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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March
16, 1838.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
Black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia,
in Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
7, 1906 (age 68 years, 205
days).
Interment at Wilberforce
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Francis Patrick Corrigan (1881-1968) —
also known as Frank P. Corrigan —
of Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 14,
1881.
Physician;
surgeon;
U.S. Minister to El Salvador, 1934-37; Panama, 1937-39; U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, 1939-47.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Assisted with the first
modern blood transfusion, in 1906 at the Cleveland Clinic.
Died, in St. Joseph's Manor home
for the aged, Trumbull, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
21, 1968 (age 86 years, 191
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Maura Denise Corrigan (b. 1948) —
also known as Maura D. Corrigan —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 14,
1948.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals, 1992-98; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1999-2010; director, Michigan
Department of Human Services, 2011.
Female.
Irish ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Albert E. Culbert (1862-1939) —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, March
27, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate 20th District, 1921-22; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1928.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 100
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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Samuel J. Daugherty (1873-1926) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
14, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1907-08.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
21, 1926 (age 53 years, 99
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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William Davis (b. 1847) —
of near Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, October
4, 1847.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1907-10.
Dutch
and Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) —
also known as M. L. Essick; "Old Man
Eloquent" —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio, February
20, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1880;
candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District, 1896.
Scottish,
German,
and Irish ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., September
19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
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John Harrington Farley (1846-1922) —
also known as John H. Farley; "Honest
John" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
5, 1846.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; brass foundry
business; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1880;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1883-84, 1899-1900.
Irish and German
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke
while riding in a
streetcar, and died soon after in an
ambulance en route to a hospital, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
9, 1922 (age 76 years, 4
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Chester A. Ferris (1885-1948) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio, April 5,
1885.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1944, 1948; died in office
1948; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Died September
22, 1948 (age 63 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Maurice L. Galvin (1872-1940) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., July 9,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th Kentucky District,
1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
25, 1940 (age 68 years, 47
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice Galvin and Ellen Galvin; married, October
17, 1900, to Grace Wilson. |
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Edward Joseph Gardner (1898-1950) —
also known as Edward J. Gardner —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August
7, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
economist;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1937-38, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Economic Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, December
7, 1950 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio.
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Harry Joseph Gilligan, Sr. (1895-1978) —
also known as Harry J. Gilligan —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, January
4, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
12, 1978 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Montgomery, Ohio.
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John Joyce Gilligan (1921-2013) —
also known as John J. Gilligan; Jack
Gilligan —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1965-67; defeated, 1962;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1968; Governor of
Ohio, 1971-75; defeated, 1974; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
24, 2013 (age 92 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter D. Guilbert —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Republican. Noble
County Auditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1888,
1904;
Ohio
auditor of state, 1896-1909.
French
and Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Suzette Agnes Junglas (1873-1962) —
also known as Suzette A. Junglas; Susan Agnes
Berllayette; Mrs. George Junglas —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
April
4, 1873.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1924;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodbridge, 1932.
Female.
French
Canadian and Irish ancestry.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
1, 1962 (age 89 years, 150
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Nazar Amos Berllayette and Bridget (Deegan) Berllayette;
married to George William Junglas. |
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John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
10, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District
1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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James T. McNamara (1894-1950) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1894.
Republican. Mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1935-48; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from complications of tuberculosis,
in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., 1950
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Portage, Ind.
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Raymond Charles Moley (1886-1975) —
also known as Raymond Moley; Ray Moley —
Born in Berea, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
27, 1886.
Mayor of Olmsted Falls, Ohio; university
professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised President Franklin
D. Roosevelt; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1933; broke with
Roosevelt in 1936, and later became senior advisor to Republicans Wendell
Willkie, Barry
Goldwater, and Richard
Nixon; columnist
for Newsweek magazine;
received the Medal
of Freedom in 1970.
Irish and French
ancestry.
Died February
18, 1975 (age 88 years, 144
days).
Interment somewhere
in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Felix James Moley and Agnes (Fairchild) Moley; married 1916 to Eva
Dall; married 1949 to
Frances Hebard. |
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William Pitt Murray (c.1825-1910) —
also known as William P. Murray; Bill
Murray —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, about 1825.
Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1852-53, 1857;
member
Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1854-55; President
of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1855; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1863, 1868; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1866-67, 1875-76 (1st District 1866-67, 23rd
District 1875-76).
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 20,
1910 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Kelly O'Neall (b. 1829) —
of Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, 1829.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
Quaker.
Irish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lenore B. Quinn (1891-1961) —
also known as Mary Lenore Bookmyer; Mrs. J. R.
Quinn —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, January
17, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Female.
German
and Irish ancestry.
Died in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., March
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas W. Bookmyer and Martha Ann (Murray) Bookmyer;
married, June 14,
1922, to James Rowland Quinn. |
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Lawyer;
merchant;
tavern
owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
4, 1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Martin M. Ray (1823-1872) —
of Shelby
County, Ind.
Born in Butler
County, Ohio, 1823.
Lawyer;
delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1848; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1858; member of Indiana
state senate, 1861-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1872.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., August
5, 1872 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Thomas Shannon (1786-1843) —
of Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., November
15, 1786.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; leaf tobacco
business; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1819-22, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1826-27; member of Ohio
state senate, 1829, 1837-41.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, March
16, 1843 (age 56 years, 121
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Barnesville, Ohio.
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Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Olivet, Belmont
County, Ohio, February
24, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Ohio, 1838-40, 1842-44; defeated, 1840; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1844-45; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1853-55; defeated, 1832;
Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1855-56, 1856; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1876.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., August
30, 1877 (age 75 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Samuel Alphonsus Stritch (1887-1958) —
also known as Samuel Stritch —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
17, 1887.
Catholic
priest; bishop of Toledo, 1921-30; archbishop of Milwaukee,
1930-39; archbishop of Chicago, 1940-58; cardinal, 1946-58; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1952 ; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1952.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Rome, Italy,
May
27, 1958 (age 70 years, 283
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.; cenotaph at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Robert E. Sweeney (1924-2007) —
of Bay Village, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
4, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Ohio
state attorney general, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio at-large, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Gates Mills, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 30,
2007 (age 82 years, 238
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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