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Leo P. Carlin (1908-1999) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Avon-by-the-Sea, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
8, 1908.
Democrat. President, Local 478, Brotherhood of Teamsters and
Chauffeurs; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1937; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1953-62; defeated, 1962.
Died in Avon-by-the-Sea, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
17, 1999 (age 91 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Evelyn Dubrow (1917-2006) —
also known as Evy Dubrow —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., May 6,
1917.
Democrat. Labor organizer; vice president and lobbyist
for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union for many years;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996.
Female.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., June 20,
2006 (age 89 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James E. Gano Jr. —
of Bridgewater, Somerset
County, N.J.
Democrat. Business representative for Local 262, IBEW;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly District 8, 1973.
Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Still living as of 1973.
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James Lustig (b. 1902) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
1902.
Communist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; agent, United Electrical
Workers; candidate for New York
state senate 22nd District, 1932; member, Joint Anti-Fascist
Refugee Committee; the group was investigated for subversion
by the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities; indicted
in 1947, along with other members, for contempt
of Congress over their refusal to provide records demanded by the
House committee; convicted
in 1947; sentenced
to three months in jail, and fined
$500.
Hungarian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph George Minish (1916-2007) —
also known as Joseph G. Minish —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Throop, Lackawanna
County, Pa., September
1, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive
secretary, Hudson Council, CIO, 1954-60, and Essex-West
Industrial Union Council, AFL-CIO, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1963-85.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, in St. Barnabas Medical
Center, Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 2007 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent Joseph Murphy (1893-1976) —
also known as Vincent J. Murphy —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
1, 1893.
Democrat. Plumber;
secretary-treasurer of Local 24, United Association (Plumbers
and Pipefitters), 1920-38; secretary-treasurer, New Jersey
Federation of Labor, 1933; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1941-49; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1964;
president, New Jersey AFL-CIO, 1961-70.
Died in Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 8,
1976 (age 82 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
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Raymond M. Pocino —
also known as Ray Pocino —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Democrat. Labor leader; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wesley A. Taylor (b. 1906) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Mays Landing, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 12,
1906.
Republican. Bookbinder;
Secretary and Business Representative, Bookbinders
Local Union #62; delegate to New Jersey AFL and other labor
councils; vice-president, Allied Printing Trades Council; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
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Charles Wowkanech —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Democrat. President, New Jersey AFL-CIO; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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