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Nicholas J. Eberhard (1878-1957) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1878.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1922-33; Bronx
County Clerk, 1934-37.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 246
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Eberhard and Anna (Brown) Eberhard; married to Agnes
Clark. |
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Fred J. Eckert (b. 1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 6,
1941.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 54th District, 1973-82; U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1982-84; Kiribati, 1982-84; Tonga, 1982-84; Tuvalu, 1982-84; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1985-87; defeated,
1986.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924) —
also known as Maurice F. Egan —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 24,
1852.
University
professor; author;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1907-17.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1924 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Interment at Old
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Ralph Lewis Emmons (1890-1980) —
also known as Ralph L. Emmons —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Borodino, Onondaga
County, N.Y., March
15, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1936-43.
Catholic.
Died November
16, 1980 (age 90 years, 246
days).
Interment at McLean
Cemetery, McLean, N.Y.
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Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) —
also known as Meade H. Esposito; Amadeo Henry
Esposito —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
28, 1909.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
vice-president, Lafayette National Bank,
1965; insurance
broker; leader of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Indicted
in 1987 on federal charges
that he had given bribes
to U.S. Rep. Mario
Biaggi in in return for influence
on federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair
company; convicted
on September 22, 1987 of giving an illegal
gratuity; fined
$500,000; indicted
in 1988 on bribery
and tax
charges,
but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.
Died, from renal
failure caused by a heart
attack, while suffering from lung
cancer and bladder
cancer, in North Shore University Hospital,
Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
3, 1993 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Felicia Esposito; married to Anne De Cunzo. |
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Joseph Edmund Fahey (b. 1949) —
also known as Joseph E. Fahey —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., June 30,
1949.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Fahey and Mary (McGuire) Fahey. |
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James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) —
also known as James A. Farley —
of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888.
Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Coca-Cola
Export Corporation, 1940-73.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles;
Elks; Redmen;
Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from cardiac
arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Daniel F. Farrell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Hatter;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1910-18; member of
New
York state senate 5th District, 1919-30.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter T. Farrell (1900-1992) —
of Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1930-36; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1937-43; resigned 1943; Judge of
Queens County Court, 1943-61; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 11th District, 1961-76.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
9, 1992 (age 91 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas F. Farrell and Mary (Fitzpatrick) Farrell; married, November
11, 1931, to Agnes M. Byrne. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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1936 |
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Mike Fasano (b. 1958) —
of New Port Richey, Pasco
County, Fla.
Born in Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y., June 11,
1958.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 45th District, 1995-; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2008.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2008.
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John J. Faso (b. 1952) —
of Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born August
25, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 102nd District, 1987-2002; candidate for New York
state comptroller, 2002; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 2006.
Catholic. Italian
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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James Herbert Fay (1899-1948) —
also known as James H. Fay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
29, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wounded and lost his
left leg; secretary to the president of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals,
1923-29; deputy commissioner of hospitals, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1934, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1940;
chair
of New York County Democratic Party, 1942; insurance
and advertising
business.
Catholic. Member, Tammany
Hall; American
Legion.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
10, 1948 (age 49 years, 134
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Louis Fechter Sr. (1851-1921) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France,
1851.
Republican. Employed on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad;
lost
an arm in an 1877 railroad accident; carting
business; organized Buffalo Rendering
Co.; manager, Buffalo Fertilizer
Co.; president, Minnehaha Mining and
Smelting
Co.; president, Fechter-Elliott Agency, real
estate and insurance;
member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1905-06.
Catholic.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
16, 1921 (age about 69
years).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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James W. Feely —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1939-46, 1949-51.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Ferrall —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-66 (Kings County 8th District 1963-65, 62nd
District 1966); resigned 1966; member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (24th District 1966, 22nd District 1967-70).
Catholic. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen T. Delaney. |
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) —
also known as Geraldine Ferraro —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., August
26, 1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(chair, Platform
Committee), 1996;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.
Female.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 2011 (age 75 years, 212
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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James Emmet Finegan (c.1877-1940) —
also known as James E. Finegan —
Born about 1877.
No Deal candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931.
Catholic.
Died February
10, 1940 (age about 63
years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Paul Albert Fino (1913-2009) —
also known as Paul A. Fino —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
15, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1940; member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1945-50; defeated, 1942; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-68 (25th District 1953-63,
24th District 1963-68); resigned 1968; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1964,
1968;
chair
of Bronx County Republican Party, 1965; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1969.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Sons of
Italy; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in North Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 16,
2009 (age 95 years, 183
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Vincent R. Fisichelli (1921-1994) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Floral Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
16, 1921.
Democrat. Psychologist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1948.
Catholic. Member, American
Psychological Association.
Died June 24,
1994 (age 72 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Fitzgerald (1853-1922) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
October
28, 1853.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1878; member
of New
York state senate 9th District, 1882-83; general sessions court
judge in New York, 1890-98; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1899-1912.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1922 (age 69 years, 50
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of James Fitzgerald and Delia (O'Halloran) Fitzgerald; married 1888 to Anna
Tynan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Katheryn Vera Fitzgerald (b. 1902) —
also known as Katheryn Fitzgerald —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.; Pilot Knob, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1944; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Female.
Catholic. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Fitzgerald (1914-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
3, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 4th District, 1965-70; died in
office 1970.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; AFSCME.
Died December
7, 1970 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) —
also known as James M. Fitzpatrick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 27,
1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
10, 1949 (age 79 years, 287
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Paul Early Fitzpatrick (1897-1977) —
also known as Paul E. Fitzpatrick —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
25, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1944-52.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Knights
of Equity; Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in 1977
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Fitzpatrick (b. 1895) —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
14, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960
(alternate).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Flaherty (1832-1904) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland,
1832.
Democrat. Ship carpenter;
contractor;
Independent Democratic candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1874; Brooklyn
Commissioner of City Works; indicted,
along with George
C. Bennett, in December 1878, for conspiracy to defraud
the city of $50,000; tried
and convicted;
fined
$250; the conviction, which he claimed was the work of Mayor James
Howell and the corrupt "Brooklyn Ring", was reversed on appeal;
Independent Democratic candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1879.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
26, 1904 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James Joseph Florio (b. 1937) —
also known as James J. Florio; Jim Florio —
of Pine Hill, Camden
County, N.J.; Blackwood, Camden
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Piscataway, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
29, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1970-74 (District 3-D 1970-73,
5th District 1974); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1975-90; defeated,
1972; Governor of
New Jersey, 1990-94; defeated, 1977, 1981, 1993; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2000.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward J. Flynn (1891-1953) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., September
22, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Monroe
Goldwater; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1918-21; Bronx
County Sheriff, 1922-25; chair of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1922-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
New York City Chamberlain, 1926-28; secretary
of state of New York, 1929-39; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1939-45; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1940-43; leader of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1941-53.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, probably from a heart
ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland,
August
18, 1953 (age 61 years, 330
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Helen J. Flynn (b. 1894) —
also known as Helen Margaret Jones; Mrs. Edward J.
Flynn —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, December
7, 1894.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Female.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick J. Fogarty (b. 1892) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
July
7, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1938-47 (Bronx County 2nd District 1938-44, Bronx
County 1st District 1945-47).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to Helen
O'Meara. |
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Michael Patrick Forbes (b. 1952) —
also known as Michael P. Forbes —
of Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 16,
1952.
Staff member for U.S. Sens. Alfonse
M. D'Amato and Connie
Mack; public
relations and marketing business; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1995-2001; defeated,
2000 (Democratic primary), 2000 (Working Families); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949) —
also known as James V. Forrestal —
of Beacon, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Matteawan (now part of Beacon), Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
15, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1944-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Jumped
from a window on the 16th floor, and fell to
his death, while a patient at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 22,
1949 (age 57 years, 96
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Vito John Fossella (b. 1965) —
also known as Vito Fossella —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 9,
1965.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, New York City Council, 1994-97; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1997-2009.
Catholic. Italian
and Irish
ancestry.
In May, 2008, he was arrested
in Alexandria, Virginia, for driving
while intoxicated;
a week later, he admitted to an extramarital
affair with Air Force Lt. Col Laura Fay, and that he was the
father of her 3-year-old child; the scandal
led him to retire from
Congress.
Still living as of 2014.
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Virginia Ann Foxx (b. 1943) —
also known as Virginia Ann Palmieri —
of Grandfather, Avery
County, N.C.; Banner Elk, Avery
County, N.C.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 29,
1943.
Republican. College
professor; president,
Mayland Community College, 1987-94; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1994-2004; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 2005-.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2018.
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James J. Frawley (b. 1866) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1866.
Democrat. Plasterer;
builder;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1903-14.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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Carmine Freda (1901-1986) —
of Grand View, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1901.
Republican. Podiatrist;
served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Rockland County Republican Party, 1966-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1968
(alternate), 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died in August, 1986
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Alfonse Freda and Sophia (Mellucio) Freda; married, July 1,
1937, to Hazel Loretta Burnie. |
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Louis Joseph Freeh (b. 1950) —
also known as Louis J. Freeh —
of New York.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
6, 1950.
Lawyer;
FBI
agent; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1991-93;
director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1993-2001.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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