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Manuel Luis Quezon (1878-1944) —
also known as Manuel L. Quezon —
of Lucena, Philippines;
Tayabas, Philippines.
Born in Baler, Tayabas Province, Philippines,
August
19, 1878.
Lawyer;
Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from the Phillipine Islands,
1909-16; resigned 1916; president, Philippine Islands, 1935-44.
Catholic. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., August
1, 1944 (age 65 years, 348
days).
Originally entombed at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; reinterment at Manila
North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
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John Francis Quinn (b. 1951) —
also known as Jack Quinn —
of Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
13, 1951.
Republican. School
teacher; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1993-2003 (30th District 1993-2003,
27th District 2003).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2014.
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Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974) —
also known as Peter A. Quinn —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1936-44; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; municipal judge in New York, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1961-74.
Catholic. Member, American
Arbitration Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
23, 1974 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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William Francis Quinn (1919-2006) —
also known as William Quinn —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 13,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956; Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1957-59; Governor of
Hawaii, 1959-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii, 1960;
president, Dole Pineapple
Company, 1965-72; candidate for Presidential Elector for Hawaii;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1976.
Catholic.
Died, two months after breaking his hip in a fall, in
Kahala Nui retirement
community, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
28, 2006 (age 87 years, 46
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Jose Ramos=Lopes (b. 1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
2, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1959-67 (New York County 14th District 1959-65,
75th District 1966, 70th District 1967).
Catholic. Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Aida Cartagena. |
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Samuel J. Ramsperger (b. 1862) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
25, 1862.
Democrat. Bookkeeper
and cashier, William Simon Brewery;
member of New York
state senate, 1899-1904, 1907-20 (48th District 1899-1904, 49th
District 1907-20); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1912.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Conrad Ramsperger and Anna Maria (Reppert) Ramsperger; married, November
20, 1889, to Anna Seibert. |
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1907 |
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Charles Bernard Rangel (b. 1930) —
also known as Charles B. Rangel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 11,
1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 72nd District, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-2003 (18th District 1971-73,
19th District 1973-83, 16th District 1983-93, 15th District
1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Jacob Raskob (1879-1950) —
also known as John J. Raskob —
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., March
19, 1879.
Democrat. Executive at General
Motors and DuPont;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1928-32.
Catholic. German
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., October
15, 1950 (age 71 years, 210
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of John Raskob and Anna Frances (Moran) Raskob; married 1906 to Helena
Springer Green. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Congress |
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Joseph M. Reilly (b. 1927) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 21,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1962-65; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-82 (11th District 1966, 7th District
1967-72, 14th District 1973-82).
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Mary Power. |
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Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) —
also known as Michael K. Reilly —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Empire, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 15,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;
defeated, 1924.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Elks; Moose.
Died October
14, 1944 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Daniel Joseph Riordan (1870-1923) —
also known as Daniel J. Riordan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 7,
1870.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1906-23 (8th District
1899-1901, 1906-13, 11th District 1913-23); died in office 1923;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1923 (age 52 years, 295
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Glover Roberts Jr. (b. 1955) —
also known as John Roberts —
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
27, 1955.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 2003-05; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 2005-.
Catholic. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2020.
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John J. Robinson (b. 1888) —
of Centerport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 10,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1913.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Angelo Dominic Roncallo (1927-2010) —
also known as Angelo D. Roncallo —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Massapequa, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 28,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Nassau
County Controller, 1968-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1977-95.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Sons of
Italy; Elks.
Died in Massapequa, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 4,
2010 (age 82 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John James Rooney (1903-1975) —
also known as John J. Rooney —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
29, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-74 (4th District 1944-45, 12th
District 1945-53, 14th District 1953-74).
Catholic. Member, Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1975 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Lawyer;
orator;
as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, he
prosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor union
leaders; Judiciary candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1967.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Dorothy H. Rose (b. 1920) —
of Angola, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
21, 1920.
Democrat. Librarian;
member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (Erie County 8th District 1965, 163rd
District 1966, 147th District 1967-68).
Female.
Catholic. Member, League of Women
Voters; Grange;
Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Thomas A. Rose. |
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Jacob Ruppert Jr. (1867-1939) —
also known as Jacob Ruppert; Jake Ruppert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1867.
Democrat. Brewer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1907 (15th District 1899-1903,
16th District 1903-07); candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; owner
and president, New York Yankees baseball
team, 1915-39; president, Astoria Silk
Mills; vice-president, Beck Flaming Arc-Light Co.; director,
Yorkville Bank;
director, Casualty Insurance
Company of America; director, German Hospital;
trustee, Lenox Hill Hospital.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died, from phlebitis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1939 (age 71 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Lucio F. Russo —
of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-74 (Richmond County 2nd District 1953-65,
64th District 1966, 58th District 1967-72, 60th District 1973-74).
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Tina Iarossi. |
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Peter H. Ruvolo (c.1895-1943) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1938; member of
New
York state senate, 1939; resigned 1939; municipal judge in New
York, 1940-43.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Lutheran Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
27, 1943 (age about 48
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine E. Foran. |
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Allan Aloysius Ryan Jr. (b. 1903) —
also known as Allan A. Ryan, Jr. —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1903.
Republican. Stockbroker;
owner of mining
interests; member of New York
state senate 28th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Allan A. Ryan and Sarah (Tack) Ryan; married, February
6, 1929, to Janet Newbold; married, January
19, 1937, to Eleanor Barry; married, August
5, 1941, to Priscilla St. George; grandson of Thomas
Fortune Ryan. |
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family of New York City, New York. |
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Clendenin James Ryan (1905-1957) —
also known as Clendenin Ryan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Allamuchy, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y., July 16,
1905.
Republican. Aide to Mayor Fiorello
LaGuardia, 1938-39; New York City Commissioner of Commerce, 1939;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948;
Independent Voters candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1953.
Catholic.
Died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the same East 70th Street townhouse where his father killed
himself in 1939, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1957 (age 52 years, 58
days).
Interment at Culinary Institute of America Grounds, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Clendenin James Ryan (1882-1939) and Caroline (O'Neil) Ryan;
married 1937 to Jean
Harder; grandson of Thomas
Fortune Ryan. |
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family of New York City, New York. |
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Jeremiah F. Ryan (1882-1948) —
also known as Jere F. Ryan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Auburndale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Democrat. Engineer;
building
contractor; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1926-28;
defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1932;
New York City Commissioner of Markets, 1933-34.
Catholic. Member, Tammany
Hall; Moose; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Flushing Hospital,
Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan. |
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Mary A. Ryan (1940-2006) —
of Texas.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
1, 1940.
U.S. Consul General in Monterrey, 1971-73; U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland, 1988-90.
Female.
Catholic.
Died, of myelofibrosis,
in Washington,
D.C., April
25, 2006 (age 65 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928) —
also known as Thomas F. Ryan —
of Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oak Ridge, Nelson
County, Va.
Born in Lovingston, Nelson
County, Va., October
17, 1851.
Democrat. Financier;
organizer and consolidator of streetcar
companies in New York City; owned controlling interest in Equitable
Life
Assurance Society; co-founder, American Tobacco
Company; engaged in mining
development in Africa; one of the richest men in America at the time;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1904,
1912.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1928 (age 77 years, 37
days).
Entombed at Oak
Ridge Estate Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Va.
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Thomas Jefferson Ryan (1890-1968) —
also known as Thomas J. Ryan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1924.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., November
10, 1968 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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