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James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) —
also known as James L. Buckley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in an elevator at Women's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1923.
Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner)
Buckley.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),
1976 (Republican); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1980; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; took senior
status 1996.
Catholic.
Irish and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull and
Bones.
President, Radio Free
Europe/Radio
Liberty, 1982-85.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Frank Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008) —
also known as William F. Buckley, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1925.
Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner)
Buckley.
Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965.
Catholic.
Irish and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull and
Bones.
Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor of
National Review magazine;
author
and lecturer; host of television
news show "Firing Line"; recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on November 18, 1991.
Died, probably of diabetes
and emphysema,
in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
27, 2008 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner)
Buckley; brother of James
Lane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who married Leo
Brent Bozell); married 1950 to
Patricia Alden Austin Taylor (1926-2007). See Buckley
family of New York and Connecticut. |
| | | Cross-reference: Frederic
R. Coudert, Jr. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Getting
It Right (2003) — God
and Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'
(1951) — Spytime
: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) — Nearer,
My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) — The
Lexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word
Lover (1998) — Airborne
: A Sentimental Journey (1984) — In
Search of Anti-Semitism (1992) — Brothers
No More (1995) — Up
From Liberalism (1959) — The
Committee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities (1962) — Elvis
in the Morning (2001) — Execution
eve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) — Four
reforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) — Gratitude
: reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) —
Nuremberg
: the reckoning (2002) — Overdrive
: a personal documentary (1983) — United
Nations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) — The
unmaking of a mayor (1966) — Ronald
Reagan: An American Hero (2001) |
| | | Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Stained
Glass : A Blackford Oakes Novel (1978) — Marco
Polo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1981) —
Saving
the Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1976) — See
You Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery
(1985) — Tucker's
Last Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1991) — Mongoose,
R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1990) — A
Very Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1994) —
High
Jinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1986) — Who's
on First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1980) — The
Redhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator Joe McCarthy
(1999) |
| | | Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:
John B. Judis, William
F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the
Conservatives |
| | | Critical books about William F. Buckley,
Jr.: David Miller, Chairman
Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. |
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James Patrick Cassidy (1864-1943) —
also known as James P. Cassidy —
of Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Sherman, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 16,
1864.
Son of Michael Cassidy (1825-1898) and Mary (Hulton) Cassidy
(1831-1870).
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southbury, 1930.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn., August 6,
1943 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Cassidy (1858-1927) —
also known as John H. Cassidy —
of Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March 25,
1858.
Son of Michael Cassidy (1825-1898) and Mary (Hulton) Cassidy
(1831-1870).
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southbury, 1906, 1918.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn., May 24,
1927 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853-1937) —
also known as Edward F. Dunne —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waterville, Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., October
12, 1853.
Son of P. W. Dunne and Delia M. (Lawler) Dunne.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1892-1905; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois, 1900;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1905-07; defeated, 1907, 1911; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
Governor
of Illinois, 1913-17.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died May 24,
1937 (age 83 years, 224
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Patrick Garvan (born c.1837) —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ireland,
about 1837.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1891-92; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Smithwick Hogan (1902-1974) —
also known as Frank S. Hogan; "Mr.
Integrity" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., January
17, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1941-73; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1958.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, following lung
cancer surgery and a stroke, in
St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 2,
1974 (age 72 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James P. Hooley (b. 1855) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, July 12,
1855.
Son of Morgan Hooley and Mary Margaret (Coffey) Hooley.
Iron
molder; organizer for
the Knights of Labor; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1884-85.
Irish ancestry.
Interment at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.
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Frank P. Hurley (b. 1900) —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 9,
1900.
Son of Patrick Hurley and Margaret (Shea) Hurley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Hampden District, 1929-36.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Suzette Agnes Junglas (1873-1962) —
also known as Suzette A. Junglas; Susan Agnes
Berllayette; Mrs. George Junglas —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
April
4, 1873.
Daughter of Nazar Amos Berllayette (1845-1920) and Bridget (Deegan)
Berllayette (1846-1906).
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1924;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodbridge, 1932.
Female.
French
Canadian and Irish ancestry.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
1, 1962 (age 89 years, 150
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Married to George William Junglas (1876-1965). |
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Frank Logue (born c.1924) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1977-79; defeated in primary, 1979.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 1979.
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Brian McDermott —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 34th District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 2002.
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Bruce Andrew Morrison (b. 1944) —
also known as Bruce A. Morrison —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
8, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1983-91.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992) —
also known as George L. Murphy —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 4,
1902.
Republican. Professional actor
and dancer
in 1934-52; appeared in films
such as For Me And My Gal, Battleground; president,
Screen Actors Guild, 1944-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from California, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.
Irish ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild.
Died, of leukemia,
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 3,
1992 (age 89 years, 304
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Thomas F. Murphy (c.1906-1995) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1951.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
As assistant U.S. attorney in New York in 1949-50, he was assigned to
be the lead prosecutor in the trial of Alger Hiss. In 1950-51, he
served as New York City Police Commissioner.
Died, in a nursing
home at Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1995 (age about 89
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of "Fireman" Murphy (professional baseball player
with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox). |
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John S. Sullivan (1875-1949) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
18, 1875.
Democrat. Wholesale and
retail fish merchant; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1936-37; defeated, 1937; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1942.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died April 12,
1949 (age 73 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Laurence Tierney (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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Robert J. White (born c.1884) —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, about 1884.
Democrat. Steelworker;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainville, 1926, 1932.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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