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Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) —
also known as Timothy T. Ansberry —
of Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, December
24, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Defiance
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904;
Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924
(alternate), 1928;
law partner of Joseph
E. Davies.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died following a gall
bladder operation complicated by heart
disease, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1943 (age 71 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Henry Barry (b. 1878) —
also known as William H. Barry —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March
13, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1911-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1922, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Bowe (b. 1896) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1943-46, 1949-52 (Queens County 4th District
1943-44, Queens County 6th District 1945-46, 1949-52).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient Order of Hibernians; American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin J. Bowe. |
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John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) —
also known as John J. Boylan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1878.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District
1919-22); U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Redmen.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1938 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Joseph Brady (1853-1916) —
also known as John J. Brady —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-16; died in office
1916.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Collapsed on a
train returning from Atlantic City, and brought home; died, a
week later, from pneumonia,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
7, 1916 (age 62 years, 130
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas E. Brennan (1929-2018) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
27, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District),
1954 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1955; common pleas
court judge in Michigan, 1961-63; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-65; appointed 1963; resigned
1966; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1967-73; resigned 1973; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1969-71; founder,
first dean, and first president,
Thomas M. Cooley Law School; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1982.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
29, 2018 (age 89 years, 155
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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William James Brennen (1852-1924) —
also known as W. J. Brennen —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
5, 1852.
Democrat. Steelworker;
machinist;
lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876,
1900,
1904
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1912,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1890; member of
Pennsylvania
Democratic State Central Committee, 1893-1913.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Eagles.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
15, 1924 (age 71 years, 223
days).
Interment at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Brennen and Theresa (Callagher) Brennen. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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John Thomas Browne (1845-1941) —
also known as John T. Browne; "The Fighting
Irishman"; "Honest John" —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland,
March
23, 1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; grocer; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1892-96; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1897-99, 1907.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
19, 1941 (age 96 years, 149
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Thomas Henry Buckley (b. 1897) —
also known as Thomas H. Buckley —
of Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
5, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1920-40; candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1922; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1932; Massachusetts
state auditor, 1935-39; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1956.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Grange;
Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Sons
of Union Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas M. Burke (b. 1898) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1935-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Edward Caldwell (b. 1929) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1959-74; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1991.
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Parnell J. T. Callahan (1912-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 16,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state assembly from Bronx County 12th District, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1969 (age 56 years, 256
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Patrick F. Calpin (1872-1948) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Bellevue, Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March
25, 1872.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1903-06; Lackawanna
County Sheriff; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1910.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Suffered a stroke at
Scranton City
Hall, and died later the same day at State Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., December
3, 1948 (age 76 years, 253
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Scranton, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick M. Calpin. |
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Thomas F. Campbell (1897-1957) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April
26, 1897.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of New York
state senate, 1945-57 (37th District 1945-54, 38th District
1955-57); died in office 1957.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died March 7,
1957 (age 59 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas H. Clancey (b. 1885) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., July 11,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
30, 1913, to Marie Louise Persons. |
| | | Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan
(1918) |
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William E. Clancy —
of Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1943-52; member
of New
York Democratic State Committee, 1945.
Catholic.
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Schiffmacher. |
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William George Clark (1924-2001) —
also known as William G. Clark —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-59; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Illinois
state attorney general, 1961-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1968; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1976-92.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Amvets;
American
Legion; Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died in Skokie, Cook
County, Ill., August
17, 2001 (age 77 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Francis Leo Colpoys (b. 1884) —
also known as Francis L. Colpoys —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1884.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifteenth Suffolk District,
1909-11.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Order
of Heptasophs.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph A. Cooke (1866-1936) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., February
11, 1866.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1916-17.
Member, Eagles;
Foresters;
Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
22, 1936 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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James Michael Curley (1874-1958) —
also known as James M. Curley; "The Rascal
King" —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1874.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; president, Hibernia Savings Bank;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10th
District 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47);
resigned 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1914-18, 1922-26, 1930-34, 1946-50; defeated,
1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member of Democratic
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-54; indicted
in federal court in 1943, with Donald
W. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group,
Inc., which fraudulently
obtained war contracts; re-indicted
in 1944; tried in
1945-46 and convicted;
sentenced
to six to eighteen months in prison
and fined
$1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted by
President Harry
Truman.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
12, 1958 (age 83 years, 357
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
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Charles Thomas Daly (b. 1882) —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass., March
12, 1882.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; member of Massachusetts
state senate Sixth Middlesex District, 1935-36.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Donohoe (1864-1958) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Killeshandra, County Cavan, Ireland,
February
22, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1911-15; candidate
for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1931; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1958 (age 93 years, 329
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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John V. Downey —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1937-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (3rd District 1944, 6th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel P. Dunn (b. 1859) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., September
14, 1859.
Democrat. News
dealer; cigar and
tobacco merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1903-04, 1907-12;
defeated, 1904; mayor
of Willimantic, Conn., 1909-11, 1917; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(speaker),
1920;
Connecticut
state comptroller, 1913-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Foresters
of America; Improved
Order of Heptasophs; Elks.
Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Willimantic, Conn.
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Joseph Edmund Fahey (b. 1949) —
also known as Joseph E. Fahey —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., June 30,
1949.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Fahey and Mary (McGuire) Fahey. |
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James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) —
also known as James A. Farley —
of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888.
Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Coca-Cola
Export Corporation, 1940-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Eagles;
Elks; Redmen;
Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from cardiac
arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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James W. Feely —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1939-46, 1949-51.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Aloysius Feighan (1905-1992) —
also known as Michael A. Feighan —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
16, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1943-71; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
19, 1992 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Thomas Aloysius Fitzgerald (b. 1871) —
also known as W. T. A. Fitzgerald —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
19, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; Suffolk
County Register of Deeds; president, Volunteer Cooperative Bank;
director, Cooperative Central Bank;
director, Boston-Nantasket Steamboat
Co.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Fitzgerald and Bridget M. (Walsh) Fitzgerald; married, November
21, 1900, to Ellen T. Butler. |
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Francis G. Fitzpatrick (1903-1992) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April
18, 1903.
Democrat. Mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1962-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1968.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 15,
1992 (age 89 years, 27
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Bernard Joseph Flynn (1888-1971) —
also known as Bernard J. Flynn —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
10, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1934-53.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; American
Judicature Society; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Order
of Alhambra.
Suffered a concussion and skull fracture in an accidental fall at
his home, and died eleven days later at Union Memorial Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1971 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Joseph Garrahy (1930-2012) —
also known as J. Joseph Garrahy —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
26, 1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1963-69; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-77; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1977-85.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died January
24, 2012 (age 81 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Matthew Golden (b. 1895) —
also known as John M. Golden —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Old Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
4, 1895.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1968;
member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1954-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Ancient Order of Hibernians; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Augustine Griffin (b. 1901) —
also known as Walter A. Griffin —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., September
3, 1901.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1934-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Joseph Griffin and Mary (Sullivan) Griffin; married, October
8, 1930, to Grace Kelley. |
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Frank A. Hagarty (c.1871-1940) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1904, 1906; postmaster at Hartford,
Conn., 1907-15; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1916-18; defeated, 1918.
Member, Foresters;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., January
11, 1940 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabel Cody. |
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Joseph M. Halloran (b. 1878) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., May 13,
1878.
Democrat. Clothier;
mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1910-14; member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); postmaster at New
Britain, Conn., 1937-49 (acting, 1937).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Halloran and Johanna (Whalen) Halloran. |
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James Michael Hanley (1920-2003) —
also known as James M. Hanley —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 19,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (34th District 1965-71,
35th District 1971-73, 32nd District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Order
of Alhambra; Elks.
Died in Geddes (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
16, 2003 (age 83 years, 89
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Patrick Higgins (1893-1955) —
also known as John P. Higgins —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chemist;
lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1935-37;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1937-55; died in office 1955.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
2, 1955 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Ernest Frederick Hollings (1922-2019) —
also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings;
"Foghorn Leghorn" —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., January
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1956,
1996,
2000,
2004;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1984.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Sertoma.
Died in Isle of Palms, Charleston
County, S.C., April 6,
2019 (age 97 years, 95
days).
Interment at Bethany Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Augustus S. Hughes (1872-1942) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., 1872.
Democrat. Merchant;
village
president of Seneca Falls, New York, 1910-13; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1913; postmaster at Seneca
Falls, N.Y., 1916-21.
Catholic.
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 23,
1942 (age about 70
years).
Interment at St. Columbkille Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Hughes and Mary (Smith) Hughes; married 1899 to Mary
Coleman. |
| | | Campaign slogan: "Take Seneca Falls Out
of the Mud." |
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Charles Francis Hurley (1893-1946) —
also known as Charles F. Hurley —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1893.
Democrat. Real estate
business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1931-36; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Foresters.
Died March
24, 1946 (age 52 years, 120
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Frank P. Hurley (b. 1900) —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 9,
1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Hampden District, 1929-36.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Hurley and Margaret (Shea) Hurley; married, July 6,
1935, to Maura E. Earls. |
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William Kaough (1843-1918) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., June 24,
1843.
Democrat. Postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1885-89.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
16, 1918 (age 75 years, 175
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Augustine Bernard Kelley (1883-1957) —
also known as Augustine B. Kelley —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in New Baltimore, Somerset
County, Pa., July 9,
1883.
Democrat. Owner and operator of coal mines;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-57 (28th District 1941-45,
27th District 1945-53, 21st District 1953-57); died in office 1957.
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
20, 1957 (age 74 years, 134
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Peter T. King (b. 1944) —
of Seaford, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1944.
Republican. Lawyer; Nassau
County Comptroller, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Kirnan (b. 1880) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
4, 1880.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1931-41; resigned
1941; member of New York
state senate, 1941-46 (5th District 1941-44, 13th District
1945-46).
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Royal
Arcanum; Ancient Order of Hibernians; United
Spanish War Veterans; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Thomas Joseph Lane (1898-1994) —
also known as Thomas J. Lane —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 6,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1927-38; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1939-41; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1941-63;
defeated, 1962; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1965-70.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., June 14,
1994 (age 95 years, 343
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, North Andover, Mass.
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Thomas Francis Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas F. Locke —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
September
25, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1930.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Locke and Anna (Mulcahey) Locke; married, September
28, 1915, to Annie F. Dunn. |
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Edward V. Loughlin (1894-1969) —
also known as Ed Loughlin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1964;
leader of
New York County Democratic Party, 1944-47.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Brookhaven Memorial Hospital,
East Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
18, 1969 (age 75 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Madge Lessing. |
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George Perry Mahoney (b. 1901) —
also known as George P. Mahoney —
of Owings Mills, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
16, 1901.
Engineer;
construction
executive; real estate
developer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1950; Democratic candidate for
Governor
of Maryland, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1952 (Democratic), 1956 (Democratic), 1958
(Democratic), 1968 (American Independent), 1970 (Democratic primary).
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney; married, November
24, 1927, to Abigail Catherine O'Donnell; married, February
14, 1968, to Ann Matilda Fagg. |
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John C. Mahoney (1881-1946) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
March
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1911-14; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1932-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Died July 12,
1946 (age 65 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Mahoney and Mary (Foley) Mahoney; married, November
25, 1914, to Mary G. O'Connor. |
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Francis Thomas Maloney (1894-1945) —
also known as Francis T. Maloney —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., March
31, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
city editor; insurance
agent; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1930-33; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1935-45; died in office 1945; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died, following a heart
attack, at the Meriden Hospital,
Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
16, 1945 (age 50 years, 291
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) —
also known as Frederick W. Mansfield —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; pharmacist;
lawyer;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1910 (primary), 1916, 1917; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1914-15, 1941; defeated, 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1934-38; defeated, 1929.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1958 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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John A. Martin (b. 1870) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
10, 1870.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Improved
Order of Heptasophs; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Equity; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Martin and Margaret (Gallagher) Martin. |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Martin G. McCue (b. 1875) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born February
18, 1875.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
laundry
supply business; real estate
agent; member of New York
state assembly, 1907-20 (New York County 16th District 1907-17,
New York County 12th District 1918-20); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1921; resigned 1921; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Brian McDermott —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 34th District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 2002.
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Peter J. McGarry (b. 1871) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Blissville, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
1871.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1914-18; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1919-26.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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John F. McGrath (b. 1881) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
10, 1881.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1918, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph McLaughlin (1867-1926) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Burt, County Donegal, Ireland,
June
9, 1867.
Republican. Real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-19, 1921-23 (3rd District
1917-19, at-large 1921-23).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died November
21, 1926 (age 59 years, 165
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
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Charles J. Melton (b. 1917) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., December
25, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; retail
liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly 3rd District, 1966-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Rotary;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eileen O'Rourke. |
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Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938) —
of Levittown, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nassau County Republican Party, 1984-; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1992-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996,
2008
(delegation chair); New York
Republican state chair, 2006-09.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Cornelius Curran Moore (1884-1970) —
also known as Cornelius C. Moore —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
27, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); president, Newport National Bank,
1950-61.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
11, 1970 (age 85 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Moore and Katherine Mary Moore. |
| | | Image source: Newport Daily News,
August 11, 1970 |
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J. P. Moran (b. 1887) —
also known as Red Moran —
of Turtle Creek, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born March
12, 1887.
Democrat. Machinist;
candidate for burgess
of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, 1933; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 16th
District, 1935-46, 1949-56.
Member, Moose;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Moran and Mary E. (O'Brien) Moran; married to Nora
Devlin. |
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James F. Munnelly (b. 1922) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
22, 1922.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1964;
member of Nebraska
railway commission 2nd District, 1967-.
Member, Eagles;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Murray (b. 1914) —
of Forest Hills, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Turtle Creek, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
15, 1914.
Democrat. Justice of the peace; production
coordinator, Westinghouse Electric Corporation; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 16th
District, 1953-60; defeated, 1964.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Murray and Sarah (McGivern) Murray; married to Alice M.
Summ. |
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Thomas Martin Nolan (b. 1916) —
also known as Thomas M. Nolan —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1969-70; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1971-78.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. O'Brien Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born September
5, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate, 1974-98 (8th District 1974, 6th District 1975-82,
5th District 1983-98).
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 1998.
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Thomas Charles O'Brien (b. 1887) —
also known as Thomas C. O'Brien —
of Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 19,
1887.
Lawyer;
member, Massachusetts Board of Parole, 1913-16; district attorney,
Suffolk District, 1922-27; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; Union candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; Union candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael O'Brien and Mary (O'Connor) O'Brien; married, September
3, 1913, to Julia M. Hartigan. |
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John Joseph O'Connell (1894-1949) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
8, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1945-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
16, 1949 (age 55 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward O'Connell and Mary (Murphy) O'Connell; married, June 22,
1927, to Marie V. Shea. |
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Frank D. O'Connor (b. 1909) —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
20, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1949-52, 1955 (6th District 1949-52, 8th District
1955); defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis X. O'Keefe (b. 1933) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
14, 1933.
Democrat. Mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1986-93.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1993.
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James F. Powers (b. 1872) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in St. John's, Newfoundland,
October
1, 1872.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Melvin Price (1905-1988) —
also known as Melvin Price —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
1, 1905.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Edwin
M. Schaefer, 1933-43; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1945-88 (22nd District 1945-49,
25th District 1949-53, 24th District 1953-73, 23rd District 1973-83,
21st District 1983-88); died in office 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in Camp Springs, Prince
George's County, Md., April
22, 1988 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Joseph M. Reilly (b. 1927) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 21,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1962-65; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-82 (11th District 1966, 7th District
1967-72, 14th District 1973-82).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Mary Power. |
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John James Rooney (1903-1975) —
also known as John J. Rooney —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
29, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-74 (4th District 1944-45, 12th
District 1945-53, 14th District 1953-74).
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1975 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frank J. Ryan (b. 1861) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
March
30, 1861.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 11th District, 1911-16, 1919-22;
member of Illinois
state senate 11th District; elected 1922.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles V. Scanlan (b. 1893) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New York
state senate 28th District, 1947-50; defeated, 1950, 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1954, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Spellacy (1880-1957) —
also known as "Long Tom" —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 6,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1907-08, 1911-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(alternate; Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1920,
1924
(delegation chair), 1928,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1915-18; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1922; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1925-29; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1912; resigned 1943;
defeated, 1945; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41; Connecticut
Insurance Commissioner, 1955-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Foresters
of America.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Commodore Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Spellacy and Catharine A. (Bourke) Spellacy; married, November
25, 1903, to Nellie Walsh; married to Elizabeth
Gill. |
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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.
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John S. Sullivan (1875-1949) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
18, 1875.
Democrat. Wholesale and
retail fish merchant; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1936-37; defeated, 1937, 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1942.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose;
Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died April
12, 1949 (age 73 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Torsney (b. 1896) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; trucking and
warehousing business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1933-37, 1939-42.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (1850-1938) —
also known as Thomas A. E. Weadock —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1891-95; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1933; defeated, 1904, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
18, 1938 (age 88 years, 321
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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John J. Whalen (1899-1958) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born November
28, 1899.
Democrat. Funeral
director; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1949; defeated, 1949.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died, of a heart
attack, while attending a dinner
of the Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, at the Roosevelt
Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1958 (age 58 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mina Elmore. |
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Emmett Whealan (1875-1950) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 4,
1875.
Democrat. Printing
business; real estate
business; Cook
County Commissioner, 1919-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932.
Member, Typographical
Union; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in 1950
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James Whealan and Johanna (Dewey) Whealan; married, November
8, 1905, to Catherine McDonald. |
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Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) —
also known as Malcolm Wilson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44,
Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1959-73; Governor of
New York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
13, 2000 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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