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John F. Kavanagh (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
8, 1890.
Republican. Private secretary to Dwight
W. Morrow, 1909-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1923 (Kings County 12th District), 1928 (Richmond
County 1st District).
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Kavanagh and Margaret (Fox) Kavanagh; married, September
26, 1931, to Dolores Wertenberger. |
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Bernard William Kearney (1889-1976) —
also known as Bernard W. Kearney; Pat
Kearney —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.; Lake Pleasant, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., May 23,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Fulton
County District Attorney, 1931-42; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1943-59 (30th District 1943-45,
31st District 1945-53, 32nd District 1953-59).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Grange;
Delta
Chi.
Died June 3,
1976 (age 87 years, 11
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) —
also known as Kenneth B. Keating —
of Brighton, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 18,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53,
38th District 1953-59); U.S.
Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; U.S.
Ambassador to India, 1969-72; Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles;
Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1975 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy;
"R.F.K." —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
On June 5, 1968, while running
for president, having just won the California presidential primary,
was shot and
mortally
wounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel,
and died the next day in in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 6,
1968 (age 42 years, 199
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, June 17,
1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew
Mark Cuomo); uncle of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: Benjamin
Altman — John
Bartlow Martin — Frank
Mankiewicz — Paul
Schrade |
| | | The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
(opened 1935, renamed 2001), in Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur
M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert
Kennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas, Robert
Kennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo, In
His Own Right — Thurston Clarke, The
Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired
America — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Some
of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — Bill
Eppridge, A
Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties |
| | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:
Allen Roberts, Robert
Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive
Politician — Victor Lasky, RFK:
Myth and Man — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince, The
Kennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
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Peter T. King (b. 1944) —
of Seaford, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1944.
Republican. Lawyer; Nassau
County Comptroller, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph E. Kinsley (b. 1897) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
8, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 8th District, 1924-29; candidate
for New York
state senate 28th District, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip M. Kleinfeld (b. 1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1922; defeated,
1920; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1923-41; resigned 1941; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940;
candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1937; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1941-58; appointed 1941.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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John Dryden Kuser (1897-1964) —
also known as Dryden Kuser —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
24, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1926-29;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1930-35; insurance
agent; real estate
broker.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Grange;
Audubon
Society.
Died, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 3,
1964 (age 66 years, 161
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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John Joseph LaFalce (b. 1939) —
also known as John J. LaFalce —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
6, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1971-72; member of New York
state assembly 140th District, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1975-2003 (36th District 1975-83,
32nd District 1983-93, 29th District 1993-2003); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward P. Larkin (1915-1986) —
of Hewlett, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Floral Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 1,
1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1953; resigned
1953; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1953-55; resigned 1955.
Member, American Legion.
Died in 1986
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Leon M. Layden (1893-1955) —
of Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in West Pawlet, Pawlet, Rutland
County, Vt., December
17, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Washington
County Surrogate, 1926-28; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1941; defeated, 1932;
appointed 1941; defeated, 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Legion.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died in an ambulance,
en route from Whitehall to the Glens Falls hospital, in Washington
County, N.Y., February
8, 1955 (age 61 years, 53
days).
Interment at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y.
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Noble Wishard Lee (1896-1978) —
also known as Noble W. Lee —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
27, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1938; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 5th District; elected 1940.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
8, 1978 (age 82 years, 42
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Murray Leffingwell (1896-1983) —
also known as William M. Leffingwell —
of Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1896.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1935, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Rotary.
Died May 21,
1983 (age 86 years, 349
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Vincent L. Leibell III (b. 1946) —
of Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y.; Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
6, 1946.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1983-94 (90th District 1983-92, 91st District
1993-94); member of New York
state senate, 1995-2009 (37th District 1995-2002, 40th District
2003-09).
Member, American Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Arthur Levitt (1900-1980) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 28,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; New York
state comptroller, 1955-79; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Sigma Delta; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1980
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Davis Lodge (1903-1985) —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
20, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
professional actor
in 1933-40, appearing in movies
such as Little Women, The Scarlet Empress, The
Little Colonel, and In Like Flint; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1947-51; Governor of
Connecticut, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1952
(speaker),
1960;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1955-61; Argentina, 1969-73; Switzerland, 1983-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1964; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District, 1965.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed while finishing a
speech to the Women's National Republican Club, and died less
than an hour later at St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1985 (age 82 years, 9
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ralph H. Loomis (b. 1885) —
of Sidney, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., July 7,
1885.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Delaware
County Coroner; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1924-28.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward V. Loughlin (1894-1969) —
also known as Ed Loughlin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1964;
leader of
New York County Democratic Party, 1944-47.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Brookhaven Memorial Hospital,
East Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
18, 1969 (age 75 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Madge Lessing. |
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Abbot Augustus Low (1889-1963) —
also known as A. Augustus Low; Gus Low —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Sabattis, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
1, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Old Forge Electric
Company, 1928-37; president, Utica Gas and
Electric Company, 1934-36; executive vice-president, Brooklyn
Edison, and vice-president of its successor, Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, electric
utilities; chair of
Hamilton County Republican Party, 1930-55; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1938;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, American Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1963 (age 74 years, 115
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Hamilton County, N.Y.
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Martin J. Lutz —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1927.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome W. Marks (b. 1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 22,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-68 (New York County 4th District 1963-65,
67th District 1966, 61st District 1967-68).
Jewish.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; American Legion; B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert McCurdy Marsh —
also known as Robert McC. Marsh —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 25th District, 1916-17;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1922; defeated, 1920, 1922,
1923, 1933.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwyn E. Mason (born c.1916) —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., about 1916.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-72 (Delaware County 1953-65, 124th District
1966, 113th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Grange.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Melva
Bettinger. |
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Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) —
also known as Harold W. Mason —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
21, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; boot and shoe
business; vice-president, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital;
director for power
companies, insurance
companies, the Central Vermont Railway,
and the Estey Organ
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932;
Convention Secretary, 1940,
1944;
secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary, 1940;
speaker, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1936-44; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1937-44.
Member, American Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Sigma
Nu.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1944 (age 49 years, 196
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;
married, March
17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Official Report of the
22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
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Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Warner Chemical
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Chemical Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Agnes
E. Warner. |
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Richard Dean McCarthy (1927-1995) —
also known as Max McCarthy —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
24, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from New York 39th District, 1965-71; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1970; Washington bureau chief for the
Buffalo News newspaper,
1978-89.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion.
Died, of Lou
Gehrig's disease, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., May 5,
1995 (age 67 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940) —
also known as George B. McClellan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dresden, Saxony (now Germany)
of American parents, November
23, 1865.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1895-1903; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1904-09; university
professor; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died November
30, 1940 (age 75 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Francis P. McCloskey (b. 1917) —
of Levittown, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Wantagh, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 22,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
consultant; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-64, 1966-70 (Nassau County 5th District
1955-64, 8th District 1966, 9th District 1967-70).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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S. Earl McDermott (b. 1893) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y., February
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; druggist;
member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1933-36;
defeated, 1936.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange;
American Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. Raymond McGovern (b. 1898) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
22, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1945-50; New York
state comptroller; elected 1950; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1954.
Member, Elks;
American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. McInerney (b. 1924) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 12,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hearing aid
sales and service business; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-77 (Westchester County 1st District 1965,
98th District 1966, 87th District 1967-77).
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans; American Legion; Lions; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew J. H. McLaughlin —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1934-46 (Bronx County 1st District 1934-44, Bronx
County 4th District 1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward McLaughlin and Alice McLaughlin. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940,
1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles J. Melton (b. 1917) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., December
25, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; retail
liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly 3rd District, 1966-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Rotary;
American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eileen O'Rourke. |
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Matthew Joseph Merritt (1895-1946) —
also known as Matthew J. Merritt —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 2,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1935-45; defeated, 1938.
Member, American Legion; Elks.
Died in Malba, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
29, 1946 (age 51 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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George R. Metcalf (1914-2002) —
of near Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
5, 1914.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state senate, 1951-65 (47th District 1951-54, 48th District
1955-65); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1968.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
Died, in Auburn Memorial Hospital,
Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 30,
2002 (age 88 years, 114
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Bradley. |
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Donald Jerome Mitchell (1923-2003) —
also known as Donald J. Mitchell —
of Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y., May 8,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; optometrist;
mayor
of Herkimer, N.Y., 1956-59; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-72 (Herkimer County 1965, 122nd District
1966, 112th District 1967-72); U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1973-83.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
27, 2003 (age 80 years, 142
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Herkimer, N.Y.
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Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938) —
of Levittown, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nassau County Republican Party, 1984-; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1992-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996,
2008
(delegation chair); New York
Republican state chair, 2006-09.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Michael J. Montesano (c.1895-1961) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 48th District, 1930; Erie
County Surrogate, 1939-40; circuit judge in New York 8th
District, 1955-56; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1956; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960.
Member, American Legion.
Collapsed and died, apparently of a heart
attack, while appearing in a court
case in City
Hall, Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
24, 1961 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
March
23, 1896.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;
New
York state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1951-53; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Member, American Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Eagles;
National
Rifle Association; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Crystal River, Citrus
County, Fla., April
23, 1978 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elmlawn
Cemetery, Tonawanda, N.Y.
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John Motley Morehead (1870-1965) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Spray (now part of Eden), Rockingham
County, N.C., November
3, 1870.
Republican. Mayor of
Rye, N.Y., 1926-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1965
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jeremiah J. Moriarty (b. 1914) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1961-62; member of New York
state senate 58th District, 1963-65.
Member, American Legion; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas E. Morrissey Jr. (c.1900-1975) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1953-66.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Legion.
Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
28, 1975 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles E. Murphy (c.1895-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., about 1895.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944;
New York City Corporation Counsel, 1947; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-59; died in office
1959; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
2nd Department, 1954-59; died in office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
22, 1959 (age about 64
years).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Sawyer. |
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John Michael Murphy (1926-2015) —
also known as John M. Murphy —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., August
3, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-81 (16th District 1963-73,
17th District 1973-81); defeated, 1960 (15th District), 1980 (17th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
Parliamentarian, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; indicted
June 18 and convicted
December 3, 1980, of conspiracy, conflict
of interest, and accepting an illegal
gratuity; sentenced
to three years in prison
and fined $20,000; paroled in 1985.
Died in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., May 25,
2015 (age 88 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Irving Murray Nason (1890-1969) —
also known as Irving M. Nason —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Smilowitz, Silesia (now Smilovice, Czechia),
July
9, 1890.
Republican. Real estate
broker; candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1922.
Member, American Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Allan Newell (1883-1977) —
also known as W. Allan Newell —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April
22, 1883.
Republican. President, Newell Manufacturing Co. (brass
works); mayor
of Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1928-29; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1933-38.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April 5,
1977 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar A. Newell and Adeline Barbara (Priest) Newell; married, October
10, 1917, to Edith Delano Judson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) —
also known as Richard M. Nixon; "Tricky
Dick"; "Searchlight" —
of Whittier, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Yorba Linda, Orange
County, Calif., January
9, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1947-50; U.S.
Senator from California, 1950-53; appointed 1950; resigned 1953;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
Vice
President of the United States, 1953-61; President
of the United States, 1969-74; defeated, 1960; candidate for Governor of
California, 1962; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964.
Quaker.
Member, American Legion; Order of
the Coif.
Discredited by the Watergate scandal,
as many of his subordinates were charged with crimes; in July 1974,
the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted three articles of
impeachment against him, over obstruction
of justice, abuse
of power, and contempt
of Congress; soon after, a tape recording emerged which directly
implicated
him in the Watergate
break-in; with impeachment certain, he resigned;
pardoned
in 1974 by President Gerald
R. Ford.
Died, from a stroke,
at New York
Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
22, 1994 (age 81 years, 103
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Anthony 'Frank' Nixon and Hannah (Milhous) Nixon; married,
June
21, 1940, to Thelma
Catherine Ryan; father of Julie Nixon (daughter-in-law of John
Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; granddaughter-in-law of Dwight
David Eisenhower); second cousin of John
Duffy Alderson. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Carroll
family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Maurice
H. Stans — John
H. Holdridge — Clark
MacGregor — Harry
L. Sears — Harry
S. Dent — Christian
A. Herter, Jr. — John
N. Mitchell — G.
Bradford Cook — Raymond
Moley — Patrick
J. Buchanan — Nils
A. Boe — Murray
M. Chotiner — Richard
Blumenthal — G.
Gordon Liddy — Robert
D. Sack — Edward
G. Latch — William
O. Mills — Meyer
Kestnbaum |
| | | Campaign slogan (1968): "Nixon's the
One!" |
| | | Epitaph: "The greatest honor history
can bestow is the title of peacemaker." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Richard M. Nixon: RN
: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978) — Beyond
Peace (1994) — 1999:
Victory Without War (1988) — Leaders
(1982) — Memoirs —
Six
Crises (1962) — The
Challenges We Face (1960) — In
the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal
(1990) — No
More Vietnams (1985) — The
Poetry of Richard Milhous Nixon (1974) — Real
Peace (1984) — The
Real War (1980) — Seize
The Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World
(1992) |
| | | Books about Richard M. Nixon: Melvin
Small, The
Presidency of Richard Nixon — Joan Hoff, Nixon
Reconsidered — Jonathan Aitken, Nixon
: A Life — Garry Wills, Nixon
Agonistes : The Crisis of the Self-Made Man — Thomas
Monsell, Nixon
on Stage and Screen : The Thirty-Seventh President As Depicted in
Films, Television, Plays and Opera — Stephen E.
Ambrose, Nixon
: Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 — Richard
Reeves, President
Nixon: Alone in the White House — Roger Morris, Richard
Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician —
Robert Mason, Richard
Nixon and the Quest for a New Majority — Jules
Witcover, Very
Strange Bedfellows : The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon
& Spiro Agnew |
| | | Critical books about Richard M. Nixon:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Lance Morrow,
The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power — Don Fulsom, Nixon's
Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled
President |
| | | Image source: United States Mint
engraving |
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Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) —
also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien; Larry
O'Brien —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 17,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster
Furcolo, 1948-50; public
relations business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office
was the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,
National Basketball
Association, 1975-84.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
American Legion.
Died, of cancer,
in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1990 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Frank D. O'Connor (b. 1909) —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
20, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1949-52, 1955 (6th District 1949-52, 8th District
1955); defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; American Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis X. O'Keefe (b. 1933) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
14, 1933.
Democrat. Mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1986-93.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1993.
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Leland M. Olds (b. 1890) —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
31, 1890.
Statistician;
member, Federal Power Commission, 1939-44; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1940-44, 1945-47.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Olds and Marion (Leland) Olds. |
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Richard Lawrence Ottinger (b. 1929) —
also known as Richard Ottinger —
of Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, January
27, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-71, 1975-85 (25th District
1965-71, 24th District 1975-83, 20th District 1983-85); defeated,
1972; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1970; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1980;
law
professor.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; American Legion.
Still living as of 2013.
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Roy M. Page —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1937-42.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) —
also known as Myles A. Paige —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., about 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman
car porter; lawyer;
Republican candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;
justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge,
Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court).
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Legion; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
New York City's first
Black magistrate, 1936, and first
Black judge, 1940.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
30, 1983 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Eustis Paine Jr. (1920-1991) —
also known as George E. Paine —
of Willsboro, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
27, 1920.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 39th District, 1961-64.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died September
23, 1991 (age 71 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard V. Parisi (1911-1979) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born June 25,
1911.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Legion.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Brooklyn Veterans Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
4, 1979 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Passannante (1920-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Cosmopolitan Trucking
Corporation; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,
69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,
61st District 1983-90).
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died of pancreatic
cancer at Tisch Hospital
of New York University Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1996 (age 76 years, 309
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1886-1966) —
also known as Richard C. Patterson, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
31, 1886.
Democrat. Gold miner;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
New York City Commissioner of Correction, 1927-32; executive
vice-president and director, National Broadcasting
Co., 1932-36; chairman, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Corp., 1939-43;
chairman, Ogden Corp. (Utilities Power &
Light Co.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944,
1948;
U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1944-47; Guatemala, 1948-50; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1951-53.
Methodist.
Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died September
30, 1966 (age 80 years, 242
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Porter Patterson (1891-1952) —
also known as Robert P. Patterson —
of Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., February
12, 1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1930-39; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1939-40; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1945-47.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; American Legion.
Killed, along with 22 other passengers and crew, and seven people on
the ground, in a plane
crash during rain and
heavy fog, in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., January
22, 1952 (age 60 years, 344
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles W. Perry (1900-1972) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., August
21, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Chemung County Republican Party, 1935-42; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Died in July, 1972
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New
York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) —
also known as Phelps von Rottenburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bonn, Germany,
May
4, 1897.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District
1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Psi
Upsilon; Urban
League; Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., June 10,
1981 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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N. Taylor Phillips (b. 1868) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1868.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1898-1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Jewish.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Otis Grey Pike (1921-2014) —
also known as Otis G. Pike —
of Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
31, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1961-79; defeated,
1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died January
20, 2014 (age 92 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gregory J. Pope (b. 1926) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., November
27, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-70 (Niagara County 1965, 152nd District
1966, 138th District 1967-70).
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange.
Still living as of 1970.
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William Theodore Powers (1897-1950) —
also known as William T. Powers —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1926, 1927;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1947-50; died in office 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., August
28, 1950 (age 53 years, 197
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
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Stanley J. Pryor (born c.1925) —
of Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born about 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-68 (32nd District 1966, 30th District
1967-68).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans; American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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