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Patrick James Keeler (1876-1946) —
also known as Patrick J. Keeler —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Mendon, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 10,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1910.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March
15, 1946 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) —
also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe
Kennedy —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
6, 1888.
Supervisor of the shipyard
at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker;
owner and financier of movie
studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created
Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of complications from a stroke,
in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., November
18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October
7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (daughter of John
Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy (who married Jaqueline
Lee Bouvier), Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967). |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard
J. Whalen, The
Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power,
Wealth, and Family Ambition |
| | | Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy:
Ronald Kessler, The
Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He
Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph
P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an
American Myth |
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John F. Kenny (b. 1853) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1853.
Democrat. Painter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1885, 1887.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James Kerrigan (1828-1899) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
25, 1828.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1861-63.
Irish ancestry.
Died November
1, 1899 (age 70 years, 311
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Michael Kerwin —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland.
Republican. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 2nd New York
District, 1891.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Charles Killough Jr. (1906-1961) —
also known as Robert C. Killough, Jr. —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.; Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., November
8, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
exempted from military service because childhood polio resulted in atrophy
of lower leg muscles and feet, though he learned to walk almost
normally using orthopedic shoes; candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1930; Assistant
Commissioner for Professional Education, New York State Education
Department.
Presbyterian.
Irish and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of cancer,
in Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y., November
14, 1961 (age 55 years, 6
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert C. Killough and Anna E. (Iverson) Killough; married, April 3,
1937, to Margaret Agnes Casey. |
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Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006) —
also known as Pat Lawford; Patricia Helen
Kennedy —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 6,
1924.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 2006 (age 82 years, 134
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; sister of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, April
24, 1954, to Peter
Lawford; mother of Christopher Lawford; aunt of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); granddaughter of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Timothy A. Leary (d. 1946) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Scitico, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 20th District, 1915;
municipal judge in New York, 1919; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-40.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1946.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Leary and Mary (McCarthy) Leary. |
| | | Image source: New York Times, April 20,
1946 |
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George Gordon Battle Liddy (1930-2021) —
also known as G. Gordon Liddy —
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., November
30, 1930.
Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; FBI
agent; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1968; organized and
directed the burglaries
of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate
complex in May and June 1972; the resulting Watergate scandal
led to President Richard
Nixon's resignation in 1974; convicted
on charges of burglary
and wiretapping;
sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $40,000; released in 1977
after serving four and a half years; became a popular radio talk
show host.
Irish and Italian
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Fairfax
County, Va., March
30, 2021 (age 90 years, 120
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Edward V. Loughlin (1894-1969) —
also known as Ed Loughlin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1964;
leader of
New York County Democratic Party, 1944-47.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Brookhaven Memorial Hospital,
East Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
18, 1969 (age 75 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Madge Lessing. |
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Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) —
also known as Walter A. Lynch —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,
23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; New York
Democratic state chair, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
10, 1957 (age 63 years, 65
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Clarence Hungerford Mackay (1874-1938) —
also known as Clarence H. Mackay —
of Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April
17, 1874.
Republican. Financier;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Irish and English
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1938 (age 64 years, 209
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Mackay and Marie Louise Antoinette (Hungerford)
Mackay; married, May 17,
1898, to Katherine Alexander Duer; married, July 18,
1931, to Anna Case; father of Katherine Duer Mackay (who married
Kenneth
O'Brien) and Ellin Blanca Mackay; second cousin twice removed of
Orville
Hungerford; third cousin twice removed of Amaziah
Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Leveret
Brainard. |
| | | Political families: Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Brainard-O'Brien-Crimmins-Mackay
family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Mackay Mountains,
in Marie Byrd
Land, Antarctica, are named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas James Mackell (1914-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. Mackell —
of Rego Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 19,
1914.
Democrat. Police
detective; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960,
1964;
Queens
County District Attorney, 1967-73.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Resigned
as District Attorney in 1973, following his indictment
on charges of hindering
prosecution in a get-rich-quick scheme; he was tried and
convicted in 1974, but the verdict was reversed on appeal.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Douglaston Manor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
27, 1992 (age 77 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Keating) Mackell and Peter Francis Mackell; married 1939 to
Dorothea R. Lang. |
| | | Epitaph: "Loving Husband, Father and
Poppie." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Daniel Magone Jr. (1829-1904) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Oswegatchie, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
26, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876,
1884;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1876; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1886-89.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., September
4, 1904 (age 75 years, 222
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Sean Patrick Maloney (b. 1966) —
of Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec,
July
30, 1966.
Democrat. Lawyer;
staff secretary for President Bill
Clinton, 1997-2000; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 2006; first deputy secretary to Gov. Eliot
Spitzer, 2007-08; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 2013-.
Irish ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2018.
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John J. Mangan (1908-1988) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, October
1, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1951-55;
resigned 1955; New York City Municipal Court Justice, appointed 1955;
later, Judge of District Civil Court.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
14, 1988 (age 80 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Mangan and Bridget (Corr) Mangan. |
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Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) —
also known as Mike Mansfield —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1903.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining engineer;
university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; defeated in
primary, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1988,
1996,
2000;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1977-88.
Irish ancestry. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., October
5, 2001 (age 98 years, 203
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Martin Thomas Manton (1880-1946) —
also known as Martin T. Manton —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
2, 1880.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1916-18; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1918-39; resigned
1939.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
U.S. District Attorney Thomas
E. Dewey charged
in 1939 that Judge Manton had received more than $400,000 from
litigants; Dewey sent six specific instances the U.S. House Judiciary
Committee for consideration of impeachment.
Following the judge's resignation,
he was indicted
on bribery
charges;
tried
and convicted;
sentenced
to two years in prison
and fined
$10,000; released in 1941.
Died in Fayetteville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
17, 1946 (age 66 years, 107
days).
Interment at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Fayetteville, N.Y.
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Thomas J. Manton (1932-2006) —
of Woodside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1985-99 (9th District 1985-93, 7th
District 1993-99); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Calvary Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 22,
2006 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Martin (b. 1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
June, 1846.
Democrat. Carpenter;
steamfitter;
machinist;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1887-90.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Terence R. McAuliffe (b. 1957) —
also known as Terry McAuliffe —
of Washington,
D.C.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1957.
Democrat. Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2001-05; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of Virginia, 2014-18; defeated in primary, 2009.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) —
also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the
Sugar Trust" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1849.
Democrat. Cooper; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;
member of New York
state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th
District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1900,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years.
Died, from intestinal
degeneration, complicated by appendicitis
and myocarditis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Henry McCooey (1864-1934) —
also known as John H. McCooey; "Tammany's Uncle
John" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1864.
Democrat. Shipyard
worker; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1909; chair of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1910-34; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1933-34; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of myocarditis,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
21, 1934 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Malachy Gerard McCourt (b. 1931) —
also known as Malachy McCourt —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
20, 1931.
Green. Actor;
writer;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 2006.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Peter J. McGarry (b. 1871) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Blissville, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
1871.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1914-18; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1919-26.
Irish ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Owen McGivern (c.1911-1998) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1911.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1939-50 (New York County 5th District 1939-44,
New York County 3rd District 1945-50); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-76; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1965; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1967-76.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in New York University Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1998 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William J. McKenna (b. 1854) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Gortin, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), October
2, 1854.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1887-88.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist.
Irish ancestry. Member, Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin McKone and Mary C. (Bell) McKone; married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend; grandnephew of Samuel
Bell. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1911 |
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Michael E. McMahon (b. 1957) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
12, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 2009-11; defeated,
2010; Richmond
County District Attorney, 2016-.
German
and Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Thomas J. McManus (b. 1864) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 4,
1864.
Democrat. Contractor;
member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93, 1903-05 (New York County 17th District
1892, New York County 18th District 1893, New York County 15th
District 1903-05); member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1907-12.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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Frank H. McPhillips (b. 1848) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chili, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 8,
1848.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1913-14; defeated, 1918, 1922, 1924; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George Meany (1894-1980) —
Born in City Island, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
16, 1894.
Plumber;
president,
American Federation of Labor, 1952-55; president,
AFL-CIO, 1955-79.
Irish ancestry.
Died January
10, 1980 (age 85 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) —
of New York.
Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 19,
1879.
Lawyer;
law partner of George
V. Mullan, 1902-13; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1913; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated (Fusion), 1917; on
April 17, 1914, at Park Row, New York, he was shot
at by an Michael P. Mahoney, an unemployed carpenter; the bullet
missed the mayor, but struck and wounded Frank L. Polk, the city's
Corporation Counsel.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Killed in a plane
crash during World
War I military training, at Gerstner Field, near Holmwood, Calcasieu
Parish, La., July 6,
1918 (age 38 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Columbia University, Manhattan, N.Y.
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George John Mitchell (b. 1933) —
also known as George J. Mitchell —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
20, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund
Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's
vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in
1972; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1974; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; resigned 1980; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chairman, Walt
Disney Company (major movie
studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC television
network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 2008.
Catholic.
Lebanese
and Irish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Daniel Eugene Moore —
also known as Daniel E. Moore —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in County Queens (now County Laois), Ireland.
Owner of sash, door, and blind factory;
mayor
of Geneva, N.Y., 1902-03.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.
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James Patrick Moran Jr. (b. 1945) —
also known as James P. Moran, Jr.; Jim
Moran —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 16,
1945.
Democrat. Mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 1985-91; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Pleaded
no contest to a misdemeanor conflict
of interest charge
and was forced to
resign as vice mayor of Alexandria, in June 1984.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bruce Andrew Morrison (b. 1944) —
also known as Bruce A. Morrison —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
8, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1983-91.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Morrissey (1831-1878) —
also known as "Old Smoke" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
February
12, 1831.
Democrat. Champion heavyweight
boxer of the U.S. in 1852-59; proprietor of gambling houses; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1867-71; member of New York
state senate, 1876-78 (4th District 1876-77, 7th District 1878);
died in office 1878.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died at Adelphi Hotel,
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 1,
1878 (age 47 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) —
also known as Pat Moynihan —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Pindars Corners, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
16, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; political
scientist; university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960
(alternate), 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000;
U.S. Ambassador to India, 1973-75; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1975-76; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1977-.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of infection
from a ruptured appendix,
in Washington,
D.C., March
26, 2003 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William P. Mulry (b. 1852) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1887.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Francis Murphy (1858-1924) —
also known as Charles F. Murphy; "Silent
Charlie" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1858.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1904,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall from 1902 to 1924.
Died April
25, 1924 (age 65 years, 310
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Murphy; father of Mabel Graham Murphy (who married James
A. Foley). |
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article |
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of Reviews, October 1902 |
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James J. Murphy (c.1869-1935) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, about 1869.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;
candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1903.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Hit by
a car while crossing Hudson Boulevard, and died that evening at
Jersey City Medical
Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
21, 1935 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Francis Murphy (1905-1995) —
also known as Thomas F. Murphy —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
3, 1905.
Lawyer;
assistant U.S. Attorney; lead prosecutor in two perjury trials of
accused Soviet spy Alger Hiss, 1949-50; Police Commissioner, New York
City, 1950-51; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1951-70;
took senior status 1970.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in a nursing
home at Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1995 (age 89 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence J. Murray Jr. (1910-2000) —
of Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Pearl River, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, June 20,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1938-40; removed 1940; charged,
in January 1940, with embezzling
$49,102 from Miss May Dunnigan, his mentally incompetent law client
(also sister-in-law to U.S. Postmaster General James
A. Farley); the money was lost in gambling
on horse races; tried,
convicted
on all counts, and hence automatically disbarred
and removed from
office; sentenced
to five to ten years in prison;
his sentence was commuted in 1942; arrested
in 1952, along with other bookmakers, for illegally taking
bets.
Irish ancestry.
Died March
15, 2000 (age 89 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence J. Murray and Emma (Brennan) Murray. |
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John Francis Neylan (1885-1960) —
also known as John F. Neylan —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; counsel to, and close associate of, William
Randolph Hearst; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member, University of California Board of Regents,
1928-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a pulmonary
condition, in University Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., August
19, 1960 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Duncan T. O'Brien (1895-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
28, 1895.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Amelia Island Fig
Preserving Company; insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1923-38.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Redmen.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, September
14, 1938 (age 43 years, 170
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Michael C. O'Brien. |
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1936 |
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Kenneth O'Brien (1895-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
15, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1934-53; appointed 1934.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1954 (age 58 years, 311
days).
Entombed at Corpus
Christi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) —
also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien; Larry
O'Brien —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 17,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster
Furcolo, 1948-50; public
relations business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office
was the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,
National Basketball
Association, 1975-84.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, of cancer,
in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1990 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Morgan Joseph O'Brien (1852-1937) —
also known as Morgan J. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
28, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1888-1906; resigned 1906;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1896-1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1920,
1924;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 16,
1937 (age 85 years, 49
days).
Entombed at Corpus
Christi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles O'Conor (1804-1884) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1853-54; senior
counsel for Jefferson
Davis during his treason trial; as special deputy attorney
general for New York State, was counsel for the prosecution in the
trial of William
M. Tweed; Straight Out Democratic candidate for President
of the United States, 1872.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., May 12,
1884 (age 80 years, 129
days).
Entombed at St.
Patrick's Old Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Luke O'Reilly (b. 1862) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
10, 1862.
Democrat. Printer;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1930-34; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luke O'Reilly and Margaret (Fitzpatrick)
O'Reilly. |
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James Owens (b. 1841) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1907-08.
Irish ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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George Elmer Pataki (b. 1945) —
also known as George Pataki —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 24,
1945.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Peekskill, N.Y., 1981-84; member of New York
state assembly 91st District, 1985-92; member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1993-94; Governor of
New York, 1995-2006; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 2004.
Catholic.
Hungarian,
Irish, and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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John K. Patton (b. 1856) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
1, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Dow
Vroman; member of New York
state assembly, 1898-1907 (Erie County 7th District 1898-1906,
Erie County 8th District 1907).
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene A. Philbin (1857-1920) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 24,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1900; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-20; appointed 1913;
died in office 1920.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
14, 1920 (age 62 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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George Washington Plunkitt (1842-1924) —
also known as George W. Plunkitt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
17, 1842.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1869-70;
member of New York
state senate, 1884-87, 1892-93, 1899-1904 (11th District 1884-87,
1892-93, 17th District 1899-1904).
Irish ancestry.
Died November
19, 1924 (age 82 years, 2
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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James E. Power (b. 1850) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1850.
Democrat. Liquor
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1886-87.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry D. Purroy (1848-1903) —
of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
27, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; led
the New York City Fire
Department in 1885-93, and brought many innovations; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896;
New
York County Clerk, 1893.
Spanish
and Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
22, 1903 (age 54 years, 360
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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