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Irish ancestry Politicians in Vermont

Peter M. Coyne (b. 1847) — of Maidstone, Essex County, Vt. Born in Ireland, March 14, 1847. Democrat. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Maidstone, 1888. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Sara Jane Gleeson (1877-1971) — also known as Sadie J. Gleeson; Sara Jane Sheridan; Mrs. William A. Gleeson — of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex County, Vt. Born in New Hampshire, September 11, 1877. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1928, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Female. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Brighton, Essex County, Vt., October 4, 1971 (age 94 years, 23 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Island Pond, Brighton, Vt.   Relatives: Daughter of Susan (Keenan) Sheridan and Thomas C. Sheridan; married, June 18, 1913, to William Andrew Gleeson.   William Andrew Gleeson (1876-1967) — also known as William A. Gleeson — of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex County, Vt. Born in Melbourne (now part of Richmond), Quebec, January 30, 1876. Democrat. Railway station agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1928, 1944. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex County, Vt., February 24, 1967 (age 91 years, 25 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Island Pond, Brighton, Vt.   Relatives: Son of Dennis Gleeson and Margaret (Lamb) Gleeson; married, June 18, 1913, to Sara Jane Sheridan.   Patrick Joseph Leahy (b. 1940) — also known as Patrick J. Leahy — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Montpelier, Washington County, Vt., March 31, 1940. Democrat. Lawyer; Chittenden County State's Attorney, 1966-75; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1975-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Irish and Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Son of Howard Leahy and Alba (Zambon) Leahy; married, August 25, 1962, to Marcelle Pomerleau.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Michael J. Walsh (b. 1872) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Pownal, Bennington County, Vt., May, 1872. Democrat. Printer; mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1902-03; defeated, 1903; postmaster at Yonkers, N.Y., 1917-19; real estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Rosetta Cockerill; married, February 24, 1903, to Florence C. Callahan.

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