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Robert Raymond Barry (1915-1988) —
also known as Robert R. Barry —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., May 15,
1915.
Republican. President, Plumas Mining Co.;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-65 (27th District 1959-63,
25th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif., June 14,
1988 (age 73 years, 30
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Beamish (b. 1869) —
also known as Richard J. Beamish —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
6, 1869.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1931-34.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar E. Bland —
of Indiana.
Born in Greene
County, Ind., November
21, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,
1910, 1912, 1922; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.
Member, Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma
Nu.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
3, 1951 (age 73 years, 255
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Charles Lincoln Brown (1864-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1897-1900, 1905-08 (5th District 1897-1900,
1905-06, 7th District 1907-08); municipal judge, 1913-24, 1929-47;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Union
League; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
8, 1947 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. Florence
Warren. |
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September 14, 1896 |
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Francis Shunk Brown (b. 1858) —
also known as Francis S. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 9,
1858.
Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Buckley —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 116th District, 1967-72.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) —
also known as Thomas F. Burchill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1882.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; member
of New
York state senate 13th District, 1925-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
26, 1955 (age 72 years, 235
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
28, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
legislative assistant, Assemblyman P.
Boice Esser, 1959; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District
1967-82, 84th District 1983-88); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1989-96.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 70 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Ramirez. |
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James Joseph Caffrey (1897-1961) —
also known as James J. Caffrey —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
29, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1945-47; chair, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1946-47.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Durban, South
Africa, March 4,
1961 (age 63 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Joseph Caffrey and Mary (Cahill) Caffrey; married, September
14, 1923, to Janet Keating. |
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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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Michael Patrick Carroll (b. 1958) —
also known as Michael Carroll —
of New Jersey.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., April 8,
1958.
Republican. Intern for U.S. Rep. Jack
Kemp; aide to N.J. State Sen. John
H. Dorsey; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 25th District, 1996-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Still living as of 2016.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice C. Carroll and Margaret W. Carroll; married 1983 to Sharon
Anderson. |
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Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000) —
also known as Robert P. Casey; Bob Casey;
"Spike" —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
9, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1992
(delegation chair); delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1969-77; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1980; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1987-95; defeated in primary, 1966, 1970, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of amyloidosis
and complications of prostate
cancer, in Mercy Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 30,
2000 (age 68 years, 142
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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John Joseph Cavanagh (1864-1957) —
also known as John J. Cavanagh —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn., January
16, 1864.
Democrat. Hat
manufacturer; mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1902-03; mayor
of Norwalk, Conn., 1908-09; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
24, 1957 (age 93 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence Cavanagh and Margaret (Murphy) Cavanagh; married to Agnes
Garvan. |
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article |
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Lloyd Church (c.1890-1948) —
also known as "Lulu Lloyd" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., about 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935-41, 1942-48; resigned
1941; died in office 1948; candidate for New York City Controller,
1941.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, on board the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Yokohama to
Shanghai, in the North
Pacific Ocean, August
2, 1948 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Father of Lloyd Church, Jr. |
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Martin Thomas Conboy Jr. (1878-1944) —
also known as Martin Conboy —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
28, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933-35.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1944 (age 65 years, 190
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Conboy and Bridget (Harlow) Conboy; married, July 31,
1912, to Bertha L. Mason. |
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William F. Condon (1897-1972) —
also known as "Big Bill" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; deputy
sheriff; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;
defeated, 1923; member of New York
state senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District
1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64); defeated, 1964; lobbyist.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1972 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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William F. Condon Jr. (1921-1984) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 15,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly 98th District, 1965.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., April
25, 1984 (age 62 years, 285
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Edward T. Corcoran (c.1894-1937) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Mechanicville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
elected delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District 1937,
but died before taking office.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion; Elks; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Rockefeller Institute hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1937 (age about 43
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dominic Corcoran; married to Margaret M. McCosker. |
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Thomas L. J. Corcoran (c.1908-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1908.
Lawyer;
assistant counsel (1937), counsel (1942) to Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman; head of the New York State War Council during World
War II; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1947-55; died in office 1955.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a blood
clot, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
21, 1955 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Daniel Crimmins (1844-1917) —
also known as John D. Crimmins —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1844.
Democrat. Contractor;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Philanthropist.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1917 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Entombed at Corpus
Christi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1940-58; secretary
of state of New York, 1943-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1958 (age 59 years, 243
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Harry F. Curvin (1898-1979) —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., August
21, 1898.
Democrat. Painting
contractor; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1931-64; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1941-64;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in May, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Curvin and Mary A. (Gillan) Curvin; married, February
11, 1929, to Josephine U. McVay. |
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Edmund J. Delany (1906-1959) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1937-42; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
16, 1959 (age 53 years, 7
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Delany and Estelle M. Delany. |
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Benedict D. Dineen (1890-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 30,
1890.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Judge, New York Municipal
Court, 1928-38; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-58; died in office 1958.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Holy
Name Society; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1958 (age 67 years, 277
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Dineen and Margaret (McDonald) Dineen; married 1928 to Mary
Smith. |
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Thomas F. Donnelly (1863-1924) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1863.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1896-98;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1899-1902; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-24; died in office 1924.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
1, 1924 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Lester Donnelly. |
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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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Charles D. Donohue (c.1881-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
member of New York
state assembly, 1913-23 (New York County 9th District 1913-17,
New York County 5th District 1918-23); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-28; died in office 1928.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from acute
indigestion, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1928 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Joseph Donovan Jr. (1913-1955) —
also known as John J. Donovan, Jr. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1951-55 (24th District 1951-54, 26th District
1955); died in office 1955.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
12, 1955 (age 42 years, 26
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John J. Donovan and Harriet (O'Connor)
Donovan. |
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James J. Dooling (1893-1937) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
leader of Tammany Hall, 1934-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936;
chair
of New York County Democratic Party, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke,
in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1937 (age 44 years, 24
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Victor James Dowling (1866-1934) —
also known as Victor J. Dowling —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of William
Q. Titus, 1887-1901; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1894; member
of New
York state senate 18th District, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905-31; resigned 1931;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1911-31.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Stricken with a cerebral
hemorrhage in the office
of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and died soon after, in
Harbor Sanitarium,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
23, 1934 (age 67 years, 246
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Denis Dowling and Eliza Fierlants (Faider) Dowling; married, June 16,
1891, to Mary Agnes Ford. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: New York Times, March 24,
1934 |
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Charles J. Druhan (1877-1933) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1926-33; defeated, 1920;
died in office 1933.
Member, Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1933 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas L. Druhan and Marcella (Cummings) Druhan; married to Agnes
Dorman (sister of John
Jay Dorman). |
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Harry Michael Durning (1887-1958) —
also known as Harry M. Durning —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
22, 1887.
Democrat. Stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1933-53.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died November
9, 1958 (age 70 years, 322
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip J. Durning and Anna M. (Feeney) Durning; married, April
17, 1912, to Johanna V. Hayes. |
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George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) —
also known as George H. Earle —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Devon, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; sugar
business; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1933-34; Bulgaria, 1940-41; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1939.
Episcopalian.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Elks.
Died December
30, 1974 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Interment at Church
of the Resurrection Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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William Temple Emmet (1869-1918) —
also known as William T. Emmet —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 28,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;
candidate for New York
state senate, 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1912;
New York State Superintendent of Insurance, 1912-14; member, New York
State Public Service Commission, 1914-18.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, following an attack of angina
pectoris, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1918 (age 48 years, 191
days).
Interment at Beechwoods
Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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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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George Randolph Fearon (1883-1976) —
also known as George R. Fearon —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y., March
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1916-20; member
of New
York state senate 38th District, 1921-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., January
2, 1976 (age 92 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Fearon and Anna Elizabeth (Charlow) Fearon; married, November
17, 1909, to Cora Lucy Nichols. |
| | | Cross-reference: George
B. Parsons |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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William J. Ferrall —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-66 (Kings County 8th District 1963-65, 62nd
District 1966); resigned 1966; member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (24th District 1966, 22nd District 1967-70).
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen T. Delaney. |
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James Fitzgerald (1853-1922) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
October
28, 1853.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1878; member
of New
York state senate 9th District, 1882-83; general sessions court
judge in New York, 1890-98; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1899-1912.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1922 (age 69 years, 50
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of James Fitzgerald and Delia (O'Halloran) Fitzgerald; married 1888 to Anna
Tynan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John W. Flaherty (1832-1904) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland,
1832.
Democrat. Ship carpenter;
contractor;
Independent Democratic candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1874; Brooklyn
Commissioner of City Works; indicted,
along with George
C. Bennett, in December 1878, for conspiracy to defraud
the city of $50,000; tried
and convicted;
fined
$250; the conviction, which he claimed was the work of Mayor James
Howell and the corrupt "Brooklyn Ring", was reversed on appeal;
Independent Democratic candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1879.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
26, 1904 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Smith Flynn (1885-1966) —
also known as William S. Flynn —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
14, 1885.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1917-22; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1923-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1924; delegate
to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1933; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died April 6,
1966 (age 80 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Lester Garey (1891-1953) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
28, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Butte Copper and Zinc Co. (mining); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died May 20,
1953 (age 61 years, 265
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Eugene Francis Garey and Ellen Frances (O'Boyle) Garey; married 1923 to
Margaret Kashner. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Harold Grady (b. 1917) —
also known as J. Harold Grady —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., February
27, 1917.
Mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1959-62; state court judge in Maryland, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Hagarty (1877-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, June 30,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, board of managers, Holy Family Hospital;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1923-47; defeated, 1921;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1927-47.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
30, 1950 (age 72 years, 214
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius E. Hagarty and Julia A. (Leary) Hagarty; married 1942 to Mary
E. McGrath. |
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Edmond Martin Hanrahan (b. 1905) —
also known as Edmond M. Hanrahan —
of West Brightwaters, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
14, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1946-49; chair, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Burial location unknown.
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Lamar Hardy (1879-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., May 29,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Corporation Counsel, New York City, 1915-17; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935-38.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. William Harris Hardy and Harriet 'Hattie' (Lott) Hardy;
married, October
1, 1914, to Micheline Michel. |
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Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) —
also known as Martin J. Kennedy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
29, 1892.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; vice-president, Federal Rope
Company; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert K. Killian (1919-2005) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
15, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1967-75; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1975-79.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., June 25,
2005 (age 85 years, 283
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
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Timothy A. Leary (d. 1946) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Scitico, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 20th District, 1915;
municipal judge in New York, 1919; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-40.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1946.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Leary and Mary (McCarthy) Leary. |
| | | Image source: New York Times, April 20,
1946 |
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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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Abbot Augustus Low (1889-1963) —
also known as A. Augustus Low; Gus Low —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Sabattis, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
1, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Old Forge Electric
Company, 1928-37; president, Utica Gas and
Electric Company, 1934-36; executive vice-president, Brooklyn
Edison, and vice-president of its successor, Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, electric
utilities; chair of
Hamilton County Republican Party, 1930-55; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1938;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1963 (age 74 years, 115
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Hamilton County, N.Y.
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Richard Paul Lydon (1868-1946) —
also known as Richard P. Lydon —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-38.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1946 (age 77 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Henry Lydon and Ellen R. (Buckley) Lydon. |
| | | Image source: New York Times, March 9,
1946 |
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Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) —
also known as Walter A. Lynch —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,
23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; New York
Democratic state chair, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
10, 1957 (age 63 years, 65
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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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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William McAleer (1838-1912) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), January
6, 1838.
Democrat. Flour
merchant; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1891-95,
1897-1901; defeated, 1900.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
19, 1912 (age 74 years, 104
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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Frank J. McCourt (1935-2004) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., September
17, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-67; member of Maryland
state senate District 8, 1967-70.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in 2004
(age about
68 years).
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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Richard H. Mitchell (1869-1933) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1898; member
of New
York state senate 21st District, 1899-1900; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1917-33; died in office 1933.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four days later without regaining consciousness, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1933 (age 63 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James B. Mitchell and Emma (Henry) Mitchell; married, November
15, 1906, to Maud Augusta Riegelman. |
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Thomas Francis Murphy (1905-1995) —
also known as Thomas F. Murphy —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
3, 1905.
Lawyer;
assistant U.S. Attorney; lead prosecutor in two perjury trials of
accused Soviet spy Alger Hiss, 1949-50; Police Commissioner, New York
City, 1950-51; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1951-70;
took senior status 1970.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in a nursing
home at Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1995 (age 89 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 4,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in 1991
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to
Margaret M. Johnson. |
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John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) —
also known as John P. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
1, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Tammany
Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1951 (age 78 years, 233
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Kenneth O'Brien (1895-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
15, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1934-53; appointed 1934.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1954 (age 58 years, 311
days).
Entombed at Corpus
Christi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) —
also known as Robert H. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1904.
Mining
engineer;
lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special
assistant to Barney Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures,
and director, Paramount International Films;
when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of
the movie
theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with
American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of
the ABC television
network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie
theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie
studio, 1963-69.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke,
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21
days).
Interment somewhere
in Butte, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married, August
27, 1927, to Ellen Ford. |
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Eugene A. Philbin (1857-1920) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 24,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1900; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-20; appointed 1913;
died in office 1920.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
14, 1920 (age 62 years, 264
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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N. Taylor Phillips (b. 1868) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1868.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1898-1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Jewish.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974) —
also known as Peter A. Quinn —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1936-44; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; municipal judge in New York, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1961-74.
Catholic.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
23, 1974 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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A. Raymond Raff (1865-1947) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
27, 1865.
Democrat. Builder;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1903; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1923; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
superintendent of U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, 1934-35; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1935-47; died in office 1947; director, Northwestern
National Bank.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
10, 1947 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Raff and Caroline (Hahn) Raff; married 1889 to Ella
Virginia Shinkle. |
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Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Lawyer;
orator;
as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, he
prosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor union
leaders; Judiciary candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1967.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Joseph Rowan (1870-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1919-21.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1930 (age 59 years, 329
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) —
also known as Hugh Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District
1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972
(delegation chair); speaker, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Lions; Society
of the Cincinnati; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Chi Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died July 21,
1994 (age 93 years, 252
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kenneth Farrand Simpson (1895-1941) —
also known as Kenneth F. Simpson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1935-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940
(member, Arrangements
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1941; died in office
1941.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Skull
and Bones; American
Legion; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1941 (age 45 years, 266
days).
Interment at Hudson
City Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y.
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Samuel Sloan (1817-1907) —
of New York.
Born in County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
25, 1817.
Importing
business; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1858-59; president, Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
1867-99.
Episcopalian
or Christian
Reformed. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y., September
22, 1907 (age 89 years, 271
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.; statue at Erie-Lackawanna Park, Hoboken, N.J.
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Peter P. Smith (c.1877-1960) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933-45; appointed 1933;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1936.
Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Methodist Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
3, 1960 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. (1910-1991) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1910.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972
(alternate); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; defeated in primary, 1969;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of heart
failure in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Laughlin Edward Waters (b. 1914) —
also known as Laughlin E. Waters —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
16, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1946-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1950-52; California
Republican state chair, 1952; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1952; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1953-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Joseph Waters and Ida Pauline (Bauman) Waters; married, August
22, 1953, to Voula Davanis. |
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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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