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William Dalton (b. 1852) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1852.
Democrat. Carpenter;
butcher;
manufacturer
of butchers' supplies; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1886-88;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James Daly (1843-1892) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
1843.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1874-75, 1878;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1882-87.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of grippe
and heart
failure, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
20, 1892 (age about 48
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Delany (1861-1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Corporation Counsel, 1904-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-15; defeated, 1909;
died in office 1915.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1915 (age 54 years, 138
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Edward Develin (1821-1888) —
also known as John E. Develin —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1846-47, 1867 (New York County 1846-47, New York
County 19th District 1867); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1880.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from kidney
trouble, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
23, 1888 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Develin and Deborah (Ireland) Develin. |
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April
15, 1859.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English
and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died April
22, 1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Benedict D. Dineen (1890-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 30,
1890.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Judge, New York Municipal
Court, 1928-38; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-58; died in office 1958.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Holy
Name Society; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1958 (age 67 years, 277
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Dineen and Margaret (McDonald) Dineen; married 1928 to Mary
Smith. |
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Alexander Samuel Diven (1809-1896) —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Catharine (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., February
10, 1809.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of George
Miles, and later, of Samuel
G. Hathaway; railroad
promoter; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1843 (Allegany County), 1854 (Chemung County);
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1861-63; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1880-82.
Presbyterian.
Irish and English
ancestry.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 11,
1896 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Thomas F. Donnelly (1863-1924) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1863.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1896-98;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1899-1902; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-24; died in office 1924.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
1, 1924 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Lester Donnelly. |
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Daniel Michael Donovan Jr. (b. 1956) —
also known as Dan Donovan —
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., November
6, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer; Richmond
County District Attorney, 2004-15; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 2015-.
Irish and Polish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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James J. Dooling (1893-1937) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
leader of Tammany Hall, 1934-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936;
chair
of New York County Democratic Party, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke,
in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1937 (age 44 years, 24
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Actress
and opera
singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(speaker),
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Victor James Dowling (1866-1934) —
also known as Victor J. Dowling —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of William
Q. Titus, 1887-1901; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1894; member
of New
York state senate 18th District, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905-31; resigned 1931;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1911-31.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Stricken with a cerebral
hemorrhage in the office
of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and died soon after, in
Harbor Sanitarium,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
23, 1934 (age 67 years, 246
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Denis Dowling and Eliza Fierlants (Faider) Dowling; married, June 16,
1891, to Mary Agnes Ford. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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1934 |
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Bernard Downing (1869-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1869.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-31 (11th District 1917-18, 14th District
1919-31); died in office 1931.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in the Loomis Sanitarium,
Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 25,
1931 (age 61 years, 284
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Downing and Margaret (Oakes) Downing. |
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Harry Michael Durning (1887-1958) —
also known as Harry M. Durning —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
22, 1887.
Democrat. Stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1933-53.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died November
9, 1958 (age 70 years, 322
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip J. Durning and Anna M. (Feeney) Durning; married, April
17, 1912, to Johanna V. Hayes. |
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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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Thomas Addis Emmet (1764-1827) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
April
24, 1764.
Lawyer;
New
York state attorney general, 1812-13; appointed 1812.
Irish ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1827 (age 63 years, 205
days).
Interment at New
York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; cenotaph at St.
Paul's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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William Temple Emmet (1869-1918) —
also known as William T. Emmet —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 28,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;
candidate for New York
state senate, 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1912;
New York State Superintendent of Insurance, 1912-14; member, New York
State Public Service Commission, 1914-18.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, following an attack of angina
pectoris, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1918 (age 48 years, 191
days).
Interment at Beechwoods
Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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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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William W. Farley (1874-1952) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., June 4,
1874.
Democrat. Chair of
Broome County Democratic Party, 1910; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1920,
1924;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1916; New York
Democratic state chair, 1919-21.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 22,
1952 (age 77 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Farley and Bridget Isabella (O'Dea) Farley; married, November
11, 1903, to Marie Helena Brown Crowe. |
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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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Daniel E. Finn (b. 1845) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
July
11, 1845.
Democrat. Printer;
liquor
dealer; deputy
sheriff; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 1st District, 1885-88,
1895-99.
Irish ancestry.
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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John C. Fitzgerald —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate, 1903-06, 1913-14 (11th District 1903-06, 12th
District 1913-14); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1912.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964) —
also known as "Rebel Girl" —
of New York.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
7, 1890.
Communist. Speaker and organizer
for the Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies") in 1906-16; one
of the founders
of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which later expelled
her for being a Communist; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1942 (Communist, at-large), 1954
(Peoples' Rights, 24th District); convicted
under the anti-Communist
Smith Act, and sentenced
to three years in prison;
released in 1957; became National Chair of the Communist Party U.S.A.
in 1961.
Female.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Russia,
September
5, 1964 (age 74 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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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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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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William Zebulon Foster (1881-1961) —
also known as William Z. Foster; William Edward
Foster —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
25, 1881.
Communist. Labor
organizer; helped lead steelworkers strike in 1919; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1930; arrested
after a demonstration
in 1930, and jailed
for six months; indicted
on July 20, 1948 under the Smith
Act, and charged
with conspiring to advocate
the overthrow of the government; never tried due to illness.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in a sanatorium
at Moscow, Russia,
September
1, 1961 (age 80 years, 188
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow, Russia; cenotaph at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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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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Thomas St. John Gaffney (b. 1864) —
also known as T. St. John Gaffney —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
1864.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Dresden, 1905-12; Munich, 1914-15.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Gaffney; married to Fannie (Smith)
Humphreys. |
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Pauline Galvin (born c.1967) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1967.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 2003.
Female.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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William Jay Gaynor (1849-1913) —
also known as William J. Gaynor; "Brother Adrian
Denys" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Oriskany, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
2, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1894-1909; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1908-09; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1910-13; died in office 1913; shot
in the throat by James J. Gallagher, a former city employee, on
August 9, 1910.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, on board the steamship
Baltic, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, September
10, 1913 (age 64 years, 220
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Michael Joseph Gill (1864-1918) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New York, December
5, 1864.
Democrat. Glass
blower; glass
manufacturing business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914-15; defeated,
1898 (10th District), 1912 (12th District), 1916 (12th District).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from influenza
and bronchial
pneumonia, in St. John's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
1, 1918 (age 53 years, 331
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Hubert Gilmartin (1933-2003) —
also known as James H. Gilmartin; Gil
Gilmartin —
of California.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 2,
1933.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 25th District, 1992, 1994.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Valencia (now part of Santa Clarita), Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 26,
2003 (age 70 years, 24
days).
Interment at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif.
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Thomas Francis Gilroy (1840-1911) —
also known as Thomas F. Gilroy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
June
3, 1840.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1888
(alternate), 1896;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1893-94.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
1, 1911 (age 71 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Martin Henry Glynn (1871-1924) —
also known as Martin H. Glynn —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Valatie, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
27, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
owner and editor of Albany Times-Union newspaper;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1899-1901; defeated,
1900; New York
state comptroller, 1907-08; defeated, 1908; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913; Governor of
New York, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1916
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1924.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
First
Catholic governor of New York State; brokered peace and independence
for Ireland in 1921.
Killed
himself, in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
14, 1924 (age 53 years, 78
days).
Entombed at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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John William Goff (1848-1924) —
also known as John W. Goff —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Recorder, 1895-1906; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-18.
Irish ancestry.
Died November
9, 1924 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Gordon (b. 1855) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1855.
Democrat. Builder;
coal
and firewood merchant; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1888.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Grattan (b. 1876) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., May 20,
1876.
Republican. Private secretary to State Sen. Myer
Nussbaum, 1896-98, and to U.S. Rep. George
N. Southwick, 1898; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 4th District, 1903-06; member
of New
York state senate 28th District, 1907-10.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Redmen;
Elks; Foresters;
Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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Louis Francis Haffen (1854-1935) —
also known as Louis F. Haffen; "Father of the
Bronx" —
of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., November
6, 1854.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;
commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),
1893-98; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909; removed from
office by Gov. Charles
Evans Hughes over maladministration
charges,
1909; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Catholic.
German
and Irish ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
25, 1935 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Edward Patrick Hagan (1846-1893) —
also known as Edward P. Hagan; Eddy Hagan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1846.
Democrat. Saloon
keeper; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1879-80,
1885-89; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1892-93; died in office 1893.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a laparotomy for an intestinal
obstruction, in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1893 (age 47 years, 19
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Powell) Hagan; married, July 24,
1877, to Ellen Matthews. |
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929-39; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Andrew J. Hand (1891-1958) —
of Endicott, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in New Milford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., May 21,
1891.
Democrat. Postmaster at Endicott,
N.Y., 1936-56 (acting, 1936-37).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Died in Endicott, Broome
County, N.Y., April
18, 1958 (age 66 years, 332
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery, New Milford, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick J. Hand and Ellen L. (Grier) Hand; married to Emma M.
O'Byrne. |
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memorial |
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Dennis J. Harte (1866-1917) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1866.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1906; member of
New
York state senate 2nd District, 1907-12; defeated, 1914.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
19, 1917 (age 50 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Harte and Joanna Harte; married to Clara
Aschenbach. |
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1907 |
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Jeremiah Hayes (b. 1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1848.
Democrat. Saloon
keeper; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1886-89.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867-1938) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
20, 1867.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; archbishop of New York, 1919-38; cardinal, 1924-38; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1924.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack caused by coronary
thrombosis, in Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y., September
4, 1938 (age 70 years, 288
days).
Originally entombed at St. Joseph's Camp Grotto Chapel, Near Forestburgh, Sullivan
County, N.Y.; re-entombed at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y.
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James Joseph Heffernan (1888-1967) —
also known as James J. Heffernan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1888.
Democrat. Architect;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-53 (5th District 1941-45, 11th
District 1945-53).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1967 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Leo J. Hickey (born c.1889) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1934-37.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank W. Higgins (b. 1863) —
of Wellsville, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
1863.
Postmaster at Wellsville,
N.Y., 1898-1914.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Smithwick Hogan (1902-1974) —
also known as Frank S. Hogan; "Mr.
Integrity" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., January
17, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1941-73; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1958.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, following lung
cancer surgery and a stroke,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 2,
1974 (age 72 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman A. Holmes (b. 1858) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Worked in railway
construction and as superintendent of foundries;
vice-president, Romeo Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1917-20.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James P. Hooley (b. 1855) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, July 12,
1855.
Iron
molder; organizer
for the Knights of Labor; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1884-85.
Irish ancestry.
Interment at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Hooley and Mary Margaret (Coffey) Hooley. |
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William Hughes (1857-1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District 1906, but died before
election.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
following appendicitis
surgery, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
2, 1906 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Denis Michael Hurley (1843-1899) —
also known as Denis M. Hurley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
March
14, 1843.
Republican. Carpenter;
building
contractor; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1881; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1895-99; defeated,
1898; died in office 1899; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1896.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis on November 10, 1898, and died three months later, in
Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., February
26, 1899 (age 55 years, 349
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James Henry Hyer (1903-1956) —
also known as James H. Hyer; Jimmy Hyer —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., March 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Died, from an acute
myocardial infarct, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 7,
1956 (age 53 years, 30
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
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John Francis Hylan (1868-1936) —
also known as John F. Hylan; "Red
Mike" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., April
20, 1868.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1925.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1936 (age 67 years, 267
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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