|
Very incomplete list!
| | 
Wilhelmina F. Adams (1901-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., January
31, 1901.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1964;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945-51.
Female.
Protestant.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Tammany Hall; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in May, 1987
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams. |
|
| |
Edward J. Ahearn (1891-1934) —
also known as Eddie Ahearn —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 15,
1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1931-32.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, of peritonitis,
at Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1934 (age 43 years, 69
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
John Francis Ahearn (1853-1920) —
also known as John F. Ahearn —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
18, 1853.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1882; member of
New
York state senate, 1890-1902 (6th District 1890-93, 8th District
1894-95, 10th District 1896-1902); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896,
1912,
1916,
1920;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1904-09; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Following an investigation,
Gov. Charles
Evans Hughes denounced his administration as "flagrantly inefficient
and wasteful" and ordered him removed from
office as Manhattan Borough President on December 9, 1907.
Following a long legal battle, he finally left office in 1909.
Died, of pleurisy,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1920 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William J. Ahearn (c.1894-1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
commissioner of records, New York County Surrogate's Court, 1934;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 7,
1957 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
Benjamin Antin (1884-1956) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlinez, Ukraine,
August
4, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1921-22; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1923-30; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions;
Tammany Hall; Knights
of Khorassan; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
22, 1956 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin; married, August
18, 1918, to Dora Polsky. |
|
| |
Thomas A. Aurelio (c.1892-1973) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
magistrate; on August 28, 1943, New York County District Attorney Frank
S. Hogan charged
in a formal statement that Aurelio's nomination by both major parties
for Supreme Court had been brought about by gangster
and ex-convict Frank Costello, and released the transcript of a
telephone conversation in which Aurelio thanked Costello and pledged
undying loyalty; his candidacy was repudiated
by both parties, but they were unable to remove his name from the
ballot; disbarment
proceedings were also unsuccessful; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1973 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
George Gordon Battle (1868-1949) —
also known as "Mr. Chairman" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bartow
S. Weeks, H.
Snowden Marshall, and James
A. O'Gorman; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named after him.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Fredericksburg,
Va., April
29, 1949 (age 80 years, 185
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Turner Westray Battle and Lavinia (Bassett) Daniel Battle;
married, April
12, 1898, to Martha Burwell Dabney Bagby. |
| | | Epitaph: "Throughout a long and
distinguished career as a greatly beloved and brilliant lawyer in the
city of New York, he never failed to defend the helpless and uphold
the rights of the poor and oppressed." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 9,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1906;
defeated, 1904; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-43.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany Hall; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
9, 1943 (age 66 years, 214
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married, January
1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum. |
|
| |
Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,
New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign
manager for U.S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, 1926.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Order
Brith Abraham; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Tammany Hall.
Died, from an embolus of the
heart, following a appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1929 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1923 to
Madelaine Neuberger. |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Edward F. Boyle (c.1876-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1876.
Democrat. Borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1919; defeated, 1919; resigned
1919; presiding justice of Children's Court (later Domestic Relations
Court).
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, in St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
14, 1943 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1900 to Helen
Kennedy; married 1906 to
Josephine Martin. |
|
| |
Thomas Joseph Bradley (1870-1901) —
also known as Thomas J. Bradley —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
2, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1897-1901.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1901 (age 31 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Barrytown, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Paris, France.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., June 11,
1867.
Democrat. Explorer;
author;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1898; served in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1899-1901.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Injured in an automobile accident in France, 1915, and lost a
lower leg.
Died in Mentone (Menton), France,
March
4, 1934 (age 66 years, 266
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John
Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler; brother of Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler; married 1903 to Minnie
'Beatrice' Ashley; grandnephew of John
Jacob Astor III; second great-grandson of John
Armstrong Jr.; second great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Armstrong and Edward
Livingston; third great-grandson of John
Armstrong and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Robert
Livingston the Younger; fifth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); first cousin once removed of William
Waldorf Astor; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin six times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746) and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin
Livingston; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Stephen
John Schuyler, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792) and Peter
Samuel Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), William
Jay, Gerrit
Smith, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; fourth cousin of Peter
Goelet Gerry, Ogden
Livingston Mills and Robert
Reginald Livingston. |
| | | Political family: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives:
Father of Lloyd Church, Jr. |
|
| |
Daniel Florence Cohalan (1867-1946) —
also known as Daniel F. Cohalan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., December
21, 1867.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1908,
1932;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-23; appointed 1911.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died November
12, 1946 (age 78 years, 326
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
Joseph Force Crater (b. 1889) —
also known as Joseph F. Crater; "Good Time
Joe" —
of New York.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
5, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to Robert
F. Wagner, 1920-26; newspapers reported that the two became law
partners, but Wagner later denied it; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930; appointed 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi; Tammany Hall.
Mysteriously
disappeared (probably kidnapped and murdered)
on August 6, 1930; his body was never
found; he was declared legally dead in 1939.
|
 |
Richard Welsted Croker (1841-1922) —
also known as Richard Croker —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; County Dublin, Ireland.
Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland,
November
23, 1841.
Democrat. Railroad
mechanic; charged
with the murder
of a political enemy in 1874; tried
and found not guilty; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1888,
1892,
1900.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall from 1886 until 1901.
Suffered exposure during a snowstorm,
was ill for months, and subsequently died, in County Dublin, Ireland,
April
29, 1922 (age 80 years, 157
days).
Original interment at Glencairn
House Grounds, County Dublin, Ireland; reinterment in 1939 at Kilgobbin
Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland.
|
 |
Clarkson Crolius (1774-1843) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
30, 1774.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1805-07, 1816-22, 1824-25;
Speaker
of the New York State Assembly, 1825; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died October
5, 1843 (age 68 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Charles W. Culkin (1872-1962) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1872.
Democrat. New
York County Sheriff, 1926-29; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1962 (age 89 years, 338
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
|
| |
Louis A. Cuvillier (1871-1935) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., February
4, 1871.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1907-09, 1911-13, 1920, 1922-33, 1935 (New York
County 30th District 1907-09, 1911-13, New York County 20th District
1920, 1922-33, 1935); defeated, 1909 (New York County 30th District),
1920 (New York County 20th District), 1933 (New York County 20th
District); died in office 1935; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Tammany Hall.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., May 18,
1935 (age 64 years, 103
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John A. Delany and Estelle M. Delany. |
|
| |
John J. Delany (1861-1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Corporation Counsel, 1904-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-15; defeated, 1909;
died in office 1915.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1915 (age 54 years, 138
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
 |
Carmine G. DeSapio (1908-2004) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
leader of Tammany Hall, 1949-61; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1955; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1957; convicted
in 1969 on Federal bribery
conspiracy charges;
served two years in prison.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
2004 (age 95 years, 230
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
July
26, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1935; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56; New
York County Surrogate, 1957-76.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Indicted
in May 1976, along with Justice Irving
Saypol, on official
misconduct charges,
in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction
commissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed. Indicted
in February 1978 for criminal
contempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, but
died before trial.
Died, from a heart
attack, while dining
with friends at the Columbus Club, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1978 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
|
| |
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.
|
 |
John T. Dooling (c.1871-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 28th District, 1901-03; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915;
director, Staten Island Midway Railway
Co.; president, New York City Board of Elections; chief assistant
district attorney of New York County; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 18th District, 1938.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, in St. Agnes' Hospital,
White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
15, 1949 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
Library of Congress |
|
| |
Peter Joseph Dooling (1857-1931) —
also known as Peter J. Dooling —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1857.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1903-04; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1913-21 (16th District 1913-19,
15th District 1919-21); defeated, 1920; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1931 (age 74 years, 245
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
 |
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.
| | |
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 |
|
| |
Philip Henry Dugro (1855-1920) —
also known as P. Henry Dugro —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; hotelier;
banker;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1879; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1881-83; New York City
superior court judge, 1887-95; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1920; died in office
1920.
Alsatian
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, from pneumonia,
in his apartment at the Savoy Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1920 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
Samuel Fassler (c.1889-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chernowitz, Austria-Hungary (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine),
about 1889.
Democrat. President, Fassler Iron Works;
New York City Commissioner of Buildings, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1958 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schlanger. |
|
| |
James Herbert Fay (1899-1948) —
also known as James H. Fay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
29, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wounded and lost his
left leg; secretary to the president of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals,
1923-29; deputy commissioner of hospitals, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1934, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1940;
chair
of New York County Democratic Party, 1942; insurance
and advertising
business.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall; American
Legion.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
10, 1948 (age 49 years, 134
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
|
| |
John Ferguson —
of New York.
Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1815.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John C. Fitzgerald —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate, 1903-06, 1913-14 (11th District 1903-06, 12th
District 1913-14); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1912.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James A. Foley (b. 1882) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1907-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912,
1916;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-19 (14th District 1913-18, 16th District
1919); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 14th District, 1915;
New
York County Surrogate; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1938.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Isaac Vanderbeck Fowler (1818-1869) —
also known as Isaac V. Fowler —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born August
20, 1818.
Democrat. Postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1853-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1860;
charged
in 1860 with embezzlement
as Postmaster; fled
to Mexico and Cuba.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1869 (age 51 years, 40
days).
Interment at Old
Town Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
|
| |
Asa Bird Gardiner (1839-1919) —
also known as Asa Bird Gardner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
30, 1839.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received the Medal
of Honor for actions in Civil War War battles, but it was revoked
in 1917 when no evidence was found to support his award; law
professor; New
York County District Attorney, 1898-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1900;
removed
from office as District Attorney in December 1900, by Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt, over charges
that he had interfered
with the prosecution of election cases against Tammany Hall.
Member, Tammany Hall; Society
of the Cincinnati; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Society
of the War of 1812; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 24,
1919 (age 79 years, 236
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| |
Leonard A. Giegerich (b. 1855) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
May
20, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1887; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District, 1887-90;
common pleas court judge in New York, 1891-95; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1925.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Leonhard Giegerich and Theresa (Krämer) Giegerich; married,
September
6, 1877, to Louise M. Boll. |
|
| |
Thomas Francis Gilroy (1840-1911) —
also known as Thomas F. Gilroy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
June
3, 1840.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1888
(alternate), 1896;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1893-94.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
1, 1911 (age 71 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
Charles Goeller (b. 1849) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel for banks and
breweries;
real
estate investor; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Charles J. Goeller and Sophia Goeller; married, April
27, 1882, to Emily Bryan Shotwell. |
|
 |
Thomas Francis Grady (1853-1912) —
also known as Thomas F. Grady; Tom Grady;
"Silver-Tongued Grady" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
29, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1877-79; member
of New
York state senate, 1882-83, 1889, 1896-1912 (6th District
1882-83, 1889, 14th District 1896-1912); died in office 1912;
Independent Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1886; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904
(chair, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker).
Member, Tammany Hall.
In 1883, then-Gov. Grover
Cleveland wrote to Tammany leader John
Kelly to request that Grady not be renominated to the State
Senate; Kelly complied with the Governor's request. In 1908, a
police raid on a poolroom revealed
betting slips showing that Grady had bet on a
horse named Azelina; this detail became a running joke in
political cartoons about Mr. Grady.
Died in 1912
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
|
 |
Hugh John Grant (1858-1910) —
also known as Hugh J. Grant —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
10, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; New
York County Sheriff, 1886-88; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1889-92; defeated, 1884, 1894; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888,
1892,
1896.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, of acute
nephritis or Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1910 (age 52 years, 54
days).
Entombed at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
Abraham Greenberg (b. 1881) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1908, 1913-14 (New York County 31st District
1908, New York County 26th District 1913-14); member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1927-28; defeated, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany Hall; Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Charles Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885) —
also known as C. Godfrey Gunther —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Fur
merchant; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1864-66; defeated, 1861; candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1878; railroad
builder; hotel
owner.
German
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, probably of heart
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1885 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| |
Louis Francis Haffen (1854-1935) —
also known as Louis F. Haffen; "Father of the
Bronx" —
of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., November
6, 1854.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;
commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),
1893-98; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909; removed from
office by Gov. Charles
Evans Hughes over maladministration
charges,
1909; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum; Tammany Hall.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
25, 1935 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
Edward Patrick Hagan (1846-1893) —
also known as Edward P. Hagan; Eddy Hagan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1846.
Democrat. Saloon
keeper; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1879-80,
1885-89; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1892-93; died in office 1893.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, following a laparotomy for an intestinal
obstruction, in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1893 (age 47 years, 19
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Mary (Powell) Hagan; married, July 24,
1877, to Ellen Matthews. |
|
| |
Peter J. Hamill (c.1886-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1916-30 (New York County 2nd District 1916-17,
New York County 1st District 1918-30); died in office 1930.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, from complications of appendicitis
surgery, in Polyclinic Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1930 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| |
William Frederick Havemeyer (1804-1874) —
also known as William F. Havemeyer —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1804.
Democrat. Sugar refining
business; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1845-46, 1848-49, 1873-74; defeated,
1859; died in office 1874.
German
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1874 (age 70 years, 291
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
Henry DeWitt Hotchkiss (1856-1922) —
also known as Henry D. Hotchkiss —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 2,
1856.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1886; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1912-22; died in office
1922; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court, 1913-15.
Episcopalian.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1922 (age 65 years, 247
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.
|
| |
Samuel F. Hyman (b. 1869) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1869.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 30th District, 1900-01;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1906.
Member, Tammany Hall; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934) —
also known as Phoenix Ingraham —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-34; died in office 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Tammany Hall.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1934 (age 59 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
John Kelly (1822-1886) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1822.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1855-58; New
York County Sheriff, 1859-62, 1865-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1864,
1868,
1872,
1876,
1884;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1868.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall for many years.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1886 (age 64 years, 42
days).
Interment at Old
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y.
|
| |
Michael Joseph Kennedy (1897-1949) —
also known as Michael J. Kennedy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
25, 1897.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1939-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
leader of
New York County Democratic Party, 1942.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Killed in an airplane
collision between an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 passenger airliner
and a war surplus P-38 fighter plane purchased by Bolivia, near
Washington National Airport,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
1, 1949 (age 52 years, 7
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
|
| |
Patrick J. Kerrigan (c.1864-1895) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1864.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1894.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, from "dropsy" (probably congestive
heart failure), in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
23, 1895 (age about 31
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Tammany Hall.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom
Sholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married, March
10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
|
| |
Thomas F. McAvoy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; New York
City Deputy Police Commissioner; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1916.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
 |
Thomas J. McManus (b. 1864) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 4,
1864.
Democrat. Contractor;
member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93, 1903-05 (New York County 17th District
1892, New York County 18th District 1893, New York County 15th
District 1903-05); member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1907-12.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
|
| |
John Morrissey (1831-1878) —
also known as "Old Smoke" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
February
12, 1831.
Democrat. Champion heavyweight
boxer of the U.S. in 1852-59; proprietor of gambling houses; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1867-71; member of New York
state senate, 1876-78 (4th District 1876-77, 7th District 1878);
died in office 1878.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died at Adelphi Hotel,
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 1,
1878 (age 47 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
|
| |
John P. Morrissey —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940,
1944
(alternate); member of New York
state assembly, 1942-48 (New York County 16th District 1942-44,
New York County 10th District 1945-48); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1948; member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1957-63.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Charles Francis Murphy (1858-1924) —
also known as Charles F. Murphy; "Silent
Charlie" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1858.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1904,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall from 1902 to 1924.
Died April
25, 1924 (age 65 years, 310
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John M. Murphy; father of Mabel Graham Murphy (who married James
A. Foley). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, October 1902 |
|
| |
Clarence H. Neal Jr. (c.1889-1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1889.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1944.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Oceanside, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
16, 1957 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Irving Daniel Neustein (1901-1979) —
also known as Irving D. Neustein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1931-37;
member, New York Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, 1938-41; when
his political activities came under investigation
by the U.S. Civil Service Commission as violating the Hatch
Act, he resigned;
though he was no longer a member, his ouster
from the appeal board was ordered two years later.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Tammany Hall.
Died, in Jewish Home
for the Aged, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1979 (age 78 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
|
 |
Lewis Nixon (1861-1940) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., April 7,
1861.
Democrat. Naval
architect; designed battleships
for the U.S. Navy; later, proprietor of shipyards;
president or owner of manufacturing
firms; leader of Tammany Hall in 1901-02; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1920,
1924,
1932.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
23, 1940 (age 79 years, 169
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Joel Lewis Nixon and Mary Jane (Turner) Nixon; married 1891 to Sally
Lewis Wood. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, February 1902 |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Morgan Joseph O'Brien (1852-1937) —
also known as Morgan J. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
28, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1888-1906; resigned 1906;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1896-1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1920,
1924;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 16,
1937 (age 85 years, 49
days).
Entombed at Corpus
Christi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
James Aloysius O'Gorman (1860-1943) —
also known as James A. O'Gorman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of George
Gordon Battle and H.
Snowden Marshall; district judge in New York, 1893-99; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(speaker;
member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-11; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1911-17.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1943 (age 83 years, 12
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
James Oliver —
also known as "Paradise Park Jimmie" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1884-85, 1898, 1906-11 (New York County 2nd
District 1884-85, 1898, New York County 6th District 1906, New York
County 3rd District 1907-11).
Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
George W. Olvany —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Leader of Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James O'Neil (d. 1872) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1871.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in 1872.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
Harry E. Oxford (b. 1866) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in England,
1866.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1902-03, 1913 (New York County 6th District
1902-03, New York County 3rd District 1913); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1915.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Henry D. Purroy (1848-1903) —
of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
27, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; led
the New York City Fire
Department in 1885-93, and brought many innovations; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896;
New
York County Clerk, 1893.
Spanish
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
22, 1903 (age 54 years, 360
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
 |
Daniel Joseph Riordan (1870-1923) —
also known as Daniel J. Riordan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 7,
1870.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1906-23 (8th District
1899-1901, 1906-13, 11th District 1913-23); died in office 1923;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1923 (age 52 years, 295
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
William Hepburn Russell (b. 1857) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., May 17,
1857.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
general attorney, Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Daniel L. Russell and Matilda (Richmond) Russell; married, June 23,
1880, to Mary Gushert. |
|
| |
Jeremiah F. Ryan (1882-1948) —
also known as Jere F. Ryan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Auburndale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Democrat. Engineer;
building
contractor; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1926-28;
defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1932;
New York City Commissioner of Markets, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall; Moose; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Flushing Hospital,
Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan. |
|
| |
Isaiah Rynders (d. 1885) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1860.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Leader of the notorious "Five Points Gang" in New York
City.
Died, of apoplexy
(stroke),
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1885.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Alfred Edward Santangelo (1912-1978) —
also known as Alfred E. Santangelo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1947-50, 1953-56; defeated, 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1957-63; defeated,
1962; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1966.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall; Alpha
Phi Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
30, 1978 (age 65 years, 299
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
John Godfrey Saxe —
also known as John G. Saxe —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1911-12; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915;
elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Augustus Schell (1812-1884) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., August
1, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director or trustee of several railroad
companies; New York
Democratic state chair, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1856,
1860,
1876
(speaker);
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1857-61; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1872-76; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1872-76; candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1877; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1878.
German
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Society; Tammany Hall.
Died, from complications of Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
27, 1884 (age 71 years, 239
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
Joseph Schulum Jr. (d. 1906) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1896-98.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Tammany Hall.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1906.
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Joseph Schulum. |
|
 |
John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) —
also known as John C. Sheehan —
of New York.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
5, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Police
Commissioner, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1896;
vice-president and director, Long Acre Electric
Light & Power Company.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from heart
failure, in his law
office, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1916 (age 67 years, 188
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
|
| |
Lorenzo Bingham Shepard (1821-1856) —
also known as Lorenzo B. Shepard —
of New York.
Born in Cairo, Greene
County, N.Y., May 27,
1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1849-50; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1852,
1856;
New
York County District Attorney, 1854; New York City Corporation
Counsel, 1855-56.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
18, 1856 (age 35 years, 114
days).
Original interment at New
York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of David Shepard; married, July 5,
1842, to Lucy Morse; father of Edward
Morse Shepard. |
| | | Epitaph: "This monument Is erected by
the voluntary subscriptions of Citizens who valued him as a public
officer, of Associates and Clients Who trusted him as a Counsellor,
of Friends who loved him as a man, Just, generous and true, In all
the relations of Life." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
|
| |
Earl A. Smith (1876-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., December
14, 1876.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1917-19 (New York County 23rd District 1917, New
York County 22nd District 1918-19); magistrate.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Tammany Hall.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1938 (age 61 years, 349
days).
Interment somewhere
in Milford, Pa.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of George H. Smith and Elizabeth (Hart) Smith; married 1906 to
Florence Rochotte. |
|
| |
Thomas Francis Smith (1865-1923) —
also known as Thomas F. Smith —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 24,
1865.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1917-21 (15th District 1917-19,
16th District 1919-21).
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in a taxicab
accident in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
11, 1923 (age 57 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
Frederick Smyth (1832-1900) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Galway, Ireland,
1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office
1900.
Episcopalian;
later Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Suffered a debilitating attack
of vertigo, from which he never completely recovered, contracted
pneumonia,
and died, in the Dennis Hotel,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
18, 1900 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
 |
William Sohmer (b. 1852) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
May
26, 1852.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1890-92, 1904;
New
York County Clerk, 1898; member of New York
state senate 12th District, 1907-08; New York
state comptroller, 1911-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
German
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
|
| |
Francis Spies Jr. (1840-1893) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 10,
1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; commission
merchant; Portland
cement importer;
Vice-Consul
for Honduras in New
York, N.Y., 1887-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Tammany Hall.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 21,
1893 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Francis Spies and Amanda Maria (Harding) Spies; married 1869 to Amelia
L. Schwarzwaelder. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Bert Stand —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
executive deputy commissioner and secretary of the New York State
Athletic Commission, which regulated professional
boxing; forced to
resign in August 1943, following disclosure by New York County
District Attorney Frank
S. Hogan that Stand had helped gangster
and "slot machine king" Frank Costello in obtain a Supreme Court
nomination for Thomas
A. Aurelio.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Max David Steuer (1871-1940) —
also known as Max D. Steuer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
September
6, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany Hall; American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, on the porch of the Wentworth Hall Hotel,
Jackson, Carroll
County, N.H., August
21, 1940 (age 68 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) —
also known as Christopher D. Sullivan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District
1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1940-41.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his office
at the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1942 (age 72 years, 20
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
|
| |
John M. Tierney (1860-1936) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel, Union Railway
Company, 1893; municipal judge in New York, 1898-1915; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-29.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany Hall; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, from "grip" (influenza),
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
20, 1936 (age 75 years, 129
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Launcelot J. Tierney and Elizabeth (Welch)
Tierney. |
|
| |
Jonathan Trotter (1797-1865) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England,
August, 1797.
Democrat. Leather
finisher; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1835-36; banker.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1865 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| |
Robert Lee Tudor (b. 1874) —
also known as Robert L. Tudor —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia, 1874.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; publishing
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1913-17.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Interment at Tudor
Family Cemetery, Critz, Va.
|
 |
Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1849-1918) —
also known as Robert A. Van Wyck —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Paris, France,
November
30, 1918 (age 69 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
Isaac Leggett Varian (1793-1864) —
also known as Isaac L. Varian —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 25,
1793.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1831-33; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1839-41; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1842-45.
Member, Tammany Hall.
Died in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
10, 1864 (age 71 years, 46
days).
Interment at New
York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
|
| |
Bartow Sumter Weeks (1861-1922) —
also known as Bartow S. Weeks —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Round Hill, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
25, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of George
Gordon Battle and H.
Snowden Marshall; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1898; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913, 1914-22; appointed
1913; defeated, 1913; appointed 1914; died in office 1922.
Member, Tammany Hall; Alpha
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
3, 1922 (age 60 years, 284
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Henry Astor Weeks and Aletha (White) Weeks; married 1900 to
Antoinette Mataran; married 1901 to Emma
B. Sears; married 1918 to
Josephine (de Martigny) Smith. |
|
 |
Joseph C. Wolff (b. 1849) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Besancon, France,
January
9, 1849.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1893; member
of New
York state senate 11th District, 1894-95.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany Hall; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
New York State Legislative Souvenir (1893) |
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)