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Catherine M. Abate (b. 1947) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., December
8, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984
(alternate), 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1995-98; candidate for nomination for
New
York state attorney general, 1998.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2004.
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Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) —
also known as Hugh J. Addonizio —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
31, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Tailoring
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; Lions; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal Judge Anthony
Giuliano, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty; tried;
during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousands
of dollars in bribes;
convicted
in July, 1970; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and fined
$25,000; released in 1979.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., February
2, 1981 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Victor F. Addonizio —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1964-67;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate District 11, 1967.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Addonizio and Livia (Barasso) Addonizio; brother of Hugh
Joseph Addonizio; married to Agnes Russo. |
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Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as Samuel A. Alito, Jr.;
"Scalito" —
of New Jersey.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April 1,
1950.
Lawyer;
law clerk to U.S. Judge Leonard
I. Garth, 1976-77; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1987-90; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1990-2006; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 2006-.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2017.
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Anthony Thomas Augelli (1902-1985) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Orsara, Foggia, Italy,
March
27, 1902.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1961-72; took senior status 1972.
Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
22, 1985 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jill Biden (b. 1951) —
also known as Jill Tracy Jacobs —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Hammonton, Atlantic
County, N.J., June 3,
1951.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
professor; Second Lady
of the United States, 2009-17; First Lady
of the United States, 2021-.
Female.
Italian, Scottish,
and English
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Anthony J. Cafiero (b. 1900) —
also known as A. J. Cafiero —
of North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1949-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Italian ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to Hazel
Koenig. |
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James S. Cafiero (b. 1928) —
of North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., September
21, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly District 1, 1968-71; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1972-81, 1990-2003 (District 1 1972-73, 1st
District 1974-81, 1990-2003).
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of Italy.
Still living as of 2003.
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Peter Angelo Cavicchia (1879-1967) —
also known as Peter A. Cavicchia —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
May
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1931-37 (9th District 1931-33,
11th District 1933-37).
Presbyterian.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Sons
of Italy.
Died in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., September
11, 1967 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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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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Richard Conte (1910-1975) —
also known as Nicholas Peter Conte —
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
24, 1910.
Democrat. Actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
15, 1975 (age 65 years, 22
days).
Interment at Westwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Dominick A. DeVarti (c.1924-2001) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Jersey, about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; restaurant
owner; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1957 (Republican primary), 1957.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 1,
2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Arborcrest
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Joseph V. Doria Jr. (b. 1946) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., June 28,
1946.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1980-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000;
mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1998-.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Angelo Joseph Errichetti (1928-2013) —
also known as Angelo J. Errichetti —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., September
29, 1928.
Democrat. Mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1974-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1976;
member of New
Jersey state senate 5th District, 1976-81.
Italian ancestry.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; indicted
in 1980, later convicted
and sentenced
to prison.
Died in Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J., May 16,
2013 (age 84 years, 229
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas Faggella —
of New Jersey.
Born in Italy.
Socialist. Delegate to Socialist National Convention from New Jersey,
1920.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Silvio Joseph Failla (1910-1972) —
also known as Silvio J. Failla; Si Failla —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, May 23,
1910.
Democrat. Undertaker;
mayor
of Hoboken, N.J., 1965; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly District 12-C, 1972; died in
office 1972.
Italian ancestry.
According to published
reports, he left a bar with
a prostitute,
Deborah Dell; just outside, he was robbed, shot
multiple times, and killed,
in Neptune Township, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
16, 1972 (age 62 years, 116
days). Dell and an associate were later convicted of first-degree
murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
Catharine Cemetery, Sea Girt, N.J.
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James Joseph Florio (b. 1937) —
also known as James J. Florio; Jim Florio —
of Pine Hill, Camden
County, N.J.; Blackwood, Camden
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Piscataway, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
29, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1970-74 (District 3-D 1970-73,
5th District 1974); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1975-90; defeated,
1972; Governor of
New Jersey, 1990-94; defeated, 1977, 1981, 1993; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2000.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Louis Joseph Freeh (b. 1950) —
also known as Louis J. Freeh —
of New York.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
6, 1950.
Lawyer;
FBI
agent; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1991-93;
director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1993-2001.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Gangemi (1903-1976) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
July
29, 1903.
Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1961-63; resigned 1963; defeated, 1965.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1976 (age 73 years, 125
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Nicholas St. John La Corte (1918-1966) —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., March 8,
1918.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cranford, N.J., 1962-63; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-66; died
in office 1966.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Suffered a heart
attack during a dinner party at the home of Loree
Collins, and died soon after in the emergency room at Overlook Hospital,
Summit, Union
County, N.J., December
3, 1966 (age 48 years, 270
days).
Interment at St.
Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, 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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John Marini (1926-1991) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
19, 1926.
Builder;
mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959, 1959-60.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Bahamas,
July
25, 1991 (age 64 years, 248
days).
Interment at Marco
Island Cemetery, Marco Island, Fla.
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Ralph J. Marra Jr. (born c.1953) —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1953.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 2008-09.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Alexander J. Matturri (1913-1992) —
also known as Alex Matturri; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1952; member of New
Jersey state senate District 11, 1968-71; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1977-83.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
14, 1992 (age 78 years, 51
days).
Interment somewhere
in Montclair, N.J.
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Louis J. Messano (d. 1974) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1960;
chair
of Hudson County Democratic Party, 1959.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1974.
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Albert Paul Morano (1908-1987) —
also known as Albert P. Morano —
of Indian Harbor, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
18, 1908.
Republican. Congressional executive secretary to Rep. Albert
E. Austin, 1939-41, and Rep. Clare
Boothe Luce, 1943-47; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1951-59; defeated,
1958; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Greenwich Hospital,
Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
16, 1987 (age 79 years, 332
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Vincent R. Panaro (1910-1998) —
of Ewing, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, October
10, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1956-64;
resigned 1964; mayor of
Ewing, N.J., 1958; Mercer
County Prosecutor.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Hallandale (now Hallandale Beach), Broward
County, Fla., September
6, 1998 (age 87 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Rinaldi (b. 1968) —
also known as Giovanni Giuseppe Rinaldi; Chicken
John —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Nutley, Essex
County, N.J., March
20, 1968.
Guitarist;
candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2007.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (1909-2005) —
also known as Peter W. Rodino, Jr. —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 7,
1909.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 1949-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1988;
law
professor.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 7,
2005 (age 95 years, 334
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Antonin Gregory Scalia (1936-2016) —
also known as Antonin Scalia —
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., March
11, 1936.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-86; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1986-2016; died in office 2016.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Shafter, Presidio
County, Tex., February
13, 2016 (age 79 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Finley Secchia (1937-2020) —
also known as Peter F. Secchia —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ferrysburg, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., April
15, 1937.
Republican. Chief executive, Universal Forest
Products, 1971-89; owner of restaurants;
real
estate developer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1980-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
2000
(alternate), 2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1989-93.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from COVID-19
and other health issues, in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
21, 2020 (age 83 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) —
also known as Francis Albert Sinatra; "Ol' Blue
Eyes"; "Chairman of the Board";
"The Voice";
"Swoonatra" —
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., December
12, 1915.
Democrat. Singer; actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1998 (age 82 years, 153
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Antonio Martino Sinatra and Natalina 'Dolly' (Garavente) Sinatra;
married, February
4, 1939, to Nancy Barbato; married, November
7, 1951, to Ava Gardner; married, July 19,
1966, to Mia Farrow; married, July 11,
1976, to Barbara (Blakeley) Marx. |
| | | Epitaph: "The best is yet to
come." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Darren Michael Soto (b. 1978) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ringwood, Passaic
County, N.J., February
25, 1978.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 2007-12; member of Florida
state senate, 2012-16; U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 2017-.
Puerto
Rican and Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Anthony Tony Tarracino (1916-2008) —
also known as Tony Tarracino; "Captain Tony";
"The Conscience of Key West" —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., August
10, 1916.
Beaten
and left for dead by Mafia colleagues in New Jersey in the 1940s;
charter
boat captain; saloon
keeper; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1989-91; defeated, 1991.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from a heart and
lung
condition, in Lower Keys Medical
Center, Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., November
1, 2008 (age 92 years, 83
days).
Cremated.
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Ralph A. Villani (1901-1974) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., September
11, 1901.
Mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1949-53.
Italian ancestry.
Died in February, 1974
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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