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John Jacob Raskob (1879-1950) —
also known as John J. Raskob —
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., March
19, 1879.
Democrat. Executive at General
Motors and DuPont;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1928-32.
Catholic.
German
and Irish ancestry.
Died in Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., October
15, 1950 (age 71 years, 210
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of John Raskob and Anna Frances (Moran) Raskob; married 1906 to Helena
Springer Green. |
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article |
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Congress |
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Phil Regan (1906-1996) —
also known as Philip Joseph Christopher Aloysius Regan;
"The Singing Cop" —
of Summerland, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 28,
1906.
Democrat. Detective;
singer;
performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944,
1948;
arrested
in January 1973, and charged
with attempting to bribe
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Frank J. Frost $1,000 for his support
of a controversial rezoning; pleaded not guilty; tried and convicted;
sentenced to prison;
released after one year.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., February
11, 1996 (age 89 years, 259
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Timothy Morgan Regan (1843-1919) —
also known as Timothy Regan —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
14, 1843.
Democrat. Mining
business; lumberman;
hotel
proprietor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, October
7, 1919 (age 75 years, 327
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Regan and Mary (Burke) Regan; married 1878 to Rose
Charlotte Blackinger; father of Lt. John M. Regan. |
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memorial |
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(1920) |
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Edward F. Reilly (b. 1856) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 7,
1856.
Democrat. Bookbinder;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1885; defeated,
1882, 1883; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1886-88.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Terence Reilly. |
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Richard J. Riordan (b. 1930) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 1,
1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1993-2001; candidate for Governor of
California, 2002.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Lawyer;
orator;
as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, he
prosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor union
leaders; Judiciary candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1967.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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John Henry Rosseter (1869-1936) —
also known as John H. Rosseter —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
6, 1869.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920.
Irish ancestry.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., April
28, 1936 (age 66 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Joseph Rowan (1870-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1919-21.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1930 (age 59 years, 329
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928) —
also known as Thomas F. Ryan —
of Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oak Ridge, Nelson
County, Va.
Born in Lovingston, Nelson
County, Va., October
17, 1851.
Democrat. Financier;
organizer and consolidator of streetcar
companies in New York City; owned controlling interest in Equitable
Life
Assurance Society; co-founder, American Tobacco
Company; engaged in mining
development in Africa; one of the richest men in America at the time;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1904,
1912.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1928 (age 77 years, 37
days).
Entombed at Oak
Ridge Estate Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Va.
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Joseph T. St. Lawrence (b. 1913) —
of Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Sayville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
9, 1913.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
New
York state assembly, 1965-68 (Rockland County 1965, 105th
District 1966, 94th District 1967-68).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite Clinton Downey. |
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John B. Shea (b. 1854) —
of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., 1854.
Democrat. Surveyor;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 24th District, 1885-88.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Stephen Shea (d. 1944) —
also known as John S. Shea; "The
Sheriff" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1908,
1916.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Ally Sheedy (b. 1962) —
also known as Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 13,
1962.
Democrat. Actress;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Female.
Jewish,
Irish, and German
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) —
also known as John C. Sheehan —
of New York.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
5, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Police
Commissioner, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1896;
vice-president and director, Long Acre Electric
Light & Power Company.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from heart
failure, in his law
office, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1916 (age 67 years, 188
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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William Francis Sheehan (1859-1917) —
also known as William F. Sheehan; "Blue-Eyed
Billy" —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner with Charles
F. Tabor, from 1883, Alton
B. Parker, 1905-12, Edward
W. Hatch, 1905-15, and George
L. Ingraham, 1916-17; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1885-91; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1891; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1889-93; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1891, 1896; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1892-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1892,
1912;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from kidney
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
14, 1917 (age 57 years, 128
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y.
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James C. Sheridan (1896-1983) —
also known as Jim Sheridan —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
14, 1896.
Democrat. Chair of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1983 (age 86 years, 138
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) —
also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The
Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby";
"The King of Oliver Street"; "The First
Citizen" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1873.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915;
Governor
of New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1920,
1932;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1928; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Irish, German,
and Italian
ancestry.
Died October
4, 1944 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.; statue at Alfred
E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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James E. Smith (d. 1935) —
also known as "The Stormy Petrel" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1899-1902;
assistant district attorney, New York County, 1910-22.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
18, 1935.
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Smith and Bridget (Moynihan) Smith; married to Sarah Quinn
(daughter of John
Quinn). |
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Thomas Smith Jr. (b. 1840) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
10, 1840.
Democrat. Second-hand
office furniture business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1881, 1888-89.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Spellacy (1880-1957) —
also known as "Long Tom" —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 6,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1907-08, 1911-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(alternate; Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1920,
1924
(delegation chair), 1928,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1915-18; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1922; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1925-29; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1912; resigned 1943;
defeated, 1945; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41; Connecticut
Insurance Commissioner, 1955-57.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Foresters
of America.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Commodore Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Spellacy and Catharine A. (Bourke) Spellacy; married, November
25, 1903, to Nellie Walsh; married to Elizabeth
Gill. |
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Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) —
also known as Christopher D. Sullivan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District
1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1940-41.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his office
at the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1942 (age 72 years, 20
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Timothy Daniel Sullivan (1862-1913) —
also known as Timothy D. Sullivan; Tim Sullivan;
"Dry Dollar"; "Big Tim" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 23,
1862.
Democrat. Undertaker;
saloon
part-owner; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1887-93; member
of New
York state senate, 1894-1902, 1909-12 (9th District 1894-95, 11th
District 1896-1902, 12th District 1909-12); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1903-06, 1913 (8th District
1903-06, 13th District 1913); resigned 1906; died in office 1913.
Irish ancestry.
Struck
and killed by a locomotive, near Pelham Parkway, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
31, 1913 (age 51 years, 39
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas R. Suozzi (b. 1962) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
31, 1962.
Democrat. Accountant;
lawyer;
mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1994-2001; defeated, 1991; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2008;
Nassau
County Executive, 2002-09; candidate for Governor of
New York, 2006; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 2017-.
Catholic.
Italian,
English,
and Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. (1910-1991) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1910.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972
(alternate); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; defeated in primary, 1969;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69.
Catholic.
German
and Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of heart
failure in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frank Comerford Walker (1886-1959) —
also known as Frank C. Walker —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 30,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1909-12; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1913; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-33; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1940-45; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1959 (age 73 years, 106
days).
Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) —
also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker;
"Beau James"; "The Night
Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; songwriter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks.
Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Thomas Joseph Walker (1877-1945) —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., March
25, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1906-10; member of Montana
state senate, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Montana, 1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1938; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1940-45, 1940-45; died in office 1945.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
18, 1945 (age 67 years, 299
days).
Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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William H. Walker —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93 (New York County 9th District 1892, New
York County 8th District 1893).
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. Walsh (b. 1872) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Pownal, Bennington
County, Vt., May, 1872.
Democrat. Printer;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1902-03; defeated, 1903; postmaster at Yonkers,
N.Y., 1917-19; real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1920,
1924.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rosetta Cockerill; married, February
24, 1903, to Florence C. Callahan. |
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William Francis Walsh (1912-2011) —
also known as William F. Walsh —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 11,
1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Syracuse, N.Y., 1962-69; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1968,
1972
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1973-79.
Irish ancestry.
Died January
8, 2011 (age 98 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Grover Aloysius Whalen (1886-1962) —
also known as Grover A. Whalen; "The Gardenia of the
Law" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 2,
1886.
Democrat. New York City Police Commissioner, 1928-30; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936;
president of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Irish and French
Canadian ancestry.
Died, from a stroke,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1962 (age 75 years, 322
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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