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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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Peter J. Abbate Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born March
22, 1949.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 49th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2008.
Catholic. Member, Civitan;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2008.
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Orlando Louis Abbruzzese (b. 1922) —
also known as Orlando L. Abbruzzese —
of North Plainfield, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
4, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of North Plainfield, N.J., 1967; chair of
Somerset County Democratic Party, 1973-81; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1980.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mario Abbruzzese and Erminia (Lomibo) Abbruzzese; married 1945 to Alice
Elaine Bacon. |
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Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
30, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
clerk to U.S. Judge Martin
T. Manton; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66;
took senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-71.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
1971 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Fred John Ackel (b. 1927) —
also known as Fred J. Ackel —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., March
28, 1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1964.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Sigma Delta; Young
Americans for Freedom; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Ackel and Anna (Azar) Ackel; married, July 15,
1950, to Mildred Evelyn Krause. |
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Francis William Holbrook Adams (1904-1990) —
also known as Francis W. H. Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 26,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935; New York
City Police
Commissioner, 1954-55.
Catholic. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from heart
failure, in the Devon Manor convalescent
home, Devon, Chester
County, Pa., April
20, 1990 (age 85 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert A. Adams and Frances (Bennett) Adams; married, June 21,
1930, to Katherine Quinn. |
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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (b. 1964) —
of Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born May 13,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 15th District, 2009-.
Catholic. Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2012.
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Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) —
also known as Joseph P. Addabbo —
of New York.
Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
17, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7th
District 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died, from cancer
and a heart
attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1986 (age 61 years, 24
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Edward J. Ahearn (1891-1934) —
also known as Eddie Ahearn —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 15,
1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1931-32.
Catholic. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of peritonitis,
at Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1934 (age 43 years, 69
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Littleton Ahearn (1914-2004) —
also known as John Ahearn —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
30, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1964; candidate for Arizona
state attorney general, 1968; member of Arizona
Democratic State Committee, 1970-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1972,
1976,
1984.
Catholic.
Died June 23,
2004 (age 89 years, 206
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Ariz.
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William J. Ahearn (c.1894-1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
commissioner of records, New York County Surrogate's Court, 1934;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Catholic. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 7,
1957 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frederick M. Ahern (c.1886-1950) —
also known as Fred M. Ahern —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1911-12, 1914-17.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1950 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent Francis Albano Jr. (1914-1981) —
also known as Vincent F. Albano, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914.
Republican. Appraiser;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964,
1972;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1962-81.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack just outside his office
in the Roosevelt Hotel,
and died soon after in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1981 (age 67 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Vincent F. Albano and Mary Ann (Sullivan) Albano; married, June 5,
1937, to Cathleen C. CUmmings. |
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Francis J. Alder (b. 1912) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 26,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1951-56.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Xavier Altimari (1928-1998) —
also known as Frank X. Altimari —
of Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
4, 1928.
Lawyer;
district judge in New York, 1966-70; county judge in New York,
1970-73; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1974-82; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1982-85; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1985-96; took
senior status 1996.
Catholic.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 19,
1998 (age 69 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez (1918-1976) —
also known as Eugenio A. Alvarez —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 21,
1918.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member of New York
state assembly 75th District, 1973-74.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, in Beekman Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1976 (age 57 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Innocencio Alvarez and Juana (Rodriguez) Alvarez; married 1943 to Ines
Leon. |
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Edward J. Amann Jr. (b. 1925) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1952;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-73 (Richmond County 1st District 1953-65,
65th District 1966, 59th District 1967-72, 61st District 1973).
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Catholic
War Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome G. Ambro (1898-1979) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1925-33; defeated
in primary, 1937; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1936; candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1960.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died in Huntington Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
17, 1979 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward B. Amend (1858-1914) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 2,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-14; died in office 1914.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died October
20, 1914 (age 56 years, 140
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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George Whelan Anderson Jr. (1906-1992) —
also known as George W. Anderson, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1906.
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1963-66.
Catholic. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in the Arleigh Burke Pavilion nursing
home, McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., March
20, 1992 (age 85 years, 96
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966) —
also known as Victor L. Anfuso —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Gagliano Castelferrato, Sicily, Italy,
March
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Consul-General
for San Marino in Washington,
D.C., 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1951-53, 1955-63; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1963-66; died in office 1966.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Suffered a heart
attack during a political
caucus meeting at the Warwick Hotel,
and died soon after, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1966 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) —
also known as Timothy T. Ansberry —
of Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, December
24, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Defiance
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904;
Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924
(alternate), 1928;
law partner of Joseph
E. Davies.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died following a gall
bladder operation complicated by heart
disease, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1943 (age 71 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Floy Evelyn Archer —
also known as Floy Archer; Floy Evelyn
Brennan —
of Whittier, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1967.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Harold Joseph Brennan and Jean (Gates) Brennan; married,
April
12, 1947, to Edward P. Archer. |
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Nancy Argenziano (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
1, 1955.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 43rd District, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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George Alfred Arkwright (1888-1972) —
also known as George A. Arkwright —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
19, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944;
candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-64; appointed 1950;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1954-62.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Armstrong Jr. (1758-1843) —
also known as "Old Soldier"; "Monsieur
Tombo" —
of Pennsylvania; Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., November
25, 1758.
Republican. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1783-87; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1787-88; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1800-02, 1803-04; U.S. Minister to France, 1804-10; general in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1813-14; blamed
for the British capture of Washington, D.C. in August 1814, and forced to
resign; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1825.
Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Red Hook, Dutchess
County, N.Y., April 1,
1843 (age 84 years, 127
days).
Entombed at Rhinebeck
Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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William Richard Arnold (1881-1965) —
also known as William R. Arnold —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 10,
1881.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; chaplain;
U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, 1937-45 (with rank ultimately of Major
General); Bishop and Military Delegate of the Armed Forces (appointed
by Pope Pius XII), 1945-65; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Catholic.
Died, in St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
7, 1965 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert P. Astorino (b. 1967) —
also known as Rob Astorino —
of Mt. Pleasant, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 3,
1967.
Republican. Westchester
County Executive, 2010-; candidate for Governor of
New York, 2014.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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