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See also
Tierney
Cahill —
Jonathan
E. Taylor |
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Tierney, Charles G. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Tierney, Francis E. —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Webster County; elected 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Tierney, Francis J. —
of Fort Edward, Washington
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1952,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Washington County Democratic Party, 1955.
Still living as of 1964.
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Tierney, James
(1905-1981) —
of Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
24, 1905.
Democrat. Employee, Ford Motor
Company; mayor
of Garden City, Mich., 1956-60; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1965-72.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist
Club.
On July 25, 1957, following a Planning Commission meeting, he was shot six
times by building contractor Lester Ellerhorst, who was angered
by city officials' criticism of his work on the Garden City police
station.
Died in 1981
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, James A. —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1920,
1936;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, James D. —
of Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Park Ridge, Ill., 1941-45.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, James E. —
of Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Maine
state attorney general, 1981-90.
Still living as of 1990.
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Tierney, James J. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Tierney, Jeremiah V. —
of Shenandoah, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, John —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, John F. (b.
1951) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., September
18, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1997-; defeated,
1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2009.
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Tierney, John J., Jr. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Tierney, John M.
(1860-1936) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1860.
Son of Launcelot J. Tierney and Elizabeth (Welch) Tierney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel, Union Railway
Company, 1893; municipal judge in New York, 1898-1915; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-29.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, from "grip" (influenza),
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
20, 1936 (age 75 years, 129
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Tierney, John P. —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 13th District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Joseph —
of Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Tierney, Joseph M. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
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Tierney, Julia D. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Laurence E., Jr. —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Tierney, Mrs. Lawrence C. —
of Powhatan, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Lawrence E. —
of Powhatan, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); chair of
McDowell County Democratic Party, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Leo F. —
of Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Martin J. —
of Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Enfield, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Matthew J. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Matthew T. —
Right To Life candidate for New York
state senate 42nd District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Tierney, Michael V. —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.
Mayor
of Hyattsville, Md., 1900-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Owen S. M. —
of Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 8th District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Patrick J. —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Paul J. —
of Maryland.
Member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1963-70.
Still living as of 1970.
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Tierney, Richard B. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Tierney, Rosemary S. —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Mayor
of New Bedford, Mass., 1992-98.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Tierney, Thomas J. —
of Rankin, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Burgess
of Rankin, Pennsylvania, 1927-35.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tierney, Timothy —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Tierney, William F. —
of Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.
Mayor
of Portage, Wis., 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Tierney, William Laurence
(1876-1958) —
also known as William L. Tierney —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., August 6,
1876.
Son of Jeremiah Tierney (1844-1916) and Mary Ann (Loughlin) Tierney
(1846-1879).
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1931-33.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died April 13,
1958 (age 81 years, 250
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Tierney, William Laurence, Jr.
(1907-1989) —
also known as William L. Tierney, Jr. —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 4,
1907.
Son of William Laurence Tierney and Marian
Irene (Brady) Tierney (1881-1909).
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1968-77.
Catholic.
Died, in Greenwich Hospital,
Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
6, 1989 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorita 'Mary' Dillon. See Tierney
family of Connecticut. |
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