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John Francis Ahearn (1853-1920) —
also known as John F. Ahearn —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
18, 1853.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1882; member of
New
York state senate, 1890-1902 (6th District 1890-93, 8th District
1894-95, 10th District 1896-1902); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896,
1912,
1916,
1920;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1904-09; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Following an investigation,
Gov. Charles
Evans Hughes denounced his administration as "flagrantly inefficient
and wasteful" and ordered him removed from
office as Manhattan Borough President on December 9, 1907.
Following a long legal battle, he finally left office in 1909.
Died, of pleurisy,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1920 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick J. Andrews —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland.
Democrat. Plumber;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 26th District, 1896-97.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William W. Armstrong (1864-1944) —
of Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1895-98; member
of New
York state senate, 1899-1908 (44th District 1899-1906, 46th
District 1907-08).
Irish ancestry.
Died July 20,
1944 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank B. Arnold (1839-1890) —
also known as Michael Edwards; Benjamin Franklin
Arnold —
of Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in County Clare, Ireland,
March
29, 1839.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1885-87; member
of New
York state senate 23rd District, 1888-89; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1890, 1890.
Irish ancestry.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in his law
office, Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., December
11, 1890 (age 51 years, 257
days).
Interment at St.
Matthew's Cemetery, Unadilla, N.Y.
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George Carter Barrett (1838-1906) —
also known as George C. Barrett —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
July
28, 1838.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1872-1906; resigned 1906;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1895-1900.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 7,
1906 (age 67 years, 314
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, 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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William M. Bennett (1895-1978) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
19, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1936.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett. |
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Robert Blair Blaikie (1906-1992) —
also known as Robert B. Blaikie; "Battling
Bob" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1906.
Democrat. Insurance
business; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1965.
Irish and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1992 (age 85 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Blaikie and Mary (Loughlin) Blaikie. |
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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 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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M. William Bray (1889-1961) —
also known as Bill Bray —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Churubusco, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
25, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Oneida County Democratic Party, 1924-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1948;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1928-30; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1933-38.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
17, 1961 (age 71 years, 114
days).
Interment at St. Patrick Cemetery, Chateaugay, N.Y.
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Michael Brennan (b. 1849) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
September
26, 1849.
Democrat. Saloon
owner; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1885-88.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) —
also known as David C. Broderick —
of New York; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1820.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1846; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state senate, 1850-52; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1851-52; U.S.
Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859.
Irish ancestry.
Mortally
wounded in a duel on
September 13, 1859 with David
S. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and died
in San
Francisco, Calif., September
16, 1859 (age 39 years, 224
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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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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Armin Ernest Brunn (1860-1909) —
also known as Armin E. Brunn —
of South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
18, 1860.
Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock; elected 1906.
German
and Irish ancestry.
Shot
by his brother, Constantine
F. Brunn, mortally
wounded, and died the next day, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
30, 1909 (age 48 years, 286
days). His sister, Freda Brunn, was also shot, and died
immediately; Constantine shot and killed himself at the scene.
Interment at Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, N.J.
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Constantine Fernow Brunn (1858-1909) —
also known as Constantine F. Brunn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
24, 1858.
Vice-Consul
for Portugal in New
York, N.Y., 1893-96.
German
and Irish ancestry.
According to published
reports, in a sudden fit of rage, perhaps angered because he
wasn't able to reach his wife by telephone, he shot
and killed his sister, Freda Brunn, and his brother, Dr. Armin
Brunn, and then shot himself,
in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
29, 1909 (age 50 years, 340
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Windham County, Conn.
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Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) —
also known as Charles A. Buckley —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 23,
1890.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
building
contractor; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,
25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);
chair
of Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
22, 1967 (age 76 years, 213
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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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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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. |
| | | Political family: Buckley
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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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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John J. Burns (1921-2004) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 12,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1950; mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1958-65; defeated, 1993; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1984;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1965-71; national coordinator, John
V. Lindsay for president, 1971-72; New York City water supply
commissioner; campaign manager, Hugh
L. Carey for governor, 1978; candidate for New York
state senate, 1988.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., November
16, 2004 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Julian Burns (1872-1930) —
also known as John J. Burns —
of Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
9, 1872.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1922; chair of
Sullivan County Democratic Party, 1927.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
17, 1930 (age 58 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Burns and Mary (Kinney) Burns; married, January
9, 1899, to Cornelia Mapledoram. |
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Michael Edmund Butler (1855-1926) —
also known as Michael E. Butler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1855.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1883-84; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
3, 1926 (age 71 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Butler and Margaret (Hannon) Butler; married to Catherine
E. Brosnan. |
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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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Frank J. Caffery (1913-1980) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
30, 1913.
Democrat. Yard foreman for Nickel Plate Railroad;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1941-42, 1949-62;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1942.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Knights
of Equity.
Died in September, 1980
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Joseph Caffrey (1897-1961) —
also known as James J. Caffrey —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
29, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1945-47; chair, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1946-47.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Durban, South
Africa, March 4,
1961 (age 63 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Joseph Caffrey and Mary (Cahill) Caffrey; married, September
14, 1923, to Janet Keating. |
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Peter Cagger (c.1815-1868) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., about 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860.
Irish ancestry.
Killed when he was accidentally thrown from his horsedrawn
carriage, in Central Park, New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 7,
1868 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew F. Callahan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1927-28; defeated (Republican), 1924, 1944; candidate in Democratic
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1928 (Republican
primary), 1942 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican primary), 1950
(Republican primary).
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Felix Campbell (1829-1902) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
28, 1829.
Democrat. Engineer;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-91 (4th District 1883-85, 2nd
District 1885-91).
Irish ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1902 (age 73 years, 253
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Timothy John Campbell (1840-1904) —
also known as Timothy J. Campbell —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
January
8, 1840.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1868-73, 1875,
1883; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1884-85; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1885-89, 1891-95 (8th District
1885-89, 1891-93, 9th District 1893-95); defeated, 1888 (County
Democratic, 8th District), 1894 (Independent, 9th District), 1896
(Gold Democratic, 9th District); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1888.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1904 (age 64 years, 90
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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James Patrick Cannon (1890-1974) —
also known as James P. Cannon —
of New York.
Born in Rosedale (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan., 1890.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1922 (Workers, 10th District), 1928
(20th District); Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1924; Trotskyist Anti-War candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1941.
Irish ancestry.
Became an open supporter of Leon Trotsky's opposition to Stalin about
1928, and was expelled from the Communist Party; became a major
Trotskyist leader and theoretician, and one of the founders of the
Socialist Workers Party. Arrested
in 1941 and charged
under the Smith
Act; convicted
in 1943, and served sixteen months in federal prison.
Died in 1974
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick J. Carley (1866-1936) —
also known as P. J. Carley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
February
2, 1866.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; real estate
developer; builder;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1927-35.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1936 (age 70 years, 23
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Henry Cassidy (1858-1927) —
also known as John H. Cassidy —
of Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March
25, 1858.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southbury, 1902, 1906, 1910,
1918.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn., May 24,
1927 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Cline (b. 1881) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; electrician;
real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1924-29.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John Cloughen (c.1849-1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1849.
Contractor;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1909.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1911 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Father of Robert Cloughen. |
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Daniel Florence Cohalan (1867-1946) —
also known as Daniel F. Cohalan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., December
21, 1867.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1908,
1932;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-23; appointed 1911.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died November
12, 1946 (age 78 years, 326
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Denis O'Leary Cohalan (1883-1957) —
also known as Denis O'L. Cohalan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born October
8, 1883.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1941-53; defeated, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died April
10, 1957 (age 73 years, 184
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John P. Cohalan (1873-1950) —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
17, 1873.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1906; member
of New
York state senate 22nd District, 1907-08; New
York County Surrogate, 1909-22.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died March
19, 1950 (age 77 years, 2
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William T. Collins (c.1886-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1924;
New
York County Clerk, 1926-28; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928-45; appointed 1928; New
York County Surrogate, 1946-57.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Brightwaters, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Collins; brother of Adelaide
Costigan; married to Mae Godfrey. |
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Frank Comesky (b. 1858) —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
14, 1858.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Rockland
County District Attorney, 1894; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896,
1900.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Owen Comesky and Ann (Magie) Comesky. |
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Congress |
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James Brien Comey (b. 1960) —
also known as James Comey —
of New York.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
14, 1960.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 2002-03;
director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2013-17.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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John J. Condon (1898-1971) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
19, 1898.
Republican. Auditor for the New York Central Railroad;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1940-41; defeated, 1935; in December 1940, he
was named
as a conspirator in the indictment of Patrick Fitzgerald, who was
charged with seeking a $3,000 bribe
from pinball operators.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died January
27, 1971 (age 72 years, 69
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
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William F. Condon (1897-1972) —
also known as "Big Bill" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; deputy
sheriff; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;
defeated, 1923; member of New York
state senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District
1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64); defeated, 1964; lobbyist.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1972 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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William F. Condon Jr. (1921-1984) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 15,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly 98th District, 1965.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., April
25, 1984 (age 62 years, 285
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Connelly (b. 1857) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
April
10, 1857.
Democrat. Plumber;
elevated
railroad ticket agent; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1888-92;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1894.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Times, October 21, 1894 |
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Maurice E. Connolly (1881-1935) —
of Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1911-28; resigned 1928; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1924;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918; resigned
as borough president in April, 1928 during an investigation
of a sewer graft scandal;
convicted
in October 1928 of conspiracy to defraud
the city; sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$500; following an unsuccessful appeal, he served the prison
sentence in 1930-31.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
24, 1935 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice Connolly and Mary Jane Connolly; married to Helen M.
Connell; father of Helen F. Connolly (daughter-in-law of Leander
Bernard Faber). |
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J. Shearn |
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Mary D. Cony (1885-1961) —
also known as Mary Fields Doyle —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, 1885.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1928.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., 1961
(age about
76 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Edward T. Corcoran (c.1894-1937) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Mechanicville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
elected delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District 1937,
but died before taking office.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion; Elks; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Rockefeller Institute hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1937 (age about 43
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dominic Corcoran; married to Margaret M. McCosker. |
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Thomas L. J. Corcoran (c.1908-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1908.
Lawyer;
assistant counsel (1937), counsel (1942) to Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman; head of the New York State War Council during World
War II; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1947-55; died in office 1955.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a blood
clot, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
21, 1955 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Daniel Crimmins (1844-1917) —
also known as John D. Crimmins —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1844.
Democrat. Contractor;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Philanthropist.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1917 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Entombed at Corpus
Christi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Richard Welsted Croker (1841-1922) —
also known as Richard Croker —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; County Dublin, Ireland.
Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland,
November
23, 1841.
Democrat. Railroad
mechanic; charged
with the murder
of a political enemy in 1874; tried
and found not guilty; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1888,
1892,
1900.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall from 1886 until 1901.
Suffered exposure during a snowstorm,
was ill for months, and subsequently died, in County Dublin, Ireland,
April
29, 1922 (age 80 years, 157
days).
Original interment at Glencairn
House Grounds, County Dublin, Ireland; reinterment in 1939 at Kilgobbin
Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland.
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William Cronin (c.1863-1963) —
also known as Will Cronin —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Waterford, Ireland,
about 1863.
Democrat. Chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936;
postmaster at Yonkers,
N.Y., 1936-51 (acting, 1936).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, of cancer,
in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March
10, 1963 (age about 100
years).
Interment at Holy
Hope Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
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Peter J. Crotty (c.1908-1992) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; general
counsel in New York for the United Steelworkers union; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1953; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1954-65; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1958; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 56th District, 1967.
Irish ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Mercy Hospital,
Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 3,
1992 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Dugan Culkin (1874-1943) —
also known as Francis D. Culkin —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
10, 1874.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
Oswego
County District Attorney; county judge in New York, 1921-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1928-43; died in
office 1943; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1932,
1940.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
4, 1943 (age 68 years, 267
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Cemetery, Oswego, N.Y.
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John J. Cullen (b. 1845) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
1845.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1882; member
of New
York state senate 9th District, 1884-87.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas F. Cunningham (b. 1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
1846.
Democrat. Contractor;
member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1893.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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John Francis Curry (born c.1874) —
also known as John F. Curry —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1874.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1903-04;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932;
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.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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