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Patrick Kelly Downard (born c.1946) —
also known as Kelly Downard —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born about 1946.
Republican. Accountant;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2004;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2006.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) —
also known as W. E. 'Bill' Flannery —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacobs, Carter
County, Ky., August 6,
1904.
Son of William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;
died in office 1958; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died in
office 1958.
Methodist.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Logan County
Courthouse, Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 7,
1958 (age 53 years, 213
days).
Interment at Highland
Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.
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Maurice L. Galvin (1872-1940) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., July 9,
1872.
Son of Maurice Galvin and Ellen Galvin.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 6th Kentucky District, 1909; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
25, 1940 (age 68 years, 47
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Mathew Joseph Hennessey (1876-1970) —
also known as M. J. Hennessey —
of Augusta, Bracken
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March 22,
1876.
Son of Mathew H. Hennessey and Emma (Johnson) Hennessey (1858-1902).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908,
1932.
Irish and Danish
ancestry.
Died in Augusta, Bracken
County, Ky., August
18, 1970 (age 94 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Cook (1886-1968). |
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James E. Murphy (d. 1985) —
also known as Murph Murphy —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964;
Campbell
County Sheriff; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Luke Hospital,
Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., September
29, 1985.
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Lawyer;
merchant;
tavern
owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August 4,
1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Martin M. Ray (1795-1865) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.; Wayne
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, August
29, 1795.
Cabinetmaker;
merchant;
banker;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1834-36; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1848.
Methodist.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 16,
1865 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) —
also known as "Peg Leg" —
of St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin in Washington
County, Pa., about 1785.
Youngest member of the Lewis
and Clark
expedition, 1804-06; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in
Kentucky; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and lost a
leg. Shannon's Creek, a tributary of the Yellowstone River, is
named
for him.
Died, in a hotel at
Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., August
30, 1836 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Massey
Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
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James Shannon (c.1791-1832) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., about 1791.
Lawyer;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1832, died in office 1832.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of yellow
fever, 1832
(age about
41 years).
Interment somewhere
in Frankfort, Ky.
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