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Daniel Agnew (1809-1902) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., January
5, 1809.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1851-63; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1863-79; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1873-79.
Irish and Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., March 9,
1902 (age 93 years, 63
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Joseph Brennan Jr. (1906-1997) —
also known as William J. Brennan, Jr. —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
25, 1906.
Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
New Jersey, 1949-52; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1952-56; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1956-90; took senior status 1990.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom.
Died in a nursing
home in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., July 24,
1997 (age 91 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Brennan and Agnes (McDermott) Brennan; married, May 5,
1928, to Marjorie Leonard. |
| | | Cross-reference: Michael
Chertoff — Abraham
David Sofaer |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Arlington National
Cemetery unofficial website |
| | | Books about William J. Brennan: Kim
Isaac Eisler, A
Justice for All: William J. Brennan, Jr., and the Decisions That
Transformed America — David E. Marion, The
Jurisprudence of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. —
Hunter R. Clark, Justice
Brennan: The Great Conciliator — Charles M. Haar &
Jerold S. Kayden, Landmark
Justice: The Influence of William J. Brennan on America's
Communities — Frank I. Michelman, Brennan
and Democracy |
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Armin Ernest Brunn (1860-1909) —
also known as Armin E. Brunn —
of South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
18, 1860.
Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock; elected 1906.
German
and Irish ancestry.
Shot
by his brother, Constantine
F. Brunn, mortally
wounded, and died the next day, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
30, 1909 (age 48 years, 286
days). His sister, Freda Brunn, was also shot, and died
immediately; Constantine shot and killed himself at the scene.
Interment at Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, N.J.
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William Thomas Cahill (1912-1996) —
also known as William T. Cahill —
of Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 25,
1912.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1952-53; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1959-70 (1st District 1959-67,
6th District 1967-70); Governor of
New Jersey, 1970-74; defeated in primary, 1973; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1972
(delegation chair).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J., July 1,
1996 (age 84 years, 6
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cherry Hill, N.J.
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Michael Patrick Carroll (b. 1958) —
also known as Michael Carroll —
of New Jersey.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., April 8,
1958.
Republican. Intern for U.S. Rep. Jack
Kemp; aide to N.J. State Sen. John
H. Dorsey; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 25th District, 1996-.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Still living as of 2016.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice C. Carroll and Margaret W. Carroll; married 1983 to Sharon
Anderson. |
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Christopher James Christie (b. 1962) —
also known as Chris Christie —
of Mendham Township, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
6, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer; lobbyist;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 2002-08; Governor of
New Jersey, 2010-18; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 2012
(speaker);
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2016.
Catholic.
Scottish,
Irish, and Sicilian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2023.
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John F. Cryan (1929-2005) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland,
May
6, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; tavern
owner; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1966-67.
Irish ancestry.
Died February
6, 2005 (age 75 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Augustus Dolan (1883-1952) —
also known as William A. Dolan —
of Newton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Ogdensburg, Sussex
County, N.J., March
31, 1883.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Sussex
County; elected 1933; member of New
Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., October
28, 1952 (age 69 years, 211
days).
Interment at Newton
Cemetery, Newton, N.J.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Actress
and opera
singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(speaker),
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles M. Egan (b. 1877) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
21, 1877.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1911-13;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1914-16.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Egan and Maria Egan. |
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Mark M. Fagan (1869-1955) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
29, 1869.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1902-07, 1913-17; defeated, 1907, 1909;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 16,
1955 (age 85 years, 290
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Charles P. Gillen (1876-1956) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; North Arlington, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
August
6, 1876.
Democrat. Real estate
business; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
Jersey; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1932;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Died in New Jersey, June 30,
1956 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. (Conry) Gillen; married 1923 to
Margaret Carey. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929-39; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Jerramiah T. Healy (b. 1950) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born December
16, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 1991-99; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 2004-; defeated, 1997; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2008.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Joseph Heffernan (1888-1967) —
also known as James J. Heffernan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1888.
Democrat. Architect;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-53 (5th District 1941-45, 11th
District 1945-53).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1967 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Francis Xavier Herbert (b. 1931) —
also known as Frank Herbert —
of Waldwick, Bergen
County, N.J.; Rockaway Township, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
11, 1931.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state senate 39th District, 1978-81; defeated, 1981 (39th
District), 1983 (39th District), 2007 (25th District); candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1994.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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William Hughes (1872-1918) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland,
April
3, 1872.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; stenographer;
lawyer;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1901; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1903-05, 1907-12;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); county judge in New Jersey, 1912; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1913-18; died in office 1918.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of sepsis
from a tooth
infection, complicated by bronchial
pneumonia, in a hospital,
at Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., January
30, 1918 (age 45 years, 302
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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George Gordon Battle Liddy (1930-2021) —
also known as G. Gordon Liddy —
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., November
30, 1930.
Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; FBI
agent; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1968; organized and
directed the burglaries
of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate
complex in May and June 1972; the resulting Watergate scandal
led to President Richard
Nixon's resignation in 1974; convicted
on charges of burglary
and wiretapping;
sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $40,000; released in 1977
after serving four and a half years; became a popular radio talk
show host.
Irish and Italian
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Fairfax
County, Va., March
30, 2021 (age 90 years, 120
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Steven Mark Lonegan (b. 1956) —
also known as Steve Lonegan —
of Bogota, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Holy Name Medical
Center, Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., April
27, 1956.
Republican. Mayor of
Bogota, N.J., 1995-2007; candidate for New
Jersey state senate 37th District, 1997; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1998; candidate for
Governor
of New Jersey, 2005, 2009; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2013.
Catholic.
Irish and Italian
ancestry.
Legally
blind due to retinitis pigmentosa.
Still living as of 2016.
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James Edward McGreevey (b. 1957) —
also known as Jim McGreevey —
of Woodbridge Township, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
6, 1957.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 19th District, 1990-91; member of
New
Jersey state senate 19th District, 1994-97; Governor of
New Jersey, 2002-04; defeated, 1997; resigned 2004; mayor
of Woodbridge Township, N.J.; elected 1999; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004.
Catholic;
later Episcopalian.
Irish ancestry. Gay.
Announced his resignation
as governor in 2004 after acknowledging a homosexual
affair with his homeland security advisor.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward P. Meany (1854-1938) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 13,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, New Mexico Central and Southern Railway;
one of the organizers of the American Bell
Telephone Company, and counsel to American Telephone and
Telegraph Company; director, Colonial Life
Insurance Company of America; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896,
1900;
chair
of Morris County Democratic Party, 1914.
Irish and English
ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., November
24, 1938 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Augustine Meany and Maria Lavina (Shannon) Meany; married
to Rosalie Behr; married 1923 to Andrie
Chesnal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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James J. Murphy (c.1869-1935) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, about 1869.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;
candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1903.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Hit by
a car while crossing Hudson Boulevard, and died that evening at
Jersey City Medical
Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
21, 1935 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Dunton Murphy (b. 1957) —
also known as Phil Murphy —
of Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
16, 1957.
Democrat. Financier;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2008;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 2009-13; Governor of
New Jersey, 2018-.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Pat Nixon (1912-1993) —
also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan;
"Starlight" —
of California.
Born in Ely, White Pine
County, Nev., March
16, 1912.
Republican. School
teacher; Second Lady
of the United States, 1953-61; First Lady
of the United States, 1969-74; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Irish and German
ancestry.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen
County, N.J., June 22,
1993 (age 81 years, 98
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan;
married, June 21,
1940, to Richard
Milhous Nixon. |
| | | Political families: Eisenhower-Nixon
family; Carroll
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Patricia Nixon Elementary
School (opened 1973; now Nixon Academy), in Cerritos,
California, is named for
her. — Pat Nixon Park
(established 1969), in Cerritos,
California, is named for
her. |
| | | Epitaph: "Even when people can't speak
your language, they can tell if you have love in your
heart." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
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Mary Teresa Norton (1875-1959) —
also known as Mary T. Norton; Mary Teresa
Hopkins —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 7,
1875.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1920-35; vice-chair of
New Jersey Democratic Party, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(co-chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1948
(chair, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-51 (12th District 1925-33,
13th District 1933-51); New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1932-35, 1940-44; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
First
woman elected to Congress from the eastern U.S.; first
Democratic woman ever to serve.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
2, 1959 (age 84 years, 148
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Donald Thomas Regan (1918-2003) —
also known as Donald T. Regan; Don Regan —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
21, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85; White House Chief of Staff
for President Ronald
Reagan, 1985-87.
Irish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of cancer
and heart
failure, in a hospital
at Williamsburg,
Va., June 10,
2003 (age 84 years, 171
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Francis Sinnott (c.1850-1918) —
also known as John F. Sinnott —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1850.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; postmaster at Newark,
N.J., 1916-18.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1918 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
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John Francis Sinnott Jr. (1875-1946) —
also known as John F. Sinnott, Jr. —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born April 6,
1875.
Democrat. Postmaster at Newark,
N.J., 1918-21, 1933-43 (acting, 1918-21, 1933-34);
superintendent, New Jersey Department of Weights and Measures 1943-46.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 9,
1946 (age 71 years, 94
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
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Joseph Patrick Tumulty (1879-1954) —
also known as Joseph P. Tumulty —
of Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 5,
1879.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1907-10;
private secretary to Woodrow
Wilson, as governor in 1911-12, and as president in 1913-21.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1954
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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Relatives:
Married 1904 to Mary
Byrne. |
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Arthur Walsh (1896-1947) —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
26, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; concert
violinist; vice-president, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-44; appointed 1943.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 51 years, 290
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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