Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Queens Unknown location
Queens Jamaica Cemetery
Queens Knollwood Cemetery
Astoria, Queens Lawrence Cemetery
East Elmhurst, Queens St. Michael's
Cemetery
Flushing, Queens Cedar Grove
Cemetery
Flushing, Queens Flushing Cemetery
Flushing, Queens Mt. Hebron
Cemetery
Flushing, Queens Mount St. Mary
Cemetery
Flushing, Queens St. George's Episcopal
Church Graveyard
Glendale, Queens Beth El Cemetery
Glendale, Queens Beth Olom Cemetery
Glendale, Queens Mt. Carmel
Cemetery
Glendale, Queens Mt. Lebanon
Cemetery
Glendale, Queens Mt. Neboh Cemetery
Jamaica, Queens Unknown location
Jamaica, Queens Grace Church
Cemetery
Jamaica, Queens Prospect Cemetery
Kew Gardens, Queens Maple Grove
Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens Mt. Zion Cemetery
Middle Village, Queens Lutheran All
Faiths Cemetery
Middle Village, Queens St. John's
Cemetery
Newtown, Queens Dutch Reformed
Cemetery
Newtown, Queens Presbyterian
Cemetery
Ozone Park, Queens Acacia Cemetery
Ozone Park, Queens Bayside Cemetery
Ozone Park, Queens Mochom Shalom
Cemetery
Ozone Park, Queens Mokom Sholom
Cemetery
Ridgewood, Queens Linden Hill
Cemetery
Ridgewood, Queens Mt. Judah
Cemetery
Ridgewood, Queens Union Field
Cemetery
St. Albans, Queens Montefiore
Cemetery
Woodside, Queens Calvary Cemetery
Private or family
graveyards
Queens County, New York
Politicians buried
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Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (1791-1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
28, 1791.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1833-34; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1834-37; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1845-49.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
20, 1861 (age 69 years, 358
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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William Thomas Lawrence (1788-1859) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1788.
U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1847-49.
Died October
25, 1859 (age 71 years, 171
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Unknown
Locations
Queens, Queens County, New York
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Abraham Lefkowitz (1884-1956) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Revisch, Hungary,
1884.
School
teacher and principal; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1922; among the founders and
a vice-president
of the American Federation of Teachers; fought against Communists in
the union.
Member, Urban
League; American
Federation of Teachers.
Collapsed and died in a barber
shop, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
7, 1956 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere.
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Arthur J. W. Hilly (d. 1968) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
9, 1968.
Interment somewhere.
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Jamaica
Cemetery
Queens, Queens County, New York
Politicians buried
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Melancton Smith (1744-1798) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 7,
1744.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1785-87; delegate
to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Dutchess
County, 1788; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1791-92.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1798 (age 54 years, 83
days).
Interment at Jamaica Cemetery.
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Knollwood
Cemetery
Queens, Queens County, New York
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Jack Alter (1927-2007) —
of Fort Lee, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
21, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; mayor
of Fort Lee, N.J., 1992-2007; nominated, but died before the
election 2007; died in office 2007.
Jewish.
Died in Englewood Hospital,
Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., August
27, 2007 (age 79 years, 249
days).
Interment at Knollwood Cemetery.
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Lawrence
Cemetery
35-10 20th Road
Astoria, Queens, Queens County, New York
Politicians buried
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Jonathan Lawrence (1737-1812) —
of Newtown (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1737.
Merchant;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1776-77; major in
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1777-83; member of New York
council of appointment, 1779, 1782.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
4, 1812 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Lawrence Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Judith Fish and Ruth Riker. |
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St. Michael's
Cemetery
East Elmhurst, Queens, Queens County, New York
Politicians buried
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Peter A. Leininger (d. 1937) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Real
estate and insurance
business; Populist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1904; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1917-23; defeated
(Independent Fusion), 1923.
Member, Elks.
While fixing a broken pane in a window at his home, fell to
his death in the back yard, in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
21, 1937.
Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate Smith. |
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Freeborn Garrettson Luckey (1819-1898) —
also known as Freeborn G. Luckey —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 26,
1819.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1852.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1898 (age 78 years, 229
days).
Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
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Cedar Grove
Cemetery
Flushing, Queens, Queens County, New York
Politicians buried
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August Claessens (1885-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Switzerland,
1885.
School
teacher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1914 (Socialist, 15th District),
1924 (Socialist, 23rd District), 1928 (Socialist, 14th District),
1930 (Socialist, 18th District), 1932 (Socialist, 14th District),
1934 (Socialist, at-large), 1946 (Liberal, 10th District), 1948
(Liberal, 8th District), 1950 (Liberal, 8th District); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1918-20, 1922;
defeated, 1915 (Socialist, New York County 26th District); expelled
1920, 1920; defeated, 1920 (Socialist, New York County 17th
District), 1922 (Socialist, New York County 17th District), 1923
(Socialist, New York County 17th District), 1925 (Socialist, Bronx
County 4th District), 1937 (American Labor, Kings County 4th
District), 1938 (American Labor, Kings County 14th District), 1954
(Liberal, Kings County 14th District); delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920; Socialist candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1926; American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 11th District, 1940.
Expelled
from the New York State Assembly over alleged disloyalty,
along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920;
re-elected to the same seat in a special election, and expelled
again on September 21.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
9, 1954 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Conrad H. Palmateer (c.1853-1926) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, about 1853.
Chemist;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1896 (6th District), 1912 (4th
District); Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly, 1902 (Kings County 13th District), 1914 (Kings
County 13th District), 1914 (Kings County 19th District).
Died in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
20, 1926 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Flushing
Cemetery
Flushing, Queens, Queens County, New York
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Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) —
also known as Herman B. Baruch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April
28, 1872.
Democrat. Physician;
stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932,
1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Ambassador to
Portugal, 1945-47; Netherlands, 1947-49.
Jewish.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Wyandanch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
15, 1953 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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LeBaron Bradford Prince (1840-1922) —
also known as L. Bradford Prince —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 3,
1840.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,
1876;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1871-75; member
of New
York state senate 1st District, 1876-77; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1878-82; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1882, 1884; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1889-93; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1909; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1911.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
22, 1922 (age 82 years, 172
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Byron Rufus Newton (1861-1938) —
also known as Byron R. Newton —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Wirt town, Allegany
County, N.Y., August
4, 1861.
Newspaper
reporter; poet;
interested in aviation
during its early days; helped organize airplane
races; private secretary to William
G. McAdoo; publicity director for Woodrow
Wilson's presidential campaign in 1912; U.S. First Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-17; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1917-21; New York City Tax Commissioner, 1938.
Suffered a stroke,
and died eight days later, in Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
20, 1938 (age 76 years, 228
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Lemuel Ely Quigg (1863-1919) —
also known as Lemuel E. Quigg —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., February
12, 1863.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1894-99; defeated,
1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896
(speaker),
1900,
1904;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1915.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 1,
1919 (age 56 years, 139
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Thomas Birdsall Jackson (1797-1881) —
also known as Thomas B. Jackson —
of Newtown (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Jerusalem, Queens County (now part of Wantagh, Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., March
24, 1797.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; Queens
County Judge, 1832; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1837-41.
Died in Newtown (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., April
23, 1881 (age 84 years, 30
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Frederic Storm (1844-1935) —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Alsace, France,
July
2, 1844.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1894;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1896; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1901-03; defeated,
1902.
Alsatian
ancestry.
Died June 9,
1935 (age 90 years, 342
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Elmer Ebenezer Studley (1869-1942) —
also known as Elmer E. Studley —
of Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born near East Ashford, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
24, 1869.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1907; U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1933-35.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
6, 1942 (age 72 years, 347
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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William Weightman Valk (1806-1879) —
of New York.
Born in South Carolina, 1806.
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1855-57.
Died in 1879
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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John Watson Lawrence (1800-1888) —
also known as John W. Lawrence —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., August
19, 1800.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1845-47; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Flushing (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., December
20, 1888 (age 88 years, 123
days).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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George J. Balbach (c.1910-1996) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1910.
Criminal court judge in New York, 1961-66; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1971-86.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died, at St. Francis Hospital,
Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
15, 1996 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Flushing Cemetery.
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Mt. Hebron
Cemetery
Flushing, Queens, Queens County, New York
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Murray Irwin Gurfein (1907-1979) —
also known as Murray Gurfein —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
17, 1907.
Lawyer;
clerk for U.S. Judge Julian
Mack; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; assistant to
U.S. Chief Counsel Robert
H. Jackson at the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, 1945; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971-74; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1974-79; died in
office 1979.
Died December
16, 1979 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March
18, 1882.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 17,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63,
22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
27, 1981 (age 60 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Nathan David Perlman (1887-1952) —
also known as Nathan D. Perlman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Prusice, Silesia (now Poland),
August
2, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Harry
Kopp from 1909; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1915-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1920-27; defeated,
1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for New York
state attorney general, 1936; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937.
Jewish.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1952 (age 64 years, 332
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Louis DeWitt Gibbs (1880-1929) —
also known as Louis D. Gibbs —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lodz, Poland,
October
16, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1913; survived
an assassination
attempt, when a bomb intended to kill him exploded at the Bronx
Court House, October 31, 1914; county judge in New York, 1914-24;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925-29; died in office
1929.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith; Order
Brith Abraham.
Died, in the Glen Springs Sanitarium,
Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y., March 1,
1929 (age 48 years, 136
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Isadore Gibbs and Pauline (Greenbaum) Gibbs; married, October
14, 1906, to Anna White. |
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Harry Kopp (1881-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (now Brest, Belarus),
February
27, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Nathan
D. Perlman from 1909, Samuel Markewich in 1910-33, and Samuel
Null in 1927-33; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1910-12;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912,
1916.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer,
in Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1943 (age 62 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Paul Solomon Kastenbaum (1896-1955) —
also known as Paul S. Kastenbaum —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
24, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1927, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
25, 1955 (age 58 years, 154
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schlanger. |
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Frank Zuckerbrot (1909-1966) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Poland),
August
23, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1940; candidate
for New York
state senate, 1942 (11th District), 1946 (8th District).
Jewish.
Died April
28, 1966 (age 56 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Herman Weinkrantz (1908-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Lodz, Poland,
April
15, 1908.
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1937; American
Labor candidate for New York
state senate 23rd District, 1940; legal aide to New York City
Mayor Robert
F. Wagner, 1952-59; criminal court judge, 1959-69.
Jewish.
Died April 4,
1969 (age 60 years, 354
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Abraham Axler —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1930, 1931.
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Mount St. Mary
Cemetery
Flushing, Queens, Queens County, New York
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Maurice E. Connolly (1881-1935) —
of Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1911-28; resigned 1928; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1924;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918; resigned
as borough president in April, 1928 during an investigation
of a sewer graft scandal;
convicted
in October 1928 of conspiracy to defraud
the city; sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$500; following an unsuccessful appeal, he served the prison
sentence in 1930-31.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
24, 1935 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Ellen Cullen McCormack (1926-2011) —
also known as Ellen McCormack; Eleanor Rose
Cullen —
of Merrick, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
15, 1926.
Candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976;
Right To Life candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1978; Right To Life candidate for President
of the United States, 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Died March
27, 2011 (age 84 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Denis O'Leary (1863-1943) —
of Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhasset, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., January
22, 1863.
Lawyer;
Independence League candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1913-15; Queens
County District Attorney, 1915-21; candidate in Democratic
primary for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1921.
Died in Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
27, 1943 (age 80 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) —
also known as William B. Barry —
of St. Albans, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
July
21, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4th
District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1946 (age 44 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Matthew Joseph Merritt (1895-1946) —
also known as Matthew J. Merritt —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 2,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1935-45; defeated, 1938.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Malba, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
29, 1946 (age 51 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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James A. Roe (1896-1967) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 9,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; chair of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1939-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1960,
1964;
leader of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1941-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1945-47; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 11th District; elected 1963.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., April
22, 1967 (age 70 years, 287
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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James T. Hallinan (1889-1969) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Queens
County District Attorney, 1930-31; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1932-59 (2nd District 1932-48, 10th
District 1948-59); Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court, 1955-59.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1969 (age 80 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Thomas James Mackell (1914-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. Mackell —
of Rego Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 19,
1914.
Democrat. Police
detective; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960,
1964;
Queens
County District Attorney, 1967-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Resigned
as District Attorney in 1973, following his indictment
on charges of hindering
prosecution in a get-rich-quick scheme; he was tried and
convicted in 1974, but the verdict was reversed on appeal.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Douglaston Manor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
27, 1992 (age 77 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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Francis Xavier Duer (1873-1923) —
also known as Francis X. Duer —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in College Point (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., June 3,
1873.
Democrat. Wholesale
paint business; hotel
proprietor; restauranteur;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1902-03; Queens
borough Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, 1912-14.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died, from peritonitis,
in the Post Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1923 (age 50 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery.
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St. George's
Episcopal Church Graveyard
135-32 38th Avenue
Flushing, Queens, Queens County, New York
Founded 1702
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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Nathan Sanford (1777-1838) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
5, 1777.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New York, 1803-15; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1808-09, 1810-11; member of
New
York state senate Southern District, 1811-15; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1815-21, 1826-31; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; Chancellor
of New York, 1823-26; received 30 electoral votes for
Vice-President, 1824.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
17, 1838 (age 60 years, 346
days).
Interment at St. George's Episcopal Church Graveyard.
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Beth El
Cemetery
80-12 Cypress Hills
Glendale, Queens, Queens County, New York
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
![Oscar S. Straus](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/575/76.31.jpg) |
Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) —
also known as Oscar S. Straus —
of New York.
Born in Germany,
December
23, 1850.
Progressive. Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1887-89, 1898-99; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-09; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1909-10; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1912; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
Jewish U.S. cabinet member.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 3,
1926 (age 75 years, 131
days).
Interment at Beth El Cemetery; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.
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Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973) —
also known as Emanuel Goldenberg —
Born in Bucharest, Romania,
December
12, 1893.
Democrat. Actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Jewish.
Romanian
ancestry.
Died, from bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
26, 1973 (age 79 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Beth El Cemetery.
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Philip Berolzheimer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928,
1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1928.
Interment at Beth El Cemetery.
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Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore
Dollinger; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th
District 1966); died in office 1966.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
10, 1966 (age 54 years, 238
days).
Interment at Beth El Cemetery.
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Samuel Schulman (1864-1955) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
February
14, 1864.
Republican. Rabbi; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1924.
Jewish.
Coined the phrase "melting pot" as a term for the assimilation of
immigrants to the United States, in a 1907 sermon.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
2, 1955 (age 91 years, 261
days).
Interment at Beth El Cemetery.
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Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Isidor Straus (1845-1912) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Otterberg, Bavaria (now Germany),
February
6, 1845.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95.
Jewish.
One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in New
York.
Perished
in the wreck
of the steamship Titanic, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, April
15, 1912 (age 67 years, 69
days); his body was subsequently recovered.
Originally entombed at Beth El Cemetery; later interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Straus
Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Oscar
Solomon Straus; married, July 12,
1871, to Ida Blum; father of Jesse
Isidor Straus; uncle of Nathan
Straus Jr.; grandfather of Stuart
Scheftel; granduncle of Ronald
Peter Straus. |
| ![](https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/hand.gif) | Political family: Straus
family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| ![](https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/hand.gif) | Straus Hall (built 1926), a dormitory at
Harvard University,
Cambridge,
Massachusetts, is named for
him and his wife. — Straus Park
(established 1895 as Schuyler Square; renamed 1907 as Bloomingdale
Square; renamed 1915 as Straus Park), at Broadway and West End Avenue
in Morningside Heights, Manhattan,
New York, is named for
him and his wife. |
| |
| ![](https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/hand.gif) | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| ![](https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/hand.gif) | Books about Isidor Straus: June Hall
McCash, A
Titanic Love Story: Ida and Isidor Straus |
Politicians buried
here: |
![John F. Hylan](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/973/43.61.jpg) |
John Francis Hylan (1868-1936) —
also known as John F. Hylan; "Red
Mike" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., April
20, 1868.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1925.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1936 (age 67 years, 267
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Lawrence Gresser (1851-1935) —
also known as Lorenz Gresser; "Honest
Larry" —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
January
1, 1851.
Shoe
manufacturer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1908-11; removed 1911; removed from
office as borough president by Gov. John
A. Dix, for neglect
of duty in failing to prevent corruption among his subordinates.
Died, in the rectory of the Church
of the Holy Family, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
30, 1935 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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James A. Burke (1890-1965) —
of Hollis, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 3,
1890.
Democrat. Worked for various railroads
as clerk, train
dispatcher, and car accountant; stock supervisor, Brooklyn Navy
Yard; real estate
broker; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1931-33, 1935;
defeated, 1933; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1942-49; defeated in primary, 1937.
Died in Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
12, 1965 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Joseph Bermel (1860-1921) —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1860.
Stonecutter;
Newtown town supervisor in the 1890s; charged
with financial
irregularities; tried
and acquitted; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1906-08; resigned 1908; resigned
as borough president after a grand jury presented charges
against him, related to fraud and bribery
in connection with the city's purchase of Kissena Park in Queens.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia (now Karlovy Vary, Czechia),
July
28, 1921 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Bermel and Elizabeth (Cohn) Bermel; married, October
21, 1884, to Anna Mary Timmes. |
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![Maurice A. FitzGerald](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/377/23.40.jpg) |
Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897-1951) —
of Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; South Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1929-37; Queens
County Sheriff, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1950-51; died in office 1951.
Collapsed and died, of a heart
attack, in Star Lake, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., August
25, 1951 (age 54 years, 228
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) —
also known as Geraldine Ferraro —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., August
26, 1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(chair, Platform
Committee), 1996;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 2011 (age 75 years, 212
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-2015) —
also known as Mario M. Cuomo —
of Holliswood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 15,
1932.
Democrat. Played professional
baseball in 1952 for the minor-league Brunswick Pirates; lawyer; law
professor; secretary
of state of New York, 1975-78; Liberal candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1979-82; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988;
Governor
of New York, 1983-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 2015 (age 82 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St. John's Cemetery.
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William Frank Brunner (1887-1965) —
also known as William F. Brunner —
of Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Rockaway Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1922-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1929-35; defeated,
1942 (Democratic primary), 1942 (American Labor); Queens
County Sheriff, 1935-36; Democratic candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1937.
Died in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April
23, 1965 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) —
also known as Joseph P. Addabbo —
of New York.
Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
17, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7th
District 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from cancer
and a heart
attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1986 (age 61 years, 24
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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John Joseph Fitzgerald (1872-1952) —
also known as John J. Fitzgerald —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
10, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1919 (2nd District 1899-1903,
7th District 1903-19); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1900,
1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 13,
1952 (age 80 years, 64
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer (1892-1974) —
also known as Joseph L. Pfeifer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
6, 1892.
Democrat. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-51 (3rd District 1935-45, 8th
District 1945-51).
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
19, 1974 (age 82 years, 72
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966) —
also known as Victor L. Anfuso —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Gagliano Castelferrato, Sicily, Italy,
March
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Consul-General
for San Marino in Washington,
D.C., 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1951-53, 1955-63; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1963-66; died in office 1966.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Suffered a heart
attack during a political
caucus meeting at the Warwick Hotel,
and died soon after, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1966 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Louis Gary Clemente (1908-1968) —
also known as L. Gary Clemente —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 10,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president and
director, Unexcelled Chemical
Corporation; executive with Moderne Paint
Company, Premier Chemical
Corporation, and Ohio Bronze
Company; director, Mary Immaculate Hospital;
U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1949-53; defeated,
1952.
Catholic.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans.
Died, from cancer,
in Mary Immaculate Hospital,
Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 338
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Leander Bernard Faber (1867-1950) —
also known as Leander B. Faber —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., November
5, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1917-37; appointed 1917;
defeated, 1917; appointed 1918.
German
ancestry.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
1, 1950 (age 82 years, 361
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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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.
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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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![Edward P. Doyle](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/288/43.13.jpg) |
Edward P. Doyle (1890-1972) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 4,
1890.
Democrat. Merchant;
real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1926-37.
Died July 30,
1972 (age 82 years, 26
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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James Emmet Finegan (c.1877-1940) —
also known as James E. Finegan —
Born about 1877.
No Deal candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931.
Catholic.
Died February
10, 1940 (age about 63
years).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Leonard E. Ruisi (c.1904-1973) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1936.
Died in 1973
(age about
69 years).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Gasper S. Fasullo (1907-1988) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born September
2, 1907.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
civil court judge in New York, 1973.
Died December
26, 1988 (age 81 years, 115
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Thomas S. Agresta (1908-1999) —
of Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Greenlawn, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born November
21, 1908.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1938, 1940;
candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1942; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1964.
Italian
ancestry.
Died March
27, 1999 (age 90 years, 126
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Agresta and Rose Agresta; married to Anna
Zimatore. |
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Politicians buried
here: |
![Hugh J. Grant](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/396/15.65.jpg) |
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.
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![Robert F. Wagner, Jr.](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/899/38.63.jpg) |
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.
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![Alfred E. Smith](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/495/23.56.jpg) |
Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) —
also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The
Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby";
"The King of Oliver Street"; "The First
Citizen" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1873.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915;
Governor
of New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1920,
1932;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1928; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Irish,
German,
and Italian
ancestry.
Died October
4, 1944 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery; statue at Alfred
E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Frank L. Dowling (c.1865-1919) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1865.
Democrat. Borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1918-19; died in office 1919.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1919 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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![Mario J. Cariello](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/613/65.97.jpg) |
Mario Joseph Cariello (1907-1985) —
also known as Mario J. Cariello —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
23, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1936-41; resigned
1941; municipal judge in New York, 1941-62; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1969-77.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer,
in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
9, 1985 (age 78 years, 198
days).
Entombed at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas A. Ledwith (1840-1898) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1840.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1863;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1870; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1871; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1874-75.
Died of cirrhosis of
the liver and Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1898 (age 58 years, 46
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James O'Brien (1841-1907) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
March
13, 1841.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1872-73; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1873; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1879-81; defeated
(Irregular Democratic), 1874.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 5,
1907 (age 65 years, 357
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner (1877-1953) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nastatten, Hessen-Nassau, Germany,
June
8, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1905, 1907-08 (New York County 30th District
1905, New York County 22nd District 1907-08); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1909-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-26; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1924-26; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1927-49; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Introduced Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway
Pension Law, and other social and economic legislation in the U.S.
Senate. On July 18, 1934, he while touring port facilities in Oregon
during a labor dispute, he and his party were fired
on (ten shots) by guards.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1953 (age 75 years, 330
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William Randall Roberts (1830-1897) —
also known as William R. Roberts —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Cork, Ireland,
February
6, 1830.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1871-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1885-89.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
9, 1897 (age 67 years, 184
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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James Joseph Delaney (1901-1987) —
also known as James J. Delaney —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
19, 1901.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-47, 1949-79 (6th District
1945-47, 1949-53, 7th District 1953-63, 9th District 1963-79);
defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate).
Died in Tenafly, Bergen
County, N.J., May 24,
1987 (age 86 years, 66
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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James E. Clonin (c.1864-1925) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born about 1864.
Republican. Building
materials merchant; candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1903.
Catholic.
Died in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 5,
1925 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Francis Carew (1873-1951) —
also known as John F. Carew —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
16, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 24th District, 1904; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1913-29 (17th District 1913-19,
18th District 1919-29); resigned 1929; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1929-43.
Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
10, 1951 (age 77 years, 359
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) —
also known as John J. Boylan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1878.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District
1919-22); U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Redmen.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1938 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Timothy John Campbell (1840-1904) —
also known as Timothy J. Campbell —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
January
8, 1840.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1868-73, 1875,
1883; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1884-85; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1885-89, 1891-95 (8th District
1885-89, 1891-93, 9th District 1893-95); defeated, 1888 (County
Democratic, 8th District), 1894 (Independent, 9th District), 1896
(Gold Democratic, 9th District); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1888.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1904 (age 64 years, 90
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Michael Francis Conry (1870-1917) —
also known as Michael F. Conry —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill
County, Pa., April 2,
1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1909-17 (12th District 1909-13,
15th District 1913-17); died in office 1917.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., March 2,
1917 (age 46 years, 334
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Timothy Daniel Sullivan (1862-1913) —
also known as Timothy D. Sullivan; Tim Sullivan;
"Dry Dollar"; "Big Tim" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 23,
1862.
Democrat. Undertaker;
saloon
part-owner; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1887-93; member
of New
York state senate, 1894-1902, 1909-12 (9th District 1894-95, 11th
District 1896-1902, 12th District 1909-12); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1903-06, 1913 (8th District
1903-06, 13th District 1913); resigned 1906; died in office 1913.
Irish
ancestry.
Struck
and killed by a locomotive, near Pelham Parkway, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
31, 1913 (age 51 years, 39
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Frank Oliver (1883-1968) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
chief, New York City Bureau of Licenses, 1908-11; secretary to U.S.
Sen. James
A. O'Gorman, 1911-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1923-34; resigned
1934; special sessions court judge in New York, 1934-52.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
1, 1968 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner III (1944-1993) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner III; Bobby
Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born January
6, 1944.
Democrat. Candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1977.
Catholic.
Died in his room at the Embassy Suites Hotel,
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
15, 1993 (age 49 years, 313
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas J. Manton (1932-2006) —
of Woodside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1985-99 (9th District 1985-93, 7th
District 1993-99); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Calvary Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 22,
2006 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Auguste Davezac (1780-1851) —
also known as Auguste Genevieve Valentin
D'Avezac=de=Castera —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Les Cayes, Haiti,
1780.
Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Charge d'Affaires
to Netherlands, 1831-39, 1845-50; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1842, 1844.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1851 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Benjamin Wood (1820-1900) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., October
13, 1820.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1861-65, 1881-83 (3rd District
1861-63, 4th District 1863-65, 5th District 1881-83); member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1866-67; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1892.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
21, 1900 (age 79 years, 131
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Edward John Dunphy (1856-1926) —
also known as Edward J. Dunphy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1889-95 (7th District 1889-93, 8th
District 1893-95); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1926 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Patrick J. Carley (1866-1936) —
also known as P. J. Carley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
February
2, 1866.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; real estate
developer; builder;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1927-35.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1936 (age 70 years, 23
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Peter Paul Mahoney (1848-1889) —
also known as Peter P. Mahoney —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 25,
1848.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1885-89.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
27, 1889 (age 40 years, 275
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Marcellus Hugh Evans (1884-1953) —
also known as Marcellus H. Evans —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 6th District, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1935-41; defeated
(Republican), 1940.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
21, 1953 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Abraham Dowdney (1841-1886) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland,
October
31, 1841.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; railroad
builder; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1885-86; died in
office 1886.
Catholic.
Died, following a stroke,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1886 (age 45 years, 40
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Joseph Vincent Flynn (1883-1940) —
also known as Joseph V. Flynn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
2, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1915-19.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
6, 1940 (age 56 years, 157
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Thomas Jefferson Barr (1812-1881) —
also known as Thomas J. Barr —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1812.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1854-55; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1859-61.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
27, 1881 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Frank Thomas Fitzgerald (1857-1907) —
also known as Frank T. Fitzgerald —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1889; resigned 1889;
New
York County Register of Deeds, 1890-92; New
York County Surrogate, 1893-1907; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1894.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1907 (age 50 years, 205
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Arthur O'Connell (1908-1981) —
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
29, 1908.
Democrat. Actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 18,
1981 (age 73 years, 50
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Quinn (1839-1903) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Tipperary, Ireland,
August
9, 1839.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1883; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1889-91.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
23, 1903 (age 63 years, 198
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Ira Edgar Rider (1869-1906) —
also known as Ira E. Rider —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
17, 1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1903-05.
Died in 1906
(age about
36 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Henry McCarthy (1850-1908) —
also known as J. Henry McCarthy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1850.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1880-81; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1889-91.
Died in 1908
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Michael Francis Farley (1863-1921) —
also known as Michael F. Farley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Birr, Ireland,
March
1, 1863.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1915-17; defeated,
1916.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1921 (age 58 years, 215
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Daniel Charles Oliver (1865-1924) —
also known as Daniel C. Oliver —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1865.
Democrat. Dry goods
importer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1917-19.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1924 (age 58 years, 172
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James Joseph Walsh (1858-1909) —
also known as James J. Walsh —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1895-96; defeated,
1896.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 8,
1909 (age 50 years, 351
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Richard Francis McKiniry (1878-1950) —
also known as Richard F. McKiniry —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1878.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Died in 1950
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Fox (1835-1914) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Canada,
June
30, 1835.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1867-71; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1874-75; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876,
1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1892,
1904
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1912.
Died January
17, 1914 (age 78 years, 201
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas Jefferson Ryan (1890-1968) —
also known as Thomas J. Ryan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., November
10, 1968 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) —
also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the
Sugar Trust" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1849.
Democrat. Cooper; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;
member of New York
state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th
District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1900,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years.
Died, from intestinal
degeneration, complicated by appendicitis
and myocarditis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Michael Edmund Butler (1855-1926) —
also known as Michael E. Butler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1855.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1883-84; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
3, 1926 (age 71 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Butler and Margaret (Hannon) Butler; married to Catherine
E. Brosnan. |
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Bernard Downing (1869-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1869.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-31 (11th District 1917-18, 14th District
1919-31); died in office 1931.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in the Loomis Sanitarium,
Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 25,
1931 (age 61 years, 284
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Downing and Margaret (Oakes) Downing. |
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Vincent H. Auleta (1886-1961) —
also known as Vincenzo Auleta —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1886.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1926-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1930.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
29, 1961 (age 75 years, 176
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna J. Schoenherr. |
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Marcus Daly (1908-1969) —
of Lincroft, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
18, 1908.
Republican. College
professor; Director General, Intergovernmental Committee for
European Migration, 1958-61; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society.
Died, from bladder
cancer, in Monmouth Medical
Center, Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 25,
1969 (age 60 years, 310
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Bernard Biglin —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1873-74;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1884.
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Dineen and Margaret (McDonald) Dineen; married 1928 to Mary
Smith. |
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Edward B. Amend (1858-1914) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 2,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-14; died in office 1914.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died October
20, 1914 (age 56 years, 140
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Joseph Brady (1853-1916) —
also known as John J. Brady —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-16; died in office
1916.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Collapsed on a
train returning from Atlantic City, and brought home; died, a
week later, from pneumonia,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
7, 1916 (age 62 years, 130
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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George Washington Plunkitt (1842-1924) —
also known as George W. Plunkitt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
17, 1842.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1869-70;
member of New York
state senate, 1884-87, 1892-93, 1899-1904 (11th District 1884-87,
1892-93, 17th District 1899-1904).
Irish
ancestry.
Died November
19, 1924 (age 82 years, 2
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Jay Dorman (c.1871-1953) —
also known as John J. Dorman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1871.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1923-53; New York City Fire
Commissioner, 1926-33; vice-president, Commercial State Bank and
Trust Company.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 21,
1953 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William T. Collins (c.1886-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1924;
New
York County Clerk, 1926-28; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928-45; appointed 1928; New
York County Surrogate, 1946-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Brightwaters, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Collins; brother of Adelaide
Costigan; married to Mae Godfrey. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thomas C. Kadien Jr. (c.1890-1950) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., about 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1935-48 (2nd District 1935-48, 10th
District 1948); defeated, 1948.
Died, in St. John's Hospital,
Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
22, 1950 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas C. Kadien, Sr. and May (Dennen) Kadien; married to Marie J.
Allen. |
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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.
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Nicanor Bolet=Peraza (1838-1906) —
of Caracas, Venezuela;
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela,
June
4, 1838.
Writer;
newspaper
publisher; Venezuela Minister to the United States, 1888-91,
1899; Consul-General
for Salvador in New
York, N.Y., 1895-96; Consul-General
for Central America in New
York, N.Y., 1897-98; Consul-General
for Honduras in New
York, N.Y., 1899-1902.
Spanish
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1906 (age 67 years, 294
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Denis O'Leary Cohalan (1883-1957) —
also known as Denis O'L. Cohalan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born October
8, 1883.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1941-53; defeated, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died April
10, 1957 (age 73 years, 184
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Powell) Hagan; married, July 24,
1877, to Ellen Matthews. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Madge Lessing. |
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Gerald Patrick Culkin (1906-1993) —
also known as Gerald P. Culkin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
22, 1906.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1967-76.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1993 (age 87 years, 106
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles
W. Culkin and Margaret (Murray) Culkin; married to Dorothy
Helmer. |
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Nicholas J. Eberhard (1878-1957) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1878.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1922-33; Bronx
County Clerk, 1934-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 246
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Eberhard and Anna (Brown) Eberhard; married to Agnes
Clark. |
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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.
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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.
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William Joseph Fallon (1886-1927) —
also known as William J. Fallon; "The Great
Mouthpiece"; "Broadway's
Cicero" —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1918; charged
in 1924 with bribing
a juror;
tried
and acquitted.
Died, of heart
disease, in the Hotel
Oxford, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
29, 1927 (age about 40
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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John Edward Develin (1821-1888) —
also known as John E. Develin —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1846-47, 1867 (New York County 1846-47, New York
County 19th District 1867); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1880.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from kidney
trouble, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
23, 1888 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Develin and Deborah (Ireland) Develin. |
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George Rivet Van Namee (1877-1949) —
also known as George R. Van Namee —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
23, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1908-19; secretary of
New York Democratic Party, 1912-19; secretary to Gov. Alfred
E. Smith, 1919-20, 1922-23; member, New York State Public Service
Commission, 1923; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Catholic.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1949 (age 71 years, 348
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Frederic René Coudert (1832-1903) —
also known as Frederic R. Coudert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
government director, 1885-88, and receiver, 1892-98, of Union Pacific
Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896.
Catholic.
French
ancestry.
Died, from heart and
liver
troubles, in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1903 (age 71 years, 294
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William J. Donohue (1873-1907) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in 1873.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1907; defeated,
1903; died in office 1907.
Shot
and killed
himself, or was murdered,
in the lavatory of a saloon
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
31, 1907 (age about 33
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan. |
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William Joseph Kissane (d. 1955) —
also known as William J. Kissane —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1940.
Died in 1955.
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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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.
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Grover Aloysius Whalen (1886-1962) —
also known as Grover A. Whalen; "The Gardenia of the
Law" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 2,
1886.
Democrat. New York City Police Commissioner, 1928-30; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936;
president of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Irish
and French
Canadian ancestry.
Died, from a stroke,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1962 (age 75 years, 322
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James Joseph Broderick (1887-1964) —
also known as James J. Broderick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1887.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1936; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
28, 1964 (age 77 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Broderick and Mary (Gallagher) Broderick; married to May
Flanagan. |
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