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Catherine M. Abate (b. 1947) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., December
8, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984
(alternate), 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1995-98; candidate for nomination for
New
York state attorney general, 1998.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2004.
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Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
30, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
clerk to U.S. Judge Martin
T. Manton; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66;
took senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-71.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
1971 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) —
also known as Joseph P. Addabbo —
of New York.
Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
17, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7th
District 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from cancer
and a heart
attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1986 (age 61 years, 24
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas S. Agresta (1908-1999) —
of Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Greenlawn, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born November
21, 1908.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1938, 1940;
candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1942; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1964.
Italian ancestry.
Died March
27, 1999 (age 90 years, 126
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Agresta and Rose Agresta; married to Anna
Zimatore. |
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Melvin Mix Aguanno (1905-1979) —
also known as M. Mix Aguanno —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, February
20, 1905.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 16th District, 1946.
Italian ancestry.
Died in January, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucille DeMarco. |
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Joseph Marion Aimee (1896-1966) —
also known as Joseph M. Aimee —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; West Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
19, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1934, 1936.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from myocardial
infarct, in ABC Hospital,
Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, April
21, 1966 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Jerome G. Ambro (1898-1979) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1925-33; defeated
in primary, 1937; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1936; candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1960.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Huntington Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
17, 1979 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966) —
also known as Victor L. Anfuso —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Gagliano Castelferrato, Sicily, Italy,
March
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Consul-General
for San Marino in Washington,
D.C., 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1951-53, 1955-63; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1963-66; died in office 1966.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Suffered a heart
attack during a political
caucus meeting at the Warwick Hotel,
and died soon after, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1966 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Anthony J. Argondizza (c.1899-1958) —
of Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, about 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1924; arraigned
in January 1937, and pleaded not guilty on a charge
of making a
false oath as a bankruptcy trustee; apparently the case never
proceeded to trial; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Italian ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 21,
1958 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert P. Astorino (b. 1967) —
also known as Rob Astorino —
of Mt. Pleasant, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 3,
1967.
Republican. Westchester
County Executive, 2010-; candidate for Governor of
New York, 2014.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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James Vito Auditore (1889-1973) —
also known as James V. Auditore; "The Millionaire
Stevedore" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Valley Stream, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 15,
1889.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1920;
owner of two stevedoring
companies; indicted
in 1947, with two other men, and charged
with conspiracy to collect illegal fees on New York City piers, by
getting control of the city-owned facilities and reselling
access to shippers at three times the city rates; convicted
on sixteen counts; sentenced
to four and a half to ten years in prison.
Italian ancestry.
Died July 3,
1973 (age 83 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent H. Auleta (1886-1961) —
also known as Vincenzo Auleta —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1886.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1926-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1930.
Italian ancestry.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
29, 1961 (age 75 years, 176
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna J. Schoenherr. |
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Thomas A. Aurelio (c.1892-1973) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
magistrate; on August 28, 1943, New York County District Attorney Frank
S. Hogan charged
in a formal statement that Aurelio's nomination by both major parties
for Supreme Court had been brought about by gangster
and ex-convict Frank Costello, and released the transcript of a
telephone conversation in which Aurelio thanked Costello and pledged
undying loyalty; his candidacy was repudiated
by both parties, but they were unable to remove his name from the
ballot; disbarment
proceedings were also unsuccessful; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.
Italian ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1973 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Vincent R. Balletta Jr. (1927-1996) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 7,
1927.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 18th District, 1967-70; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1976.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Sons of
Italy; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died October
15, 1996 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria Sottosanti. |
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Dominic Joseph Baranello (1922-2006) —
also known as Dominic J. Baranello —
of Medford Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Holbrook, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Blue Point, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
25, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chair
of Suffolk County Democratic Party, 1966-2000; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1972-73, 2004.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
2006 (age 83 years, 165
days).
Interment at Calverton
National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Giuseppe Baranello and Josephine (Belmonte)
Baranello. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband / Loving
Father / and Grandfather." |
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memorial |
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Anthony Barbiero (1915-1983) —
of Elmont, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
25, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1955-64.
Methodist.
Italian ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lydia Pappalardi. |
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Caesar B. F. Barra (b. 1880) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Salerno, Italy,
February
3, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1916-20 (New York County 3rd District 1916-17,
New York County 2nd District 1918-20).
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Vito Piranesi Battista (1909-1990) —
also known as Vito P. Battista —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Bari, Italy,
September
7, 1909.
Republican. Architect;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957 (United Taxpayers), 1961 (United
Taxpayers), 1965 (United Taxpayers), 1977; candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1962; member of New York
state assembly 38th District, 1968-75; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1970-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1980.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Delta; American
Institute of Architects; Kiwanis.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1990 (age 80 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Battistoni —
of New York.
Born in Italy.
Socialist. Merchant;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1928.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Sosthenes Behn (1884-1957) —
also known as Louis Richard Sosthenes Behn —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (now Virgin
Islands), January
30, 1884.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; sugar
business; member of Republican National Committee from Puerto
Rico, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1912;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; he and his brother
Hernand bought a telephone
company in Puerto Rico, and went on to establish International
Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), which rapidly expanded worldwide.
Danish,
French,
and Italian ancestry.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
6, 1957 (age 72 years, 342
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1923-2012) —
also known as Anthony Bevilacqua —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 17,
1923.
Republican. Catholic
priest; bishop of Pittsburgh, 1983-88; archbishop of
Philadelphia, 1988-2003; cardinal from 1991; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
2000 ; accused
in 2003-04 of protecting
priests who were suspected of sexually
abusing children; later, it was found
that he had ordered a subordinate to destroy
a list of 35 abusive priests, and that he had punished
a priest who had raised concerns about possible abuse.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
31, 2012 (age 88 years, 228
days).
Entombed at Cathedral
Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Mario Biaggi (1917-2015) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1917.
Police
officer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-88 (24th District 1969-73,
10th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-88); defeated, 1988
(Republican), 1992 (Democratic primary); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972,
1980,
1984;
Conservative candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1973.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Indicted
in 1987 on federal charges
that he had accepted bribes
from former Brooklyn political boss Meade
Esposito in in return for influence
on federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair company; convicted
on September 22, 1987 of obstructing
justice and accepting illegal
gratuities; sentenced
to prison
and fined.
Tried
in 1988 on federal racketeering charges in connection with the
Wedtech Corporation; convicted
on August 4, 1988 on 15 felony counts. Resigned
from Congress following the Wedtech conviction; served more than two
years in prison.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 24,
2015 (age 97 years, 241
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Peter R. Biondo (1916-1997) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born December
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (103rd District 1966, 93rd District
1967-74).
Italian ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Sons
of Italy.
Died May 16,
1997 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Sweeney. |
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Joseph S. Calabretta —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1968-73 (33rd District 1968-72, 36th District
1973).
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Lions; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Bellino. |
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Louis Joseph Capozzoli (1901-1982) —
also known as Louis J. Capozzoli —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cosenza, Italy,
March
6, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1939-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1941-45; general
sessions court judge in New York, 1950-57; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-68; appointed 1957.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1982 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carlos Carbone Jr. (born c.1892) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Colombia (part now in Panama),
about 1892.
Importer
and exporter; Vice-Consul
for Panama in New
York, N.Y., 1919-22.
Italian and Panamanian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Mario Joseph Cariello (1907-1985) —
also known as Mario J. Cariello —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
23, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1936-41; resigned
1941; municipal judge in New York, 1941-62; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1969-77.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer,
in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
9, 1985 (age 78 years, 198
days).
Entombed at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lee Pallante. |
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article |
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1936 |
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George A. Cincotta (b. 1914) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
5, 1914.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1959-77 (Kings County 11th District 1959-65, 52nd
District 1966, 43rd District 1967-77).
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Theresa Y. D'Antonio. |
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Edward Corsi (1896-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Abruzzi, Italy,
December
29, 1896.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1923; newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Immigration Commissioner, 1931; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1938; New York State Industrial
Commissioner; appointed in 1954 as a special assistant on immigration
problems to U.S. Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles, but was dismissed three months later; candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Killed in an auto
accident, when a car in which he was a passenger skidded off the
road and overturned, near Phoenicia, Ulster
County, N.Y., December
13, 1965 (age 68 years, 349
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Frederick Corsi and Julia (Pantano) Corsi; married, June 17,
1926, to Emma Gillies. |
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Salvatore A. Cotillo (1886-1939) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
November
19, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 28th District, 1913, 1915-16;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-23 (20th District 1917-18, 18th District
1919-23); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-39; died in office
1939.
Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy.
Died, following an operation for a chest
tumor, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1939 (age 52 years, 250
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Frank Creta —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 1964.
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Andrew Mark Cuomo (b. 1957) —
also known as Andrew M. Cuomo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
6, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1997-2001; New York
state attorney general, 2007-10; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 2008;
Governor
of New York, 2011-.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2023.
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Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-2015) —
also known as Mario M. Cuomo —
of Holliswood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 15,
1932.
Democrat. Played professional
baseball in 1952 for the minor-league Brunswick Pirates; lawyer; law
professor; secretary
of state of New York, 1975-78; Liberal candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1979-82; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988;
Governor
of New York, 1983-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 2015 (age 82 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Peter Joseph Dalessandro (b. 1918) —
also known as Peter J. Dalessandro —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., May 19,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1947-57 (35th District 1947-54, 36th District
1955-57); resigned 1957.
Italian ancestry. Member, Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action near Kalterherberg, Germany, December 22,
1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Daronco (1931-1988) —
also known as Richard J. Daronco —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
1, 1931.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1979-87; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1987-88;
died in office 1988.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Shot
and killed,
by Charles L. Koster, in Pelham Heights, Pelham, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 21,
1988 (age 56 years, 294
days). Koster, a retired police officer, was angry over ruling
the judge had issued two days earlier; he killed himself at the scene.
Burial location unknown.
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Bill de Blasio (b. 1961) —
also known as Warren Wilhelm Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1961.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2014-.
Italian and German
ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Wilhelm and Maria Angela (de Blasio) Wilhelm; married to
Chirlane McCray. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Alexander Del Giorno (b. 1900) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
February
28, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1945-51; resigned
1951; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1957-64.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Serra. |
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Carmine G. DeSapio (1908-2004) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
leader of Tammany Hall, 1949-61; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1955; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1957; convicted
in 1969 on Federal bribery
conspiracy charges;
served two years in prison.
Italian ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
2004 (age 95 years, 230
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
July
26, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1935; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56; New
York County Surrogate, 1957-76.
Italian ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Indicted
in May 1976, along with Justice Irving
Saypol, on official
misconduct charges,
in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction
commissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed. Indicted
in February 1978 for criminal
contempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, but
died before trial.
Died, from a heart
attack, while dining
with friends at the Columbus Club, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1978 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Ross J. Di Lorenzo —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1946; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964.
Italian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas P. DiNapoli —
also known as Tom DiNapoli —
of Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 16th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1988,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Italian ancestry. Member, Sierra
Club; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 2012.
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Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) —
also known as Meade H. Esposito; Amadeo Henry
Esposito —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
28, 1909.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
vice-president, Lafayette National Bank,
1965; insurance
broker; leader of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Indicted
in 1987 on federal charges
that he had given bribes
to U.S. Rep. Mario
Biaggi in in return for influence
on federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair
company; convicted
on September 22, 1987 of giving an illegal
gratuity; fined
$500,000; indicted
in 1988 on bribery
and tax
charges,
but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.
Died, from renal
failure caused by a heart
attack, while suffering from lung
cancer and bladder
cancer, in North Shore University Hospital,
Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
3, 1993 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Felicia Esposito; married to Anne De Cunzo. |
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Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) —
also known as Dante B. Fascell —
of Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th
District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation vice-chair), 1968
(alternate).
Italian ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Lions; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Military
Order of the World Wars; Jaycees;
Kappa
Sigma.
Received Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1998.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
28, 1998 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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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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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) —
also known as Geraldine Ferraro —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., August
26, 1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(chair, Platform
Committee), 1996;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 2011 (age 75 years, 212
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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James Joseph Florio (b. 1937) —
also known as James J. Florio; Jim Florio —
of Pine Hill, Camden
County, N.J.; Blackwood, Camden
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Piscataway, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
29, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1970-74 (District 3-D 1970-73,
5th District 1974); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1975-90; defeated,
1972; Governor of
New Jersey, 1990-94; defeated, 1977, 1981, 1993; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2000.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
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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Anthony Franciosa (1928-2006) —
also known as Tony Franciosa; Anthony George
Papaleo —
of Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
25, 1928.
Democrat. Actor;
hit and
kicked a press photographer at the Los Angeles Civic Center on
April 19, 1957; arrested
for assault,
pleaded
guilty, served to ten days in jail,
and fined
$250; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Italian ancestry.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a few days later, in UCLA Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
19, 2006 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Cremated.
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Joseph Nicola Francolini (1856-1920) —
also known as Joseph N. Francolini —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Corleto Perticara, Potenza, Italy,
March
29, 1856.
Progressive. Banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
14, 1920 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Biagio Francolini and Francesca (Galotti) Francolini; married,
September
17, 1897, to Marguerite Mackellar. |
| | | Epitaph: "An exemplary life he lived:
as a citizen gratuitiously he served the state many years: knighted
by the King of Italy with the Order ot St. Maurizio and Lazzaro for
attainments in a foreign field: in practice love for God and man was
his religion." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Carmine Freda (1901-1986) —
of Grand View, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1901.
Republican. Podiatrist;
served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Rockland County Republican Party, 1966-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1968
(alternate), 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in August, 1986
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Alfonse Freda and Sophia (Mellucio) Freda; married, July 1,
1937, to Hazel Loretta Burnie. |
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Louis Joseph Freeh (b. 1950) —
also known as Louis J. Freeh —
of New York.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
6, 1950.
Lawyer;
FBI
agent; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1991-93;
director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1993-2001.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Vincent Gallo (b. 1962) —
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
11, 1962.
Republican. Rock
musician; movie
actor/director; artist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2004.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Lawrence Ettore Gerosa (1894-1972) —
also known as Lawrence E. Gerosa —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Milan, Italy,
August
10, 1894.
Trucking
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
New York City Controller, 1954-61; Citizens candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1961.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Albert Einstein Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 24,
1972 (age 77 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry E. Gillette (born c.1906) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1962-63.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Rudolph William Louis Giuliani III (b. 1944) —
also known as Rudolph W. Giuliani; Rudy Giuliani;
"America's Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 28,
1944.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1983-89; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1994-2001; defeated, 1989; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 2008;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Giuliani and Helen C. (D'Avanzo) Giuliani; married, October
26, 1968, to Regina Peruggi; married 1984 to Donna
Hanover; married, May 24,
2003, to Judith Stish Nathan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Bertram
L. Podell |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Rudolph Giuliani: Leadership
(2002) |
| | | Books about Rudolph Giuliani: Andrew
Kirtzman, Rudy
Giuliani : Emperor of the City — Fred Siegel, The
Prince Of The City: Giuliani, New York, and The Genius of American
Life — Ron Rubin, ed., Rudy,
Rudy, Rudy: The Real and the Rational — Deborah Hart
Strober and Gerald S. Strober, Giuliani,
Flawed or Flawless: The Oral Biography — Wil Mara, Rudolph
Giuliani (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Rudolph Giuliani:
Edward I. Koch, Giuliani:
Nasty Man — Wayne Barrett, Rudy!
An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani — Jack
Newfield, The
Full Rudy : The Man, the Myth, the Mania |
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Frank A. Gulotta —
of Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1959-60.
Italian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Dennis J. Herrera (b. 1962) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
6, 1962.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2004,
2008;
San Francisco City Attorney, 2001-; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Colombian
and Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Vincent R. Impellitteri (1900-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Isnello, Italy,
February
4, 1900.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950-53; defeated in primary, 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
29, 1987 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Peter's Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
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John Joseph LaFalce (b. 1939) —
also known as John J. LaFalce —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
6, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1971-72; member of New York
state assembly 140th District, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1975-2003 (36th District 1975-83,
32nd District 1983-93, 29th District 1993-2003); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947) —
also known as Fiorello H. LaGuardia; "The Little
Flower" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
11, 1882.
Republican. U.S. Consular Agent in Fiume, 1904-06; interpreter;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33 (14th District
1917-19, 20th District 1923-33); defeated, 1914 (14th District), 1932
(20th District); major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate); mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1934-45; defeated, 1921, 1929.
Episcopalian.
Italian and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died of pancreatic
cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
20, 1947 (age 64 years, 283
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Coen; married 1919 to Thea
Almerigotti; married, February
28, 1929, to Marie Fisher. |
| | | Cross-reference: Vito
Marcantonio — Clendenin
Ryan |
| | | LaGuardia Airport,
in Queens,
New York, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Fiorello LaGuardia: H. Paul
Jeffers, The
Napoleon of New York : Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia —
Thomas Kessner, Fiorello
H. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York —
Mervyn D. Kaufman, Fiorello
LaGuardia — Alyn Brodsky, The
Great Mayor : Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of the City of New
York |
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Ernest Lappano (b. 1897) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
11, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; deputy
collector of Internal Revenue, 1921-26; lawyer; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New
York state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1934;
defeated, 1932, 1934.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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James V. Mangano (c.1905-1988) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1935-37; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Kings
County Sheriff, 1938-42; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1948.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of cancer,
in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
28, 1988 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose Mancaruso; father of Guy
James Mangano. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Luigi R. Marano —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1957-64;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1964; candidate for
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1965.
Italian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Dominic Massaro —
of New York.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1995.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 1995.
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Anthony J. Mercorella —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (93rd District 1966, 85th District
1967-72).
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie DeLucia. |
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James P. Molinaro (b. 1931) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
11, 1931.
Republican. Borough
president of Staten Island, New York, 2002-.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938) —
of Levittown, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nassau County Republican Party, 1984-; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1992-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996,
2008
(delegation chair); New York
Republican state chair, 2006-09.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Henry Andrew Mucci (1911-1997) —
also known as Henry A. Mucci; "Hero of
Cabanatuan" —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 4,
1911.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; led famed
raid in 1945 on a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines which
rescued the survivors of the Bataan Death March; automobile
dealer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1946.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a stroke,
in Melbourne, Brevard
County, Fla., April
20, 1997 (age 86 years, 47
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.
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Janet Napolitano (b. 1957) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
29, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1993-97; Arizona
state attorney general, 1999-2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker);
Governor
of Arizona, 2003-09; U.S.
Secretary of Homeland Security, 2009-.
Female.
Methodist.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Anthony Pace (b. 1927) —
of West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 4,
1927.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Pace and Concetta (Arrigo) Pace; married 1951 to
Filomena Cerone. |
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Gaetano Parisi (1877-1949) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy,
August
28, 1877.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1904; City Marshal
of New York City; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1944.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy.
Died January
2, 1949 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Helen R. Parisi (1912-1999) —
also known as Helen R. Manzi —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
2, 1912.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Female.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., November
11, 1999 (age 87 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph E. Parisi (1913-1990) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 10,
1913.
Republican. Real estate
broker; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1942; member of
New
York state senate 14th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948, 1950;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Chief Clerk, Criminal Term, Brooklyn Supreme Court; indicted
in 1973, along with retired Justice David
L. Malbin, on federal charges
of aiding and abbetting an embezzlement
scheme, involving officials of the International Production, Service
and Sales Employees Union; in 1975, both men were acquitted.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from kidney
disease, in United Hospital,
Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 29,
1990 (age 77 years, 19
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
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Leonard V. Parisi (1911-1979) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born June 25,
1911.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Brooklyn Veterans Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
4, 1979 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas G. Parisi (1905-1972) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
24, 1905.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Kings County Public Administrator, 1964-72.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., January
27, 1972 (age 66 years, 125
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Ferdinand Pecora (1882-1971) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nicosia, Sicily, Italy,
January
6, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-35; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935-50; resigned 1950;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950.
Italian ancestry.
Died December
7, 1971 (age 89 years, 335
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Pecora and Rosa (Messina) Pecora. |
| | | Image source: National Archives via
U.S. Senate |
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Charles Poletti (1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist.
Italian ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August
7, 2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment at Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
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Mario Angelo Procaccino (1912-1995) —
also known as Mario A. Procaccino —
of New York.
Born in Bisaccia, Italy,
September
5, 1912.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of complications of diabetes,
at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
20, 1995 (age 83 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Peter Rao (1899-1988) —
also known as Paul P. Rao —
Born in Prizzi, Italy,
June
15, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; candidate for
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1941; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1948-80; Judge of U.S. Court of
International Trade, 1980-88; died in office 1988.
Italian ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1988 (age 89 years, 168
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benito Romano (b. 1950) —
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., 1950.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1989.
Puerto
Rican and Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Angelo Dominic Roncallo (1927-2010) —
also known as Angelo D. Roncallo —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Massapequa, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 28,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Nassau
County Controller, 1968-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1977-95.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Sons of
Italy; Elks.
Died in Massapequa, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 4,
2010 (age 82 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lucio F. Russo —
of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-74 (Richmond County 2nd District 1953-65,
64th District 1966, 58th District 1967-72, 60th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Tina Iarossi. |
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Peter H. Ruvolo (c.1895-1943) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1938; member of
New
York state senate, 1939; resigned 1939; municipal judge in New
York, 1940-43.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Lutheran Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
27, 1943 (age about 48
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine E. Foran. |
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Leonard John Saccio (b. 1911) —
also known as Leonard J. Saccio —
of Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
24, 1911.
Lawyer;
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1970-73.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Edward Santangelo (1912-1978) —
also known as Alfred E. Santangelo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1947-50, 1953-56; defeated, 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1957-63; defeated,
1962; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1966.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Alpha
Phi Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
30, 1978 (age 65 years, 299
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John J. Santucci (1931-2016) —
of South Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 11th District, 1968-77; candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1969; Queens
County District Attorney, 1977; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1980.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died June 26,
2016 (age 85 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Scotto (b. 1934) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1934.
Democrat. Longshoreman;
vice-president,
International Longshoremen's Association; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972;
member of the Gambino crime
family; charged
in 1979 on 44 counts of accepting
payoffs, evading
income taxes and racketeering; tried
and convicted
on 33 of the counts; sentenced
to five years in prison;
released in 1984.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives:
Married to Marion Anastasio. |
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Frank Albert Sedita (1907-1975) —
also known as Frank A. Sedita —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 20,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1936; candidate for
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1952; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1958-61, 1966-73; resigned 1973; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1966.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 2,
1975 (age 67 years, 316
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, 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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Joseph A. Stanco —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1952-55; defeated, 1955.
Italian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph A. Suozzi (born c.1921) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1921.
Democrat. Glen Cove City Judge, 1950-55; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1956-60; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 10th District; elected 1960.
Italian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Marlo Thomas (b. 1937) —
also known as Margaret Julia Thomas —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Deerfield, Lenawee
County, Mich., November
21, 1937.
Democrat. Actress
in television shows and movies; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1972.
Female.
Catholic.
Lebanese
and Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph E. Venuti (born c.1915) —
of Tuckahoe, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1915.
Democrat. Plumber;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1944.
Italian ancestry.
He and two others were indicted
in July 1951, and charged with conspiring to violate gambling
laws; the trial was delayed while he was hospitalized with a stomach
ailment; arrested
in his hospital bed and transferred to jail;
the other two co-defendants were tried separately and convicted;
later, the convictions were reversed, and the indictment of Mr.
Venuti was dismissed.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Venuti and Pauline Venuti. |
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Eric N. Vitaliano (b. 1948) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., February
27, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. District Judge Mark
A. Costantino; chief of staff for U.S. Rep. John
M. Murphy; member of New York
state assembly, 1983-2001 (59th District 1983-92, 60th District
1993-2001); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1997.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2001.
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