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Delta Theta Phi
Politician members in New York

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert A. Adams and Frances (Bennett) Adams; married, June 21, 1930, to Katherine Quinn.
John L. Buckley John L. Buckley (b. 1900) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 9, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1925-26; member of New York state senate 15th District, 1927-42; defeated, 1942; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944, 1948. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Joseph F. Carlino (b. 1917) — of Long Beach, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 23, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1945-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956 (alternate), 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1967. Catholic. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Joanne F. Hefferon.
  John H. Conroy (b. 1893) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born October 23, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1923-29. Member, Delta Theta Phi; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Conroy and Eunice (Beale) Conroy.
  Albert Conway (1889-1969) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 3, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928; candidate for New York state attorney general, 1928; county judge in New York, 1930-31; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931-40; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1937-39; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940; appointed 1940; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1954-59. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi. Died, in Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 18, 1969 (age 80 years, 45 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph P. Conway and Jane Lucille (Flanagan) Conway; married to Alice O'Neil.
  Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-2015) — also known as Mario M. Cuomo — of Holliswood, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., June 15, 1932. Democrat. Played professional baseball in 1952 for the minor-league Brunswick Pirates; lawyer; law professor; secretary of state of New York, 1975-78; Liberal candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1977; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1979-82; defeated, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980, 1984 (speaker), 1988; Governor of New York, 1983-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 2015 (age 82 years, 200 days). Entombed in mausoleum at St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Andrea Cuomo and Immacolata (Giordano) Cuomo; married 1954 to Matilda Raffa; father of Andrew Mark Cuomo.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (built 2013-17; unofficially, the New Tappan Zee Bridge), on the New York Thruway, crossing the Hudson River between Tarrytown and Grand View-on-Hudson, New York, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Mario Cuomo: Why Lincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever
  Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) — also known as Thomas J. Curran — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 28, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938; chair of New York County Republican Party, 1940-58; secretary of state of New York, 1943-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1944; member of New York Republican State Executive Committee, 1945. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Knights of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Delta Theta Phi. Died, from a heart ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 29, 1958 (age 59 years, 243 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel J. Curran and Margaret Mary (Connors) Curran; married, June 26, 1926, to Margaret Frances Farley; father of Paul Jerome Curran.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Joseph Donovan Jr. (1913-1955) — also known as John J. Donovan, Jr. — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., February 14, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1951-55 (24th District 1951-54, 26th District 1955); died in office 1955. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Federal Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Suffered a heart attack, and died a few hours later, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 12, 1955 (age 42 years, 26 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. John J. Donovan and Harriet (O'Connor) Donovan.
  Marvin Reed Dye (1895-1997) — also known as Marvin R. Dye — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Forestville, Chautauqua County, N.Y., July 12, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1940-45; judge of New York Court of Appeals; elected 1944; elected unopposed 1958. Member, Freemasons; Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association; American Legion. Died October 25, 1997 (age 102 years, 105 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) — also known as William A. Ekwall — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., June 14, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in office 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., October 16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124 days). Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall; married, June 19, 1915, to Lina Moser.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Brother of George S. Fitzgerald; father of William B. Fitzgerald Jr..
  Political family: Fitzgerald family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Thomas Fitzpatrick — of Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 11th District, 1945-46, 1949-54. Member, Delta Theta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jack John Garris (1919-2005) — also known as Jack J. Garris; Jack John Garatzgeone — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., October 16, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971. Eastern Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta Theta Phi; Jaycees. Died, of a stroke, while suffering from Parkinson's disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married 1948 to Helen Cazepis.
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
  Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) — also known as Phelps von Rottenburg — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Bonn, Germany, May 4, 1897. Member of New York state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District 1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1948 (alternate); member of New York state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956, 1960, 1964 (alternate); delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Psi Upsilon; Urban League; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Society of Colonial Wars; Union League; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Wildwood, Cape May County, N.J., June 10, 1981 (age 84 years, 37 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Franz von Rottenburg and Marian (Phelps) von Rottenburg; nephew of Sheffield Phelps; grandson of William Walter Phelps; great-grandnephew of Norman A. Phelps; third great-grandnephew of Noah Phelps; first cousin once removed of Harold Sheffield Van Buren and Mabel Thorp Boardman; first cousin four times removed of Elisha Phelps; second cousin twice removed of Hiram Bidwell Case; second cousin thrice removed of John Smith Phelps; third cousin thrice removed of Amos Pettibone, Jesse Hoyt and George Smith Catlin; eighth great-grandson of Thomas Welles.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Roncallo and Connie (Prochilo) Roncallo; married, May 31, 1952, to Priscille Pouliot.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John F. Scileppi (b. 1902) — of Malba, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., July 17, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in New York, 1940-51; county judge in New York, 1951-62; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1962. Catholic. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ignatius Scileppi and Nunzia Scileppi; married, January 30, 1929, to Katherine I. Shea.
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