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George J. Balbach (c.1910-1996) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1910.
Criminal court judge in New York, 1961-66; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1971-86.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Died, at St. Francis Hospital,
Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
15, 1996 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Vincent R. Balletta Jr. (1927-1996) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 7,
1927.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 18th District, 1967-70; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1976.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Sons of
Italy; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died October
15, 1996 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria Sottosanti. |
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Dominic Joseph Baranello (1922-2006) —
also known as Dominic J. Baranello —
of Medford Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Holbrook, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Blue Point, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
25, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chair
of Suffolk County Democratic Party, 1966-2000; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1972-73, 2004.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
2006 (age 83 years, 165
days).
Interment at Calverton
National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Giuseppe Baranello and Josephine (Belmonte)
Baranello. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband / Loving
Father / and Grandfather." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John T. Barnett (b. 1869) —
of Silverton, San Juan
County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Ouray
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 22,
1869.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Ouray
County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado
state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of
Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January
24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married, March 7,
1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
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James Joseph Barry (1916-2014) —
also known as James J. Barry —
of North Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
31, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of North Syracuse, N.Y., 1955-64; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-69 (Onondaga County 1st District 1965, 133rd
District 1966, 118th District 1967-69).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 27,
2014 (age 97 years, 208
days).
Interment at Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) —
also known as William B. Barry —
of St. Albans, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
July
21, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4th
District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1946 (age 44 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Edna Mae Battaglia (b. 1921) —
also known as Edna M. Battaglia; Edna Mae
Curtis —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
1921.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1972.
Female.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edward John Curtis and Edith Mary (Turley) Curtis;
married 1942 to
Anthony Vincent Battaglia. |
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Vito Piranesi Battista (1909-1990) —
also known as Vito P. Battista —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Bari, Italy,
September
7, 1909.
Republican. Architect;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957 (United Taxpayers), 1961 (United
Taxpayers), 1965 (United Taxpayers), 1977; candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1962; member of New York
state assembly 38th District, 1968-75; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1970-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1980.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Delta; American
Institute of Architects; Kiwanis.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1990 (age 80 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley J. Bauer (1913-1972) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 3,
1913.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1951-58 (54th District 1951-54, 56th District
1955-58); defeated, 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate).
Catholic. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in October, 1972
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew T. Beasley (born c.1887) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1919-22.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank John Becker (1899-1981) —
also known as Frank J. Becker —
of Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1945-52; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-65 (3rd District 1953-63, 5th
District 1963-65); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died in Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1981 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Owen M. Begley (1906-1981) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., May 16,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1932, 1933;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1947-51; member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1957-65.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Catholic
War Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Died in September, 1981
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
11, 1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Donald E. Belfi (b. 1936) —
of Nassau
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
21, 1936.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly 14th District, 1965; district judge in New York,
1976-84; county judge in New York, 1985-2004.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presided over the trial of Long Island Railroad rampage killer Colin
Ferguson, 1994.
Still living as of 2005.
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Albert Fay Bennett (b. 1893) —
also known as A. Fay Bennett —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
21, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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John James Bennett (1894-1967) —
also known as John J. Bennett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; New York
state attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as Deputy
Mayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,
Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of the
New York City Planning Commission.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
4, 1967 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett; married, September
4, 1923, to Evelyn Anne Cogan. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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William John Bennett (b. 1943) —
also known as Bill Bennett —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 3,
1943.
U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1985-88; director, U.S. Office of
National Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar"), 1989-91; radio show
host; television
commentator.
Catholic. Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 2003, news media reported that Bennett had lost
millions gambling in Las Vegas, a minor scandal
in light of his advocacy for self-discipline and other virtues; he acknowledged
that he had done "too much gambling" and that it "set a bad example".
Still living as of 2010.
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Craig Benson (b. 1954) —
of Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
8, 1954.
Republican. Founder, Cabletron Systems, maker of computer
network equipment; Governor of
New Hampshire, 2003-05; defeated, 2004; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Frank X. Bernhardt —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Hotel
business; wholesale
wine and liquor business; garage
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1906; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1925-34, 1936;
defeated, 1934.
Catholic. Member, Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Xavier |
| | | Relatives: Son of Aloys Bernhardt and
Martina (Hoffman) Bernhardt. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1923-2012) —
also known as Anthony Bevilacqua —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 17,
1923.
Republican. Catholic
priest; bishop of Pittsburgh, 1983-88; archbishop of
Philadelphia, 1988-2003; cardinal from 1991; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
2000 ; accused
in 2003-04 of protecting
priests who were suspected of sexually
abusing children; later, it was found
that he had ordered a subordinate to destroy
a list of 35 abusive priests, and that he had punished
a priest who had raised concerns about possible abuse.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died in Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
31, 2012 (age 88 years, 228
days).
Entombed at Cathedral
Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Mario Biaggi (1917-2015) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1917.
Police
officer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-88 (24th District 1969-73,
10th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-88); defeated, 1988
(Republican), 1992 (Democratic primary); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972,
1980,
1984;
Conservative candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1973.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Indicted
in 1987 on federal charges
that he had accepted bribes
from former Brooklyn political boss Meade
Esposito in in return for influence
on federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair company; convicted
on September 22, 1987 of obstructing
justice and accepting illegal
gratuities; sentenced
to prison
and fined.
Tried
in 1988 on federal racketeering charges in connection with the
Wedtech Corporation; convicted
on August 4, 1988 on 15 felony counts. Resigned
from Congress following the Wedtech conviction; served more than two
years in prison.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 24,
2015 (age 97 years, 241
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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William J. Bianchi (b. 1913) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
11, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1951-52; defeated (American Labor),
1952.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. J. Bianchi. |
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Timothy H. Bishop (b. 1950) —
also known as Tim Bishop —
of Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 1,
1950.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Henry Bissell (1811-1860) —
also known as William H. Bissell —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., April
25, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1840; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1849-55 (1st District 1849-53, 8th
District 1853-55); Governor of
Illinois, 1857-60; died in office 1860.
Catholic.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March
18, 1860 (age 48 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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James Joseph Blake (b. 1922) —
also known as James J. Blake —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Iceland, 1976-78.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Sherwood Louis Boehlert (b. 1936) —
also known as Sherwood L. Boehlert; Sherry
Boehlert —
of New Hartford, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
28, 1936.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2004 (25th District 1983-93,
23rd District 1993-2003, 24th District 2003-04).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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William F. Bowe (b. 1896) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1943-46, 1949-52 (Queens County 4th District
1943-44, Queens County 6th District 1945-46, 1949-52).
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin J. Bowe. |
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Christopher Columbus Bowen (1832-1880) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
5, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1867-71; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1871-72; Charleston
County Sheriff, 1873-80.
Catholic.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 23,
1880 (age 48 years, 170
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) —
also known as John J. Boylan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1878.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District
1919-22); U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Redmen.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1938 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John A. Boyle (b. 1883) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born June 24,
1883.
Democrat. Undertaker;
member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1923-24;
defeated, 1915.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph Brady (1853-1916) —
also known as John J. Brady —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-16; died in office
1916.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Collapsed on a
train returning from Atlantic City, and brought home; died, a
week later, from pneumonia,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
7, 1916 (age 62 years, 130
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas Joseph Brady (1885-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Brady —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
25, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Justice, New York City
Special Sessions, 1934-39; Justice, New York City Court, 1940-50; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1951-55.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Union Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1971 (age 86 years, 7
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Frank James Brasco (1932-1998) —
also known as Frank J. Brasco —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
15, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1967-75.
Catholic.
Indicted
in 1973, along with his uncle Joseph Brasco, on federal bribery
conspiracy charges,
over payoffs
received from a Bronx trucking company which was seeking mail hauling
contracts from the Post Office; the first trial
led to a hung jury; retried
and convicted;
sentenced
to five years in prison,
with all but three months suspended, fined
$10,000, and disbarred.
Died October
19, 1998 (age 66 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael F. Breen (b. 1875) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
10, 1875.
Democrat. President of
Local 21, Union of Billposters and Billers of America; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1927-35;
defeated, 1935.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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James Joseph Broderick (1887-1964) —
also known as James J. Broderick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1887.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1936; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
28, 1964 (age 77 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Broderick and Mary (Gallagher) Broderick; married to May
Flanagan. |
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Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) —
also known as Heywood Broun —
of New York; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1888.
Socialist. Sportswriter;
columnist
for New York newspapers;;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1930; founder of
the American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its first president;
expelled from Socialist Party in 1933.
Catholic. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1939 (age 51 years, 11
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Thomas H. Brown (1908-1992) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
April
8, 1908.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Rensselaer
County Treasurer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1949-59; candidate for mayor of
Troy, N.Y., 1955.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died March
25, 1992 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Viola Smith. |
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Earl William Brydges (1905-1975) —
also known as Earl W. Brydges —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., May 25,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1949-72 (52nd District 1949-54, 54th District
1955-65, 60th District 1966, 52nd District 1967-72); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 52nd District, 1967.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
in a hospital
at Lewiston, Niagara
County, N.Y., March
30, 1975 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) —
also known as James L. Buckley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in an elevator at Women's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),
1976 (Republican); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1980; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; took
senior status 1996.
Catholic. Irish and
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull
and Bones.
President, Radio Free
Europe/Radio
Liberty, 1982-85.
Still living as of 2018.
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John T. Buckley —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 116th District, 1967-72.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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William Frank Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) —
also known as William F. Buckley, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1925.
Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965.
Catholic. Irish and
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull
and Bones.
Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor of
National Review magazine;
author
and lecturer; host of television
news show "Firing Line"; recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on November 18, 1991.
Died, probably of diabetes
and emphysema,
in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
27, 2008 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. Bernard Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frank Buckley, Sr. and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; brother
of James
Lane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who married Leo
Brent Bozell); married 1950 to
Patricia Alden Austin Taylor. |
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family of New York and Connecticut. |
| | | Cross-reference: Frederic
R. Coudert, Jr. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Getting
It Right (2003) — God
and Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'
(1951) — Spytime
: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) — Nearer,
My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) — The
Lexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word
Lover (1998) — Airborne
: A Sentimental Journey (1984) — In
Search of Anti-Semitism (1992) — Brothers
No More (1995) — Up
From Liberalism (1959) — The
Committee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities (1962) — Elvis
in the Morning (2001) — Execution
eve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) — Four
reforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) — Gratitude
: reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) —
Nuremberg
: the reckoning (2002) — Overdrive
: a personal documentary (1983) — United
Nations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) — The
unmaking of a mayor (1966) — Ronald
Reagan: An American Hero (2001) — The
Reagan I Knew (2008) |
| | | Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Stained
Glass : A Blackford Oakes Novel — Marco
Polo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Saving
the Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — See
You Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Tucker's
Last Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Mongoose,
R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — A
Very Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — High
Jinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Who's
on First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — The
Redhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator Joe
McCarthy |
| | | Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:
John B. Judis, William
F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives —
Lee Edwards, William
F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement — Carl T.
Bogus, Buckley:
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American
Conservatism |
| | | Critical books about William F. Buckley,
Jr.: David Miller, Chairman
Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. |
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Joyce Margueritte Ellis Buettner (b. 1937) —
also known as Joyce E. Buettner —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., November
17, 1937.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1993.
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Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) —
also known as Thomas F. Burchill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1882.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; member
of New
York state senate 13th District, 1925-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
26, 1955 (age 72 years, 235
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Edmund Burke Jr. (1905-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1941-43; attorney
for Texaco oil company.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 13,
1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Burke and Mabel Jeannette (Rule) Burke; married, July 18,
1939, to Marion Hopkins McDonagh. |
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Harold P. Burke (1895-1981) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1929; candidate
for New York
state senate 46th District, 1930; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1937-81;
took senior status 1981.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 17,
1981 (age 86 years, 41
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Burke and Jennie (Noonan) Burke; married, June 30,
1927, to Margaret M. McKay. |
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John J. Burns (b. 1860) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 20,
1860.
Democrat. Boot and shoe
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1933; candidate for
mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1937.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Burns (c.1864-1936) —
of Eastwood (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
about 1864.
Real
estate business; mayor of Eastwood, N.Y.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society.
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., March
10, 1936 (age about 72
years).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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James J. Byrne (1863-1930) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1863.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1905; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from gallstones,
in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
14, 1930 (age 66 years, 340
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic. Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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