
days).
Entombed at Mt.
St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Michael Knowles McGrath (1833-1913) —
also known as Michael K. McGrath —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in County Cork, Ireland,
September, 1833.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1875-89; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District,
1913; died in office 1913.
Irish ancestry.
Died January
28, 1913 (age 79 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter R. Morrissey (1859-1895) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St. Louis
County, Mo., August
14, 1859.
Democrat. Saloon
keeper; arrested
in December 1886 on federal charges
of vote
fraud; found
guilty in April 1887, but released because the indictment did not
specify that the ballots were for a federal office; indicted
again soon after, but the charges were dropped in November; indicted
for naturalization
fraud in 1889, but not convicted; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
While in bed, he was shot
twice with his own pistol, and killed,
by his mistress,
Maud Lewis, in her "house of ill
repute", in St.
Louis, Mo., May 13,
1895 (age 35 years, 272
days). After a dramatic and highly publicized trial, Maud Lewis
was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to fifteen years
in prison; she was pardoned by Gov. Lon
Vest Stephens in January 1901.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Jack O'Shea (b. 1895) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Ireland,
April
1, 1895.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1937-38, 1941-42.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Rooney (b. 1902) —
of Liberty, Clay
County, Mo.
Born in Liberty, Clay
County, Mo., August
4, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-36; circuit judge in Missouri
7th Circuit, 1937-47.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick M. Rooney and Margaret (Somers) Rooney; married, January
7, 1937, to Frances Murphy. |
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Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) —
also known as Terry Scanlon —
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 26,
1931.
Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant
franchises, a beer
distributorship, and was publisher
of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1977-79.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in St. Francis Medical
Center, Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
15, 1992 (age 60 years, 173
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) —
also known as "Peg Leg" —
of St. Charles, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin in Washington
County, Pa., about 1785.
Youngest member of the Lewis
and Clark
expedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and
lost a
leg; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1820; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hotel at
Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., August
30, 1836 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Massey
Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
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James 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 Ward (1874-1914) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Missouri, May 5,
1874.
Democrat. Bartender;
elected Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District
1914, but died before taking office.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1914 (age 40 years, 205
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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