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John Looney (1865-1942) —
also known as Patrick John Looney —
of Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., October
5, 1865.
Lawyer;
newspaper
publisher; indicted
with others in 1897 over a scheme to defraud
the city of Rock Island in connection with a storm drain construction
project; convicted,
but the verdict was overturned on appeal; candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1900; created and led a crime
syndicate in northwest Illinois, with interests in gambling,
prostitution,
extortion,
and eventually bootlegging
and automobile
theft; indicted
in 1907 on 37 counts of bribery,
extortion,
and libel,
but acquitted; shot
and wounded by hidden snipers on two occasions in 1908; on February
22, 1909, he was shot
and wounded in a gunfight with business rival W. W. Wilmerton; on
March 22, 1912, after publishing
personal attacks on Rock Island Mayor Henry
M. Schriver, he was arrested,
brought to the police station, and severely
beaten by the mayor himself; subsequent rioting killed two men
and injured nine others; resumed control of the Rock Island rackets
in 1921; in 1922, he was indicted
for the murder
of saloon keeper William Gabel, who had provided evidence against
Looney to federal agents; arrested
in Belen, N.M., in 1924, and later convicted
of conspiracy and murder;
sentenced
to 5 years in prison
for conspiracy and 14 years for murder;
served 8 1/2 years.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in a sanitarium
at El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., 1942
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Raleigh P. Hale (1883-1931) —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., June 6,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1926-30; resigned 1930; in 1929, accused
of protecting
vice as mayor, he and 18 others, including the East Chicago
police chief and the reputed business agent for gangster Al
Capone were charged
in federal court with conspiracy to violate liquor
prohibition laws; convicted
in January 1930, and sentenced
to two years in prison; on appeal, a new trial was ordered.
Member, American
Legion.
Died suddenly, from dilated
cardiomyopathy, in East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., December
1, 1931 (age 48 years, 178
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Charles E. Bowles (1884-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Yale, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
24, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1926-29; resigned 1929; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1930; defeated, 1924, 1924, 1925, 1930;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932, 1934;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952.
Member, Optimist
Club.
Recalled
from office as Mayor in 1930 over charges that he had sold out to
gangsters and the Ku Klux
Klan.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1957 (age 73 years, 128
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Evergreen
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frank L. Shaw (1877-1958) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Warwick, Ontario,
February
1, 1877.
Republican. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1933-38; recalled 1938; defeated, 1941; a
recall
campaign against him in 1938 charged that he was associated with
unspecified "racketeers" and "underworld characters",
and that his administration tolerated
vice in the city; meanwhile, Harry J. Raymond, a private
investigator nearly killed in a January 1938 bombing, charged,
in a civil lawsuit for damages, that the mayor had been part of a
plot by gambling and vice interests to murder
him.
Died, from cancer,
in California Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
24, 1958 (age 80 years, 357
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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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.
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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.
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Frank D. McKay (1883-1965) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
4, 1883.
Republican. Financier;
political boss who dominated Republican politics in Michigan for
years; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
Michigan
state treasurer, 1925-30; investigated
by a grand jury in 1931 over his handling
of state funds while Treasurer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1940-44; subject of three
federal grand jury investigations
in 1940 over alleged fraud,
extortion
and kickbacks;
indicted
in 1944 for bribery
of state legislators; hired a Purple Gang figure to murder
the star witness, State Sen. Warren
G. Hooper, and the case collapsed; charged
in 1945, along with William
McKeighan, with conspiracy to violate
state liquor laws; tried in
1946; the judge directed a verdict of not guilty.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., January
12, 1965 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Entombed at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Arthur H. Wicks (1887-1985) —
also known as A. H. Wicks —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Lake Katrine, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1887.
Republican. Worked in piano
manufacturing business; employed in the engineering department of
the New York City Board of Water
Supply, and then in construction of subways;
owner and operator of steam
laundry in Kingston; director, Governor Clinton Hotel;
member of New York
state senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District
1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1956;
resigned
in November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting Lieutenant
Governor, while under threat
of ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convicted
extortionist and labor leader Joseph S. Fay.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lake Katrine, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
18, 1985 (age 97 years, 56
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1921-2018) —
also known as Neil Gallagher —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1959-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Accused,
by Life magazine in 1968, of having made deals with New Jersey
Mafia leader Joseph Zicarelli. Indicted
in 1972 on federal charges
of income
tax evasion, conspiracy, and perjury.
After losing the primary that year, he pleaded
guilty to some of the charges, and was sentenced
to two years in prison
and a $10,000 fine.
Died in Monroe Township, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
17, 2018 (age 97 years, 229
days).
Interment at Marksboro
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
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Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) —
also known as Hugh J. Addonizio —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
31, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Tailoring
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; Lions; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal Judge Anthony
Giuliano, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty; tried;
during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousands
of dollars in bribes;
convicted
in July, 1970; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and fined
$25,000; released in 1979.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., February
2, 1981 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Anthony Giuliano (c.1897-1970) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., about 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1927; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1948; Essex
County Clerk, 1955; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1956;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 1968-69.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Newark Mayor Hugh
J. Addonizio, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; became ill and died before he could
be arraigned.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
4, 1970 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Freda. |
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Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) —
also known as Maurice H. Stans —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn., March
22, 1908.
Accountant;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Indicted
in 1973, along with John
N. Mitchell, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted; later pleaded
guilty to five violations of campaign
finance laws and paid a fine of
$5,000.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died five days later, at Huntington Memorial Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
14, 1998 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar
Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Bradford Cook (b. 1936) —
also known as G. Bradford Cook —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., 1936.
Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1973; resigned
under fire from the SEC, following disclosure that he had modified
a commission complaint to delete references to a secret $200,000 campaign
contribution to President Richard
Nixon's re-election campaign from fugitive financier
Robert Vesco; admitted that he testified
falsely to a Senate committee and to a grand jury investigating
the matter; his license to practice law in Illinois and Nebraska was
suspended
for three years.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of George Brash Cook; married to Jo Anne Thatcher and Laura
Armour. |
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Larry Claxton Flynt (1942-2021) —
also known as Larry Flynt; "The King of
Smut" —
of Ohio; California.
Born in Lakeville, Magoffin
County, Ky., November
1, 1942.
Democrat. Owner of night
clubs; publisher of Hustler, a pornographic
magazine;
convicted
in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977 on obscenity
and organized crime charges,
and sentenced
to 25 years in prison,
but the verdict was overturned on appeal; shot by a
sniper in Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1978, and paralyzed
from the waist down; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Atheist.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
10, 2021 (age 78 years, 101
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Magoffin County, Ky.
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Anthony Scotto (b. 1934) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1934.
Democrat. Longshoreman;
vice-president,
International Longshoremen's Association; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972;
member of the Gambino crime family; charged
in 1979 on 44 counts of accepting
payoffs, evading
income taxes and racketeering; tried
and convicted
on 33 of the counts; sentenced
to five years in prison;
released in 1984.
Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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William Vincent Musto (1917-2006) —
also known as William V. Musto —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson
County, N.J., March
27, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1947-65; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1962-70, 1974-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1976;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1966-82 (District 12 1966-73, 33rd District
1974-82); indicted
in 1981 on federal charges
that he took part in a scheme to collect $440,000 in kickbacks
from a construction company connected to organized crime; convicted
in May 1982.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died February
27, 2006 (age 88 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond James Donovan (1930-2021) —
also known as Raymond J. Donovan —
of Short Hills, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., August
31, 1930.
Insurance
business; construction
executive; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1981-85; in 1982, he was investigated
by a federal special prosecutor over allegations of links to
organized crime figures, but insufficient evidence was found
for any prosecution; indicted
in 1984 over alleged fraud on
a subway construction project in the Bronx, New York City; resigned
from the Cabinet; tried in
1987 and found not guilty; following his acquittal, he famously
asked, "Which office do I go to, to get my reputation back?".
Catholic.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in New Vernon, Morris
County, N.J., June 2,
2021 (age 90 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Donovan and Eleanor Donovan; married 1957 to
Catherine Sblendorio. |
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Michael J. Matthews (b. 1934) —
of Linwood, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Upland, Delaware
County, Pa., January
7, 1934.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Jersey state senate 2nd District, 1973; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1974; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 2nd District, 1978-83; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1982-84; recalled 1984; defeated, 1984.
Indicted
on March 27, 1984, on federal bribery
and extortion
charges,
over his dealings with organized crime figures; a trial was
started, but then he pleaded
guilty to one count of extortion,
and the other charges were dropped; sentenced
to fifteen years in federal prison;
released in 1990.
Still living as of 1990.
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William C. Brennan Jr. (1918-2000) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
11, 1918.
Democrat. Police
officer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1955-64; member
of New
York state senate 12th District, 1967-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1970-85; resigned 1985.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
In July 1985, he was indicted
in Federal court for accepting
bribes in return for reducing or dismissing charges in criminal
cases involving organized crime figures; also charged with extortion;
pleaded not guilty and tried;
did not testify in his own defense; convicted
in December 1985, sentenced
to five years in prison,
and fined
$209,000. He was released from prison in May 1988.
Died May 8,
2000 (age 81 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Gloria
M. Lauer. |
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