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Catholic Politicians in New York, I-K

  Vincent R. Impellitteri (1900-1987) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Isnello, Italy, February 4, 1900. Democrat. Mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1950-53; defeated in primary, 1953; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., January 29, 1987 (age 86 years, 359 days). Interment at Mount St. Peter's Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Hulan Edwin Jack (1906-1986) — also known as Hulan E. Jack — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in St. Lucia, December 29, 1906. Democrat. Paper box manufacturer; member of New York state assembly, 1941-53, 1968-72 (New York County 17th District 1941-44, New York County 14th District 1945-53, 70th District 1968-72); defeated in primary, 1972; borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956; indicted in 1960 on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and violation of the City Charter, over acceptance of $4,400 from a real estate developer; the indictment was dismissed, but then reinstated on appeal; a trial, in June and July 1960, resulted in a hung jury; at a second trial was convicted; his sentence was suspended, but he was automatically removed from office as Borough President; indicted in 1970 on federal charges of conspiracy and conflict of interest; tried, convicted, and sentenced to three months in prison, and fined $5,000. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Sigma; Elks. Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 19, 1986 (age 79 years, 355 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Almira Wilkinson.
  Emil A. Jackson (b. 1911) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., February 2, 1911. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate and insurance business; sergeant-at-arms, New York State Senate, 1966-67; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Jackson, Sr. and Florence Mattie (Ross) Jackson; married 1934 to Mildred Mayo McGrew.
  John F. Jameson (1879-1937) — also known as Bud Jameson — of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 12, 1879. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1911; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died of broncho-pneumonia, May 14, 1937 (age 58 years, 2 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Chester Arthur Johnson (b. 1919) — also known as Chester A. Johnson — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., November 20, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; computer programmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Catholic. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Chester A. Arthur
  Beatrice M. Judge — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1967. Female. Catholic. Member, Soroptimists; Catholic Lawyers Guild; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1967.
  Relatives: Daughter of James P. Judge.
  Matthew John Kane (1863-1924) — of Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., November 28, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1907; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-23; chief justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1909-12. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., January 2, 1924 (age 60 years, 35 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Kane and Mary (Dunn) Kane; married, June 9, 1909, to Kathleen Reagan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick B. Kearney and Josephine (Oster) Kearney; married, March 31, 1917, to Lillian Dean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Patrick James Keeler (1876-1946) — also known as Patrick J. Keeler — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Mendon, Monroe County, N.Y., May 10, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1910. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 15, 1946 (age 69 years, 309 days). Interment at United German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Jane (McGrath) Keeler and Jeremiah Keeler; married, September 28, 1904, to Beatrice Maude McKenny.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James E. Kennedy (b. 1870) — of North Williston, Williston, Chittenden County, Vt.; Essex, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Mooers, Clinton County, N.Y., January 6, 1870. Democrat. Farmer; railway station agent; postmaster; member of Vermont state senate, 1908; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Williston, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1922; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1926. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (1960-1999) — also known as John F. Kennedy, Jr.; "John-John"; "The American Son" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., November 25, 1960. Democrat. Lawyer; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ; founder, George magazine. Catholic. Killed, along with his wife and sister-in-law, in a plane crash, near Martha's Vineyard, in the North Atlantic Ocean, July 16, 1999 (age 38 years, 233 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
  Relatives: Son of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy; married, September 21, 1996, to Carolyn Jeanne Bessette; nephew of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandson of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; great-grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; first cousin of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born 1967).
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe Kennedy — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 6, 1888. Supervisor of the shipyard at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker; owner and financier of movie studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October 7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (daughter of John Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy (who married Jaqueline Lee Bouvier), Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter Lawford), Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born 1967).
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard J. Whalen, The Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power, Wealth, and Family Ambition
  Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Ronald Kessler, The Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an American Myth
  Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) — also known as Martin J. Kennedy — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 29, 1892. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; vice-president, Federal Rope Company; member of New York state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45. Catholic. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Columbus. Died October 27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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
Eugene J. Keogh Eugene James Keogh (1907-1989) — also known as Eugene J. Keogh — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 30, 1907. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1936; U.S. Representative from New York, 1937-67 (9th District 1937-63, 11th District 1963-67); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Theta Chi; Delta Theta Phi. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 26, 1989 (age 81 years, 269 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Preston Keogh and Elizabeth (Kehoe) Keogh; brother of James Vincent Keogh; married to Virginia Fitzgerald.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Patrick J. Kerrigan (c.1864-1895) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., about 1864. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1894. Catholic. Member, Tammany Hall. Died, from "dropsy" (probably congestive heart failure), in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., December 23, 1895 (age about 31 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
William Kirnan William Kirnan (b. 1880) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 4, 1880. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1931-41; resigned 1941; member of New York state senate, 1941-46 (5th District 1941-44, 13th District 1945-46). Catholic. Member, Holy Name Society; Royal Arcanum; Ancient Order of Hibernians; United Spanish War Veterans; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Catherine Baker Knoll (1930-2008) — also known as Catherine Baker — of McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pa., September 3, 1930. Democrat. Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1989-97; defeated, 1976, 2000; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 2003-08; died in office 2008. Female. Catholic. Died, from neuroendocrine cancer, in Mt. Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 12, 2008 (age 78 years, 70 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Nicholas J. Baker and Teresa (May) Baker; married to Charles A. Knoll; mother of Mina Baker Knoll.
  Political family: Knoll-Baker family of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William L. Koch (1879-1975) — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y., May 11, 1879. Democrat. Brewer; candidate for New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1907; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916; postmaster at Dunkirk, N.Y., 1934-48 (acting, 1934-35). Catholic. German ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks. Died in Brooks Hospital, Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y., February 13, 1975 (age 95 years, 278 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Dunkirk, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Charles Koch and Mary (Stahler) Koch; married 1917 to Loretto Toomey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Karol Krajewski — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Catholic. Still living as of 1999.
  Mary Ann Krupsak — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y.; Canajoharie, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention 41st District, 1966; member of New York state assembly 104th District, 1969-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972; member of New York state senate 44th District, 1973-74; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1975-78; candidate for Governor of New York, 1978; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1980. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 1980.
  Cross-reference: Robert J. Dryfoos — Gale Brewer
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