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James Howard McGrath (1903-1966) —
also known as J. Howard McGrath —
of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.; South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; real
estate and insurance
business; vice-chair of
Rhode Island Democratic Party, 1928-30; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1932,
1936,
1944
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1934-40; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1941-45; resigned 1945; U.S. Solicitor General,
1945-46; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-49; defeated in primary, 1960; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney General, 1949-52.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Urban
League; American Judicature Society; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, apparently of a heart
attack, in Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., September
2, 1966 (age 62 years, 278
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Patrick Henry Quinn (b. 1869) —
also known as Patrick H. Quinn —
of West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., December
16, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
treasurer, Warwick Lace
Works and Bancroft Lace Co.;
president, Phenix Lace
Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1932,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1914; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1916-32.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | Relatives: Son of Peter Quinn and
Margaret (Callaghan) Quinn; married, July 22,
1909, to Margaret M. Conners. |
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