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  Bernard William Kearney (1889-1976) — also known as Bernard W. Kearney; Pat Kearney — of Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y.; Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County, N.Y. Born in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., May 23, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Fulton County District Attorney, 1931-42; U.S. Representative from New York, 1943-59 (30th District 1943-45, 31st District 1945-53, 32nd District 1953-59). Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Grange; Delta Chi. Died June 3, 1976 (age 87 years, 11 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick B. Kearney and Josephine (Oster) Kearney; married, March 31, 1917, to Lillian Dean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) — also known as Martin J. Kennedy — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 29, 1892. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; vice-president, Federal Rope Company; member of New York state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45. Catholic. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Columbus. Died October 27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Peter T. King (b. 1944) — of Seaford, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 5, 1944. Republican. Lawyer; Nassau County Comptroller, 1981-93; U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1996. Catholic. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Sons of Italy; Knights of Columbus; American Legion. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Joseph E. Kinsley (b. 1897) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., October 8, 1897. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 8th District, 1924-29; candidate for New York state senate 28th District, 1944. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dominic E. LaFalce and Catherine M. (Stasio) LaFalce; married 1979 to Patricia Fisher.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Joseph J. Larkin (b. 1886) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 30, 1886. Democrat. Moving business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1927. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Leon M. Layden (1893-1955) — of Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y. Born in West Pawlet, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vt., December 17, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Washington County Surrogate, 1926-28; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1941; defeated, 1932; appointed 1941; defeated, 1941. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; American Legion. Suffered a heart attack, and died in an ambulance, en route from Whitehall to the Glens Falls hospital, in Washington County, N.Y., February 8, 1955 (age 61 years, 53 days). Interment at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Mary H. Morgan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward S. Lentol (1909-1981) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 26, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1949-62; member of New York state senate, 1963-72 (18th District 1963-65, 20th District 1966, 14th District 1967-72); Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1973-79. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 11, 1981 (age 71 years, 350 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Lentol; married to Matilda A. Postis and Marie Zaino; father of Joseph R. Lentol.
  Political family: Lentol family of Brooklyn, New York.
  Charles Ludlow Livingston (b. 1870) — also known as C. Ludlow Livingston — of Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Westport, Essex County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., June 10, 1870. Republican. Electrical engineer; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1908-10; Swansea, 1910-15; Barbados, 1915-20; Charlottetown, 1921-22. Catholic. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ludlow Livingston and Mary (Keif) Livingston; married, November 12, 1891, to Mary Keating; father of Philip Anson Livingston and Brockholst Livingston; great-grandson of Henry Brockholst Livingston and Henry Walter Livingston; second great-grandson of William Livingston and Walter Livingston; second great-grandnephew of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794) and Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792); third great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1708-1790); third great-grandnephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Philip John Schuyler, Philip P. Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; fourth great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder, Anthony Brockholls, Pieter Van Brugh, Phillip French and Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); fourth great-grandnephew of Johannes Cuyler; fifth great-grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandnephew of Jacobus Van Cortlandt; first cousin once removed of Henry Brockholst Ledyard; first cousin twice removed of Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), William Jay and Edward Livingston (1796-1840); first cousin thrice removed of Philip Peter Livingston and Matthew Clarkson; first cousin four times removed of Robert Gilbert Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Peter Samuel Schuyler and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of Robert Livingston the Younger, Cornelis Cuyler, Stephanus Bayard, John Cruger Jr. and Pierre Van Cortlandt; first cousin six times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of John Jay II; second cousin twice removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin thrice removed of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836) and James Alexander Hamilton; second cousin four times removed of James Jay, Nicholas Bayard, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Henry Cruger, Robert Van Rensselaer, John Jay, Frederick Jay, James Livingston and James Parker; second cousin five times removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Killian Killian Van Rensselaer; third cousin of Bronson Murray Cutting; third cousin once removed of Philip Schuyler, William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer and Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933); third cousin twice removed of Hamilton Fish; third cousin thrice removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston and John Cortlandt Parker; fourth cousin of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean and Herbert Livingston Satterlee; fourth cousin once removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, John Jacob Astor III, Robert Ray Hamilton, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert Reginald Livingston and Robert Winthrop Kean.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Richard P. Lydon Richard Paul Lydon (1868-1946) — also known as Richard P. Lydon — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 15, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-38. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic Lawyers Guild; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 8, 1946 (age 77 years, 83 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Henry Lydon and Ellen R. (Buckley) Lydon.
  Image source: New York Times, March 9, 1946
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph B. Lynch and Katherine (Joyce) Lynch; married to Claire R. Mitchell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John E. Mack (b. 1874) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 10, 1874. Democrat. Justice of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1930; appointed 1930; candidate for New York state assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1935; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  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.
  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
  Tracy P. Madden (b. 1886) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 12, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1912-13. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Francis J. Mahoney (d. 1956) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1943-56 (13th District 1943-44, 19th District 1945-54, 25th District 1955-56); died in office 1956. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died December 23, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: John H. Farrell
  Walter J. Mahoney (1908-1982) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 10, 1908. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1937-64 (48th District 1937-44, 53rd District 1945-54, 55th District 1955-64); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Exchange Club; American Bar Association; Elks. Died in 1982 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of William B. Mahoney.
  Raymond Malone (b. 1885) — of Freeport, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 29, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; director, Iron Bonnet Gold Mining Company; candidate for New York state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1920. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James E. Malone and Katie G. (Kean) Malone; married, August 29, 1914, to Grace E. Holmes.
  Guy James Mangano (b. 1930) — also known as Guy Mangano — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 14, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1959-62; member of New York state senate 13th District, 1963-65; resigned 1965; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1988. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions. Still living as of 1988.
  Relatives: Son of James V. Mangano.
Carmine J. Marasco Carmine J. Marasco — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1915, 1935-37, 1939-41 (New York County 3rd District 1915, Kings County 16th District 1935-37, 1939-41); defeated, 1937; resigned 1941; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1941-44. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  John J. Marchi (1921-2009) — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., May 20, 1921. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1957-2006 (19th District 1957-65, 26th District 1966, 23rd District 1967-72, 24th District 1973-2006); candidate for borough president of Richmond, New York, 1961; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1969, 1973. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Knights of Columbus. Died in Lucca, Italy, April 25, 2009 (age 87 years, 340 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Joseph M. Margiotta (1927-2008) — of Uniondale, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Glen Head, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 6, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; legislative counsel to Sen. Edward J. Speno, 1960-61; member of New York state assembly, 1966-75 (15th District 1966, 12th District 1967-72, 17th District 1973-75); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died November 28, 2008 (age 81 years, 175 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Dorothy Crean.
  Joseph E. Marine (1905-1998) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 19, 1905. Democrat. Member of New York state senate 29th District, 1961-65. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Sons of Italy. Ticket manager for the New York Yankees baseball team, 1946-51. Died at Oakwood Health Facility, Amherst, Erie County, N.Y., January 25, 1998 (age 92 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.
  Joseph R. Marro (b. 1907) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 17, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1953-64 (18th District 1953-54, 24th District 1955-64). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic Lawyers Guild. Burial location unknown.
  Peter A. McArdle (b. 1876) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 1, 1876. Democrat. Real estate broker; insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1915-25. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Raymond John McArdle (b. 1891) — also known as John McArdle — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Bolivar, Allegany County, N.Y., December 20, 1891. Draftsman; decorator; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1923, 1926-27; Santa Marta, 1923-24; Monterrey, 1929; U.S. Consul in Prague, 1932. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Francis P. McCloskey (b. 1917) — of Levittown, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Wantagh, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., July 22, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance consultant; member of New York state assembly, 1955-64, 1966-70 (Nassau County 5th District 1955-64, 8th District 1966, 9th District 1967-70). Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Martin G. McCue (b. 1875) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born February 18, 1875. Democrat. Hotel-keeper; laundry supply business; real estate agent; member of New York state assembly, 1907-20 (New York County 16th District 1907-17, New York County 12th District 1918-20); member of New York state senate 16th District, 1921; resigned 1921; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Foresters; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas J. McDonald (b. 1883) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y., June 21, 1883. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1918-27. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Royal Arcanum; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John McDonald.
  James T. McFarland — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Republican. Lawyer; administrative assistant to Assemblyman William E. Adams, 1964; member of New York state assembly, 1966-72 (154th District 1966, 140th District 1967-72); member of New York state senate 59th District, 1973-78. Catholic. Member, Amvets; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1978.
  John J. McInerney (b. 1873) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., June 10, 1873. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1909-10; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 38th District, 1924. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas J. McInerney (b. 1924) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., June 12, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hearing aid sales and service business; member of New York state assembly, 1965-77 (Westchester County 1st District 1965, 98th District 1966, 87th District 1967-77). Catholic. Member, Holy Name Society; Knights of Columbus; Catholic War Veterans; American Legion; Lions; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Matthew J. H. McLaughlin Matthew J. H. McLaughlin — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly, 1934-46 (Bronx County 1st District 1934-44, Bronx County 4th District 1945-46); defeated, 1946. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward McLaughlin and Alice McLaughlin.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Charles J. Melton (b. 1917) — of Bay Shore, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Somerville, Somerset County, N.J., December 25, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; retail liquor dealer; member of New York state assembly 3rd District, 1966-68. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Rotary; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Eileen O'Rourke.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Marie DeLucia.
Wheeler Milmoe Wheeler Milmoe (1898-1972) — of Canastota, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Canastota, Madison County, N.Y., April 18, 1898. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1934-52; chair of Madison County Republican Party, 1939; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1944-50; member of New York state senate, 1953-58 (44th District 1953-54, 46th District 1955-58); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956. Catholic. Member, Elks; Rotary; Grange; Knights of Columbus; Farm Bureau. Died in 1972 (age about 74 years). Interment at St. Agatha's Cemetery, Canastota, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick F. Milmoe.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) — also known as James C. Monaghan — of Rhode Island; New Jersey. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 11, 1857. Newspaper editor; university professor; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1885-90; Chemnitz, 1893-1900; Kingston, 1914-17, died in office 1917. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 12, 1917 (age 60 years, 32 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cumberland, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of James Monaghan and Mary Ann Brown (O'Neill) Monaghan; married, June 12, 1892, to Dorothy T. Ryan; nephew by marriage of John Ryan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ferdinand J. Mondello — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1961-72 (Bronx County 10th District 1961-65, 94th District 1966, 80th District 1967-72); defeated, 1958. Catholic. Member, Holy Name Society; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Carlyn M. Ioppolo.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Linda Elizabeth Crabtree.
  Thomas E. Morrissey Sr. (c.1869-1940) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., about 1869. Democrat. Mineral water business; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 3, 1940 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1888 to Margaret Dempsey; father of Thomas E. Morrissey Jr..
  Thomas E. Morrissey Jr. (c.1900-1975) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Rockville Centre, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., about 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1953-66. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; American Legion. Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., December 28, 1975 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas E. Morrissey Sr. and Margaret (Dempsey) Morrissey.
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1947 to Marion Fountain.
  The Henry Mucci Highway (Route 25), in Trumbull, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles E. Murphy (c.1895-1959) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., about 1895. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1947; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-59; died in office 1959; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1954-59; died in office 1959. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died, from a heart attack, in Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 22, 1959 (age about 64 years). Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Sawyer.
  Frank Murphy (1897-1944) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, N.Y., May 15, 1897. Democrat. Accountant; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged with bribery in 1944; pleaded guilty. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died, from a heart ailment, December 25, 1944 (age 47 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Constance Kirchner.
  John Michael Murphy (1926-2015) — also known as John M. Murphy — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., August 3, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S. Representative from New York, 1963-81 (16th District 1963-73, 17th District 1973-81); defeated, 1960 (15th District), 1980 (17th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964; Parliamentarian, 1968. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Implicated in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab businessmen offered bribes to political figures; indicted June 18 and convicted December 3, 1980, of conspiracy, conflict of interest, and accepting an illegal gratuity; sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000; paroled in 1985. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., May 25, 2015 (age 88 years, 295 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: Eric N. Vitaliano
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Vincent B. Murphy (b. 1888) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., January 4, 1888. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1922-24; New York state comptroller, 1925-26; defeated, 1926; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel B. Murphy.
Duncan T. O'Brien 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.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Michael C. O'Brien.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  James Henry O'Brien (1860-1924) — also known as James H. O'Brien — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., July 15, 1860. Democrat. Member of New York state senate 10th District, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 2, 1924 (age 64 years, 49 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) — also known as John P. O'Brien — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., February 1, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Tammany Hall. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 22, 1951 (age 78 years, 233 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick O'Brien and Mary E. (Gibbons) O'Brien; married, October 6, 1908, to Helen E. C. Madigan.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frank D. O'Connor (b. 1909) — of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 20, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1949-52, 1955 (6th District 1949-52, 8th District 1955); defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960, 1964; candidate for Governor of New York, 1966. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; American Legion; Catholic War Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Francis X. O'Keefe (b. 1933) — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., January 14, 1933. Democrat. Mayor of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1986-93. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1993.
  Presumably named for: Francis Xavier
  Webster J. Oliver (1888-1969) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 14, 1888. Democrat. Hardware buyer; lawyer; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1940-67; took senior status 1967. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 16, 1969 (age 81 years, 306 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William P. Oliver and Frances L. (Fortune) Oliver; married, June 27, 1917, to Genevieve M. Carlin.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Daniel J. O'Mara (b. 1893) — of Irondequoit, Monroe County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Florence, Oneida County, N.Y., October 31, 1893. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1932-34; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1957-58. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Order of Alhambra; Gamma Eta Gamma. Burial location unknown.
  Donald Lawrence O'Toole (1902-1964) — also known as Donald L. O'Toole — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 1, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1937-53 (8th District 1937-45, 13th District 1945-53); defeated, 1952, 1954, 1956. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; Moose. Died in Ocala, Marion County, Fla., September 12, 1964 (age 62 years, 42 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas J. O'Toole and Jane R. (Healy) O'Toole; married, February 12, 1930, to Mary T. Martin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) — also known as Myles A. Paige — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., about 1898. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman car porter; lawyer; Republican candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge, Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court). Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Urban League; Alpha Phi Alpha; American Legion; Catholic Lawyers Guild. New York City's first Black magistrate, 1936, and first Black judge, 1940. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 30, 1983 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Pietra 'Beatrice' (Calia) Parisi and Gaetano Parisi; brother of Thomas G. Parisi (who married Helen R. Manzi) and Leonard V. Parisi; married, July 4, 1935, to Grace Rasulo.
  Political family: Parisi family of Brooklyn, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William F. Passannante (1920-1996) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 10, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; president, Cosmopolitan Trucking Corporation; member of New York state assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65, 69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82, 61st District 1983-90). Catholic. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died of pancreatic cancer at Tisch Hospital of New York University Medical Center, New York, New York County, N.Y., December 15, 1996 (age 76 years, 309 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Philbin and Eliza (McGoldrick) Philbin; married, June 28, 1887, to Jessie Holladay.
  Cross-reference: John Edmond Hewitt
  Frank J. Pino (b. 1909) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 5, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1945-55; resigned 1955; member of New York state senate 15th District, 1956-63; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1964-67. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Gregory J. Pope (b. 1926) — of Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in Medina, Orleans County, N.Y., November 27, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York state assembly, 1965-70 (Niagara County 1965, 152nd District 1966, 138th District 1967-70). Catholic. Member, United Auto Workers; Knights of Columbus; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Grange. Still living as of 1970.
  Charles W. Posthauer (b. 1871) — of College Point, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in 1871. Democrat. Builder; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1927-29. Catholic. Member, Holy Name Society; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  William Theodore Powers (1897-1950) — also known as William T. Powers — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1926, 1927; candidate for New York state attorney general, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1947-50; died in office 1950. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion. Died, from a heart attack, in Patterson, Putnam County, N.Y., August 28, 1950 (age 53 years, 197 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of William F. Powers and Elizabeth (Neidig) Powers; married, October 24, 1925, to Anita L. Bawo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Francis Quayle (1868-1930) — also known as John F. Quayle — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 1, 1868. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920 (alternate), 1924; U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1923-30; died in office 1930. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 27, 1930 (age 61 years, 361 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Joseph Quayle and Mary (McGarrigle) Quayle; married, February 16, 1898, to Katherine J. Sullivan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Francis Quinn (b. 1951) — also known as Jack Quinn — of Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 13, 1951. Republican. School teacher; U.S. Representative from New York, 1993-2003 (30th District 1993-2003, 27th District 2003). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Peter A. Quinn Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974) — also known as Peter A. Quinn — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 10, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1936-44; U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; municipal judge in New York, 1949-55; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1961-74. Catholic. Member, American Arbitration Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Columbus. Died in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., December 23, 1974 (age 70 years, 227 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Francis Quinn and Margaret Agnes (Manning) Quinn; married, November 14, 1936, to Viola Gertrude Murphy.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
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