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Irish ancestry Politicians in Wisconsin

  John Arthur Aylward (1861-1916) — also known as John A. Aylward — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Black Earth, Dane County, Wis., March 16, 1861. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1906, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1913-16. Irish ancestry. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., November 12, 1916 (age 55 years, 241 days). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Aylward and Catherine (Gaul) Aylward; married, June 12, 1898, to Jennie Huenkemier.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bernard Joseph Boyle (1894-1978) — also known as Bernard J. Boyle; Bernie Boyle — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Darlington, Lafayette County, Wis., October 29, 1894. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; an unknown person put nitroglycerin in his car's gasoline tank in an attempt to kill him; the engine exploded on November 17, 1936, but no one was hurt; member of Nebraska Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956 (delegation chair), 1964 (alternate); member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1952-64. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, in a nursing home in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 19, 1978 (age 83 years, 141 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of John Joseph Boyle and Rosa Anna (Gallagher) Boyle; married to Maude Mae Boyle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles H. Cashin (1880-1961) — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., November 16, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936, 1940, 1944; member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1944-51. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis., February 27, 1961 (age 80 years, 103 days). Interment at St. Stephen Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Henry Cashin and Mary Elizabeth (Hayden) Cashin; married, October 7, 1922, to Leona M. Geisler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patrick Henry Cashin (1851-1926) — also known as Patrick H. Cashin — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born in Ireland, 1851. Mayor of Stevens Point, Wis., 1897, 1900-01, 1908-09. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis., November 29, 1926 (age about 75 years). Interment at St. Stephen Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Cashin and Catherine (Kelly) Cashin; married to Mary E. Hayden; father of Charles H. Cashin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Edward Cashman (1865-1946) — also known as John E. Cashman — of Franklin town, Kewaunee County, Wis. Born in Franklin town, Kewaunee County, Wis., November 18, 1865. Farmer; school teacher; member of Wisconsin state senate 1st District, 1923-38, 1941-46; died in office 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1936, 1938. Irish ancestry. Died June 4, 1946 (age 80 years, 198 days). Interment at St. James Cemetery, Cooperstown, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Cashman and Mary (Corbett) Cashman; married, September 16, 1896, to Sophia Marie Duaime; married, April 24, 1923, to Elizabeth Kelly.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  W. F. Doyle (1897-1988) — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., November 13, 1897. Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1933-34. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in 1988 (age about 90 years). Interment at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Michael J. Doyle; brother of Thurman B. Doyle.
  Political family: Doyle family of Menominee, Michigan.
  Edwin Farley (1842-1929) — of Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Walworth County, Wis., August 28, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; barrel manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880 (alternate), 1884; postmaster at Paducah, Ky., 1892-93; Kentucky state treasurer, 1908-12. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., September 18, 1929 (age 87 years, 21 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Farley and Mary (Dolan) Farley; married, October 3, 1871, to Ella Marguerite Nunn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patrick Fitzpatrick (1850-1908) — of Winona, Winona County, Minn. Born in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill., March 17, 1850. Democrat. Lawyer; Winona County Attorney, 1882-92; member of Minnesota state senate 2nd District, 1899-1908; died in office 1908. Irish ancestry. Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 31, 1908 (age 58 years, 167 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Thomas Stephen Hogan (1869-1957) — also known as Thomas S. Hogan — of Montana; Midland, Midland County, Tex. Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis., December 23, 1869. Oil business; candidate for Montana state house of representatives, 1894; secretary of state of Montana, 1897-1901; Silver Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Montana at-large, 1898; Independent Democratic candidate for Governor of Montana, 1900; member of Montana state senate, 1910-14; in Midland, Texas, he built the Yucca movie theater (1927) and the 12-story Hogan Building (1929), the city's first "skyscaper". Irish ancestry. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 25, 1957 (age 87 years, 276 days). Interment at Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Bridget (O'Hearn) Hogan and John Hogan; married to Kathryn Agnes Donovan.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Thomas W. Hogan (1865-1919) — of Antigo, Langlade County, Wis. Born in Wisconsin, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912, 1916. Irish ancestry. Died November 25, 1919 (age about 54 years). Burial location unknown.
  John Kelly (1853-1923) — of Waverly, Wright County, Minn. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 16, 1853. Farmer; real estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 27, 1919-23; died in office 1923. Irish ancestry. Died in 1923 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Ralph Eugene Kronenwetter (1899-1950) — also known as Ralph E. Kronenwetter — of Mosinee, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Mosinee, Marathon County, Wis., November 5, 1899. Democrat. Paper mill foreman; candidate for Wisconsin state assembly from Marathon County 1st District, 1938; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1948. Irish and German ancestry. Died in Mosinee, Marathon County, Wis., May 6, 1950 (age 50 years, 182 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Michael Kronenwetter and Frances (Conniff) Kronenwetter; married to Mildred Werner; grandson of Sebastian Kronenwetter.
  Michael James Lowrey (b. 1953) — also known as Michael J. Lowrey; "Orange Mike"; "Inali of Tanasi" — of Henderson, Chester County, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in a hospital, Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., November 25, 1953. Democratic candidate for Tennessee state house of representatives, 1974; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2004. Baptist; later Quaker. Irish and Cherokee Indian ancestry. Member, Industrial Workers of the World; AFSCME; American Civil Liberties Union; National Organization for Women. Still living as of 2004.
  Bernard Francis Morgan (1858-1922) — also known as B. F. Morgan — of Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.Dak. Born in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wis., August 12, 1858. Democrat. Member of South Dakota state senate 8th District, 1911-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Irish ancestry. Died in Lafayette County, Wis., January 26, 1922 (age 63 years, 167 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Morgan and Mary (Gallagher) Morgan; married to Margaret 'Maggie' McComish.
  Paul Davis Ryan (b. 1970) — also known as Paul Ryan — of Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., January 29, 1970. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1999-; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2012. Catholic. Irish, German, and English ancestry. Member, Delta Tau Delta. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Murray Ryan and Elizabeth A. 'Betty' (Hutter) Ryan; married, December 2, 2000, to Janna Little; grandson of Stanley M. Ryan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Garret Stritch and Katherine (O'Malley) Stritch.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jeremiah John Sullivan (1852-1898) — also known as Jeremiah Sullivan — of Ashland, Ashland County, Wis. Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Mich., September 26, 1852. Democrat. Grocer; postmaster at Ashland, Wis., 1886-89. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Ashland, Ashland County, Wis., June, 1898 (age 45 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Sullivan and Johanna (Ahearne) Sullivan; married, July 17, 1883, to Anna Elizabeth Felden.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) — also known as Thomas J. Walsh — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wis., June 12, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1928. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney General, died suddenly of a heart attack, on a train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., March 2, 1933 (age 73 years, 263 days). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Felix Walsh and Bridget (Comer) Walsh; married, August 15, 1889, to Eleanor C. McClements.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Thomas J. Walsh: J. Leonard Bates, Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana
Cornelius T. Young Cornelius Thomas Young (1907-1980) — also known as Cornelius T. Young — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., July 28, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1931-38; member of Wisconsin state senate 9th District, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940. Scottish and Irish ancestry. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., July 25, 1980 (age 72 years, 363 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Parker Young and Margaret (Rice) Young; married, June 13, 1933, to Lucy Regina 'Jean' Reilly.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
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