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Eugene Victor Alessandroni (1887-1966) —
also known as Eugene V. Alessandroni —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Capistrano, Italy,
January
24, 1887.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-48;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Delta.
Died in March, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pierluigi Alessandroni and Carmela (Jafolla) Alessandroni;
married, January
6, 1909, to Ethel Hope Tumbelston. |
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Walter Edwin Alessandroni (1914-1966) —
also known as Walter E. Alessandroni —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
27, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1959-61; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1963-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
As a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was flying to a planned campaign
speech in a twin-engine Aztec plane, in rainy and
snowy weather, when the plane
crashed near Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., May 8,
1966 (age 51 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Alessandroni and Sally Alessandroni; married 1935 to Ethel
Decius. |
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Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (1824-1913) —
also known as Sydenham E. Ancona —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
20, 1824.
Democrat. Bookkeeper
and timekeeper for the Reading Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1861-67.
Italian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 20,
1913 (age 88 years, 212
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Louis Harry Artuso (1907-1991) —
also known as Louis H. Artuso —
of McKees Rocks, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
8, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Italian ancestry.
Died February
7, 1991 (age 83 years, 364
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, South Hills, Pa.
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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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Lisa M. Boscola —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1995-98; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1999-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Female.
Italian ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; Jaycees;
American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Anthony J. Cafiero (b. 1900) —
also known as A. J. Cafiero —
of North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1949-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Italian ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to Hazel
Koenig. |
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Italo S. Cappabianca (1936-2001) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born December
19, 1936.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1979-2001; died in
office 2001.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of brain
cancer, on May 28,
2001 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cappabianca. |
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John A. Carrozzella (1930-1998) —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., August
19, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1968;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 81st District; elected 1970.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pennsylvania, September
21, 1998 (age 68 years, 33
days).
Interment at St.
John Catholic Cemetery, Wallingford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucille (Gagliardi) Carrozzella and Dr. John C.
Carrozzella. |
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Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Vanderbilt, Fayette
County, Pa., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.
Italian ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; United
Mine Workers.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., October
29, 1966 (age 69 years, 265
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
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Anthony J. Di Silvestro (b. 1904) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 15,
1904.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
newspaper
publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1937-66.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. Guiseppe Di Silvestro and Mary (Califano) Di Silvestro; married
to Mary Angela Perseo. |
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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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John J. Girimondi —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Catholic
priest; naturalized U.S. citizen; concealed his clerical
background from Congressmen who recommended him for a consular
appointment; U.S. Consul in Santos, 1900-01; removed
as consul for neglect
of duty and possible embezzlement;
went to Italy and misrepresented
himself as U.S. Consul to Persia; arrested
by Italian authorities on charges
of betraying
a young woman, and imprisoned
there.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Alan Klazei (b. 1961) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 28,
1961.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2009.
Iranian
and Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Frank Montemuro —
of Pennsylvania.
Chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1993.
Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 1993.
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Michael Angelo Musmanno (d. 1968) —
also known as Michael A. Musmanno —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1951; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Italian ancestry.
Died in 1968.
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Baptist Rebura (1873-1964) —
also known as John B. Rebura —
of Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo.
Born in Pennsylvania, November
3, 1873.
Merchant;
builder;
mayor
of Sullivan, Mo., 1935-37, 1939-43, 1949-51, 1953-57.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo., May 29,
1964 (age 90 years, 208
days).
Interment at Schmidt Cemetery, Strain, Mo.
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Frank Lazarro Rizzo (1920-1991) —
also known as Frank L. Rizzo; "Cisco Kid";
"The Super Cop"; "The Big Bambino";
"The General" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1920.
Police
officer; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80; defeated, 1983 (Democratic
primary), 1987 (Republican); nominated, but died before the election
1991.
Italian ancestry.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 16,
1991 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.; statue (now gone) at Municipal Service Building Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa.
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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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Richard John Santorum (b. 1958) —
also known as Rick Santorum —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Winchester,
Va., May 10,
1958.
Republican. Administrative assistant to State Sen. J.
Doyle Corman, 1981-86; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1991-95; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1995-2007; defeated, 2006; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2012,
2016.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Al Tronzo (b. 1908) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Bethlehem, Clarion
County, Pa., June 28,
1908.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st
District; elected 1934.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Tronzo and Amelia (Gigliotti) Tronzo; married to Helen
Fleming. |
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Richard Trumka (b. 1949) —
of Nemacolin, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Nemacolin, Greene
County, Pa., July 24,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; president,
United Mine Workers, 1982-95; secretary-treasurer,
AFL-CIO, 1995-2009; president,
AFL-CIO, 2009-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1984,
1996,
2000.
Italian and Polish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Louis J. Tullio (1916-1990) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born May 17,
1916.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964
(alternate), 1984;
mayor
of Erie, Pa., 1966-89; resigned 1989.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of amyloidosis,
in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April
17, 1990 (age 73 years, 335
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Joseph Phillip Vigorito (1918-2003) —
also known as Joseph P. Vigorito —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Niles, Trumbull
County, Ohio, November
10, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1965-77;
defeated, 1976, 1978.
Italian ancestry.
Died, of lymphoma,
in Walter
Reed Army Hospital Center, Washington,
D.C., February
5, 2003 (age 84 years, 87
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward P. Zemprelli (b. 1925) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Clairton, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 11,
1925.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1963-68; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1969-88.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1998.
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