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David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) —
also known as David C. Ahearn —
of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rotherham, England,
November
4, 1879.
Son of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital,
1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale
industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining
Corporation.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Crippled
as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
30, 1925 (age 46 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in Framingham, Mass.
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William Vincent Ahearn (1925-2000) —
also known as William Ahearn —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Norwood, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 21,
1925.
Son of William Vincent Ahearn and Mary (Corcoran) Ahearn.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; missionary;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic.
Died November
9, 2000 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1971
to Helen E. Stevens. |
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Frank Polipnick Anthony (b. 1922) —
also known as Frank Anthony —
of Stow, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn., June 6,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; writer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1962.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 2004.
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Dewey G. Archambault —
also known as D. G. Archambault —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Son of Amedee Archambault and Rose F. (Mineau) Archambault.
Republican. Funeral
director; lawyer; mayor of
Lowell, Mass., 1936-40.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 30,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew J. Avitabile (1913-2001) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.; Ashland, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., August
16, 1913.
Son of Dr. Alphonso L. Avitabile and Concetta M. Avitabile.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1945-46.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died October
25, 2001 (age 88 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Timothy Barrett (b. 1870) —
also known as James T. Barrett —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Pluckanes, County Cork, Ireland,
February
10, 1870.
Son of Timothy Barrett and Julia (Sheehan) Barrett.
Democrat. Contractor;
lecturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1905-06; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward P. Barry (b. 1864) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
28, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1907-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1914-15; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy Arthur Bassett (b. 1947) —
also known as Timothy A. Bassett —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., December
16, 1947.
Son of Arthur Bassett and Marguerite (Crowley) Bassett.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973.
Catholic. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1973.
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Peter I. Blute (b. 1956) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
28, 1956.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1987-93; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1993-97;
defeated, 1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) —
also known as Edward P. Boland —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
1, 1911.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1935-41; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan
"contra" rebels in the 1980s.
Died, of cardiovascular
complications, following a fractured
hip, at Mercy Medical
Center, Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
4, 2001 (age 90 years, 34
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Alexis Boyer, Jr. (b. 1875) —
of Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., January
17, 1875.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912.
Catholic. Member, Redmen; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund John Brandon (b. 1894) —
also known as Edmund J. Brandon —
of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 24,
1894.
Son of Edward John Brandon and Mary A. (Corcoran) Brandon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1939-46.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent Brogna (b. 1887) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Montefalcione, Italy,
May
14, 1887.
Son of Raffaele Brogna and Filomena (Selvitella) Brogna.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1911; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1916-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916
(alternate), 1932;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1934.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Raffaele Brogna and Filomena (Selvitella) Brogna; married 1916 to Flora
Fopiano; married, May 15,
1922, to Louise M. Griffin. |
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Thomas Henry Buckley (b. 1897) —
also known as Thomas H. Buckley —
of Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
5, 1897.
Son of William Buckley and Anne (Ruane) Buckley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1920-40; candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1922; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1932; Massachusetts
state auditor, 1935-39; candidate in primary for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1956.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Grange; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Sons
of Union Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas M. Burke (b. 1898) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1935-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) —
also known as Leo J. Callanan —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
18, 1900.
Son of Edward John Callanan (c.1867-1948) and Helena Clare (Murphy)
Callanan (c.1868-1951).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Melbourne, 1926-27; Adelaide, 1929; U.S. Consul in Port Said, 1931; Madras, 1932; Malaga, 1938; Pernambuco, 1943; Victoria, 1947; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1949.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from chronic
emphysema, in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., January
5, 1982 (age 81 years, 352
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Michael Everett Capuano (b. 1952) —
also known as Mike Capuano —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
9, 1952.
Son of Andrew Capuano and Rita Marie (Garvey) Capuano.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1990-98; defeated, 1979, 1981; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1999-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2009.
Catholic. Italian
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Edward Christopher Carroll (b. 1893) —
of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
15, 1893.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Suffolk District, 1933-36.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Jean Baptiste Cartier (b. 1886) —
also known as Arthur J. B. Cartier —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine; Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, December
29, 1886.
Son of Joseph Cartier and Philomene (Loiselle) Cartier.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1916, 1918,
1920, 1922, 1924; candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1919; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Catholic. French
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) —
also known as Andres A. Casassa —
of Revere, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
17, 1886.
Son of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1920,
1928;
mayor
of Revere, Mass., 1931; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Sons of
Italy.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Emily G. Greene. |
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Joseph Edward Casey (1898-1980) —
also known as Joseph E. Casey —
of Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., December
27, 1898.
Son of John Edward Casey and Winifred M. (Carey) Casey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1935-43;
defeated, 1926, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1942.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; American
Legion.
Died September
1, 1980 (age 81 years, 249
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Argeo Paul Cellucci (b. 1948) —
also known as Paul Cellucci —
of Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 24,
1948.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1977-85; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1985-91; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1991-97; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1997-2001; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 2001.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Angelo Cerasoli (b. 1947) —
also known as Robert A. Cerasoli —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born, in Quincy City Hospital,
Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 12,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1975-91; Inspector General of
Massachusetts, 1991-2001; Inspector General of New Orleans, 2007.
Catholic; later Baptist.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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John F. Collins (1919-1995) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Boston, Mass., 1960-68.
Catholic.
Died at Vencor Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
23, 1995 (age about 76
years).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Patrick Andrew Collins (1844-1905) —
also known as Patrick A. Collins —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland,
March
12, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1868-69; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1870-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1876,
1880,
1888,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1883-89; U.S.
Consul General in London, 1893-97; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1902-05; defeated, 1899.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., September
13, 1905 (age 61 years, 185
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Francis Leo Colpoys (b. 1884) —
also known as Francis L. Colpoys —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1884.
Son of William Colpoys and Margaret Colpoys.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifteenth Suffolk District,
1909-11.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Bernard Condon (1891-1965) —
also known as Francis B. Condon —
of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I., November
11, 1891.
Son of Denis Gerald Condon and Rose (Collette) Condon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1921-27; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1930-35 (3rd District 1930-33,
1st District 1933-35); justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1935.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
23, 1965 (age 74 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Mary's Cemetery, East Providence, R.I.
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William Patrick Connery, Jr. (1888-1937) —
also known as William P. Connery, Jr. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., August
24, 1888.
Son of William
Patrick Connery, Sr..
Democrat. Professional actor,
1908-16; candy
manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in
office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Redmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 15,
1937 (age 48 years, 295
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
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Gerald E. Connolly (b. 1950) —
also known as Gerry Connolly —
of Mantua, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 30,
1950.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 2009-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) —
also known as John T. Connor; Jack Connor —
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
3, 1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.
Catholic. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi.
President and CEO of the Merck pharmaceutical
company from 1955; chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical,
1967-79.
Died, of cancer, at
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mosswood
Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
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Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) —
also known as Silvio O. Conte —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1951-59; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1959-91; died in
office 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1972,
1988.
Catholic.
Died, from complications of cancer, in
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
8, 1991 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
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John Augustin Coulthurst (b. 1871) —
also known as John A. Coulthurst —
of Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., June 24,
1871.
Son of Matthew Coulthurst and Mary Elizabeth (Berry) Coulthurst.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-05; secretary of
Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1906-07; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1907 (Democratic primary), 1907 (Independence
League).
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Cummings (1855-1929) —
also known as John W. Cummings —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Stockport, Cheshire, England,
August
25, 1855.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Eighth Bristol District, 1878;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1885, 1887-88; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19.
Catholic.
Died August
28, 1929 (age 74 years, 3
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Michael Curley (1874-1958) —
also known as James M. Curley; "The Rascal
King" —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1874.
Son of Michael Curley and Sarah (Clancy) Curley.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; president, Hibernia Savings Bank;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10th
District 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47);
resigned 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1914-17, 1922-25, 1930-33, 1946-49; defeated,
1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member of Democratic
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1941-54; indicted
in federal court in 1943, with Donald
W. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group,
Inc., which fraudulently
obtained war contracts; re-indicted
in 1944; tried in
1945-46 and convicted;
sentenced
to six to eighteen months in prison
and fined
$1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted by
President Harry
Truman.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles; Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
12, 1958 (age 83 years, 357
days).
Interment at Old
Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
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James Joseph Curran (1864-1910) —
also known as James J. Curran —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., June, 1864.
Son of Patrick C. Curran (1819-1874) and Margaret (Manning) Curran
(1831-1906).
Democrat. Druggist; mayor of
Holyoke, Mass., 1896; defeated, 1893, 1894.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
In early 1896, he was team captain of the first demonstration game of
"mintonette" (later known as "volleyball").
Died in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., 1910
(age about
46 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick C. Curran (1819-1874) and Margaret (Manning) Curran
(1831-1906); brother-in-law of Margaret Elizabeth Tierney (first
cousin of William
Laurence Tierney). See Tierney
family of Connecticut. |
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Eleanor L. Daly (b. 1911) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 27,
1911.
Daughter of John F. Daly and Eleanor H. (Doherty) Daly.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 1940.
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John F. X. Davoren (1915-1997) —
of Milford, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Worcester
County, Mass., July 27,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1955; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1965; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964;
secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1967-74.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died August
24, 1997 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Massachusetts
National Veterans Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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John Martin Deely (1894-1973) —
also known as John M. Deely —
of Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 30,
1894.
Son of Martin Henry Deely and Agnes (Doyle) Deely.
Democrat. Lime manfacturer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1936.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in 1973
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Anthony DeFazio (b. 1947) —
also known as Peter A. DeFazio —
of Springfield, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 27,
1947.
Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep. James
H. Weaver, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1987-; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1995; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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William D. Delahunt (b. 1941) —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Hyannis, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 18,
1941.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-75; Norfolk
County District Attorney, 1975-96; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1997-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul Andrew Dever (1903-1958) —
also known as Paul A. Dever —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
15, 1903.
Son of Joseph Patrick Dever and Anna Amelia (McAlevy) Dever.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1935-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1952,
1956;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1949-53; defeated, 1940, 1952; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1952.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died April 11,
1958 (age 55 years, 86
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Charles Henry Donahue (b. 1877) —
of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
7, 1877.
Son of John Francis Donahue and Bridget Agnes (Murphy) Donahue.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1924-32; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1932-40.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brian Joseph Donnelly (b. 1946) —
also known as Brian J. Donnelly —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 2,
1946.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1979-93; U.S.
Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1994-97.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) —
also known as Harold D. Donohue —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 18,
1901.
Son of Cornelius Donohue and Margaret (Lyons) Donohue.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73,
3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
4, 1984 (age 83 years, 139
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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John Joseph Douglass (1873-1939) —
also known as John J. Douglass —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-35 (10th District
1925-33, 11th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Died in West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 5,
1939 (age 66 years, 55
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Thomas H. Dowd —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Son of Charles Dowd and Mary (Reynolds) Dowd.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1901; municipal judge in Massachusetts, 1914-34;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1935-40.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Helen L. Dolan. |
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Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) —
also known as Robert F. Drinan; "Our Father Who Art In
Congress" —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1920.
Son of James J. Drinan and Ann (Flanigan) Drinan.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73,
4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1972;
law
professor.
Catholic. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 2007 (age 86 years, 74
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Daniel Early (b. 1933) —
also known as Joseph D. Early —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
31, 1933.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1963-74; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1975-93;
defeated, 1992; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1998.
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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.
Daughter of Dominick Ferraro and Antonetta (Corrieri) Ferraro.
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 in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.
Female.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of
Fame.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 26,
2011 (age 75 years, 212
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Francis Fitzgerald (1863-1950) —
also known as John F. Fitzgerald; "Honey
Fitz" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
11, 1863.
Son of Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna Fitzgerald.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1893-94; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1895-1901, 1919 (9th District
1895-1901, 10th District 1919); mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1906-07, 1910-14; defeated, 1907; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
(speaker),
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1916; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1922; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
2, 1950 (age 87 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna Fitzgerald; married, September
18, 1889, to Josephine Mary Hannon (1865-1964); father of Rose
Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995; who married Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.); grandfather of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy. See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Thomas Aloysius Fitzgerald (b. 1871) —
also known as W. T. A. Fitzgerald —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
19, 1871.
Son of Henry Fitzgerald and Bridget M. (Walsh) Fitzgerald.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; Suffolk
County Register of Deeds; president, Volunteer Cooperative Bank;
director, Cooperative Central Bank;
director, Boston-Nantasket Steamboat
Co.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) —
also known as James M. Fitzpatrick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 27,
1869.
Son of Thomas Fitzpatrick and Ellen (Burke) Fitzpatrick.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 10,
1949 (age 79 years, 287
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Mark Flanagan (b. 1963) —
of Florida.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
14, 1963.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 68th District, 1995-.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1999.
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Raymond Leo Flynn (b. 1939) —
also known as Raymond L. Flynn —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 22,
1939.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1971-79; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1984-93; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;
U.S. Ambassador to Vatican, 1993-97; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1998.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul R. Foisy (b. 1900) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., March 1,
1900.
Son of Joseph A. Foisy and Marie E. (Mongrain) Foisy.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Catholic. French
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) —
also known as Mark A. Foley —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
8, 1954.
Republican. Real estate
agent; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member
of Florida
state senate, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned
2006.
Catholic. Gay.
Forced to
resign in September, 2006, over sexually
explicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no
criminal charges were filed.
Still living as of 2010.
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William J. Foley (b. 1887) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 2,
1887.
Son of Patrick A. Foley and Julia (Hayes) Foley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1919-20; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1921-22; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1927; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1933, 1937.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Theresa Liston. |
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Aimé Joseph Forand (1895-1972) —
also known as Aimé J. Forand —
of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., May 23,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1937-39, 1941-61;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1952.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
18, 1972 (age 76 years, 240
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Francis J. W. Ford (b. 1882) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
23, 1882.
Son of Cornelius J. Ford and Josephine (Murphy) Ford.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1933-38.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Foster Furcolo (1911-1995) —
also known as Foster Furcolo —
of Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 29,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1949-52;
defeated, 1946; resigned 1952; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1953-54; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1954, 1960 (primary); Governor of
Massachusetts, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 5,
1995 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Daniel J. Gallagher (b. 1873) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
31, 1873.
Son of Owen Gallagher and Ann (Ryan) Gallagher.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1920-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic. Member, Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Gallagher (b. 1869) —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
17, 1869.
Son of Henry Gallagher and Joanna (Curran) Gallagher.
Democrat. Building
materials merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1914; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wendell Arthur Garrity, Jr. (1920-1999) —
also known as W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 20,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1961-66; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1966-85.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Ordered the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974.
Died, of cancer, in
Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
16, 1999 (age 79 years, 88
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wellesley, Mass.
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Edward Gilmore (1867-1924) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., January
4, 1867.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1913-15.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died April 10,
1924 (age 57 years, 97
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Eugene H. Giroux (b. 1903) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
20, 1903.
Son of Hercule J. Giroux and Mary L. (LeSage) Giroux.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1931-36; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1937-44.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927
to Mary E. Cotter. |
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William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) —
also known as William J. Granfield —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., December
18, 1889.
Son of John Granfield and Ellen (O'Connor) Granfield.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1917-19; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; district
judge in Massachusetts, 1936-49.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 28,
1959 (age 69 years, 161
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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William P. Grant (b. 1905) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1946-51; defeated, 1951.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark Andrew Green (b. 1960) —
also known as Mark Green —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 1,
1960.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1999-; U.S.
Ambassador to Tanzania, 2007-.
Catholic. Member, Kiwanis;
Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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Walter Augustine Griffin (b. 1901) —
also known as Walter A. Griffin —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., September
3, 1901.
Son of James Joseph Griffin and Mary (Sullivan) Griffin.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1934-37.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) —
also known as Arthur D. Healey —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
29, 1889.
Son of Dennis Healey and Mary (Ireland) Healey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1948
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
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John Patrick Higgins (1893-1955) —
also known as John P. Higgins —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
19, 1893.
Son of Patrick Higgins and Winifred (Gilligan) Higgins.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chemist;
lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1935-37;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1937-55; died in office 1955.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August 2,
1955 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Lawrence Joseph Hogan (b. 1928) —
also known as Lawrence J. Hogan —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.; Landover, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
30, 1928.
Republican. FBI
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1969-75; Prince
George's County Executive, 1978-82; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1982.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1998.
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Charles Francis Hurley (1893-1946) —
also known as Charles F. Hurley —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1893.
Son of John Joseph Hurley and Elizabeth (Maher) Hurley.
Democrat. Real estate
business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1931-36; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Foresters.
Died March 24,
1946 (age 52 years, 120
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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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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Joseph Leo Hurley (1898-1956) —
also known as Joseph L. Hurley —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., April 20,
1898.
Son of John T. Hurley and Margaret A. (Sullivan) Hurley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1925-28;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1933-34; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-56; died in office 1956.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Grange.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., April 29,
1956 (age 58 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Arthur Johnson (b. 1919) —
also known as Chester A. Johnson —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; computer
programmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1972.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1973.
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James Philip Kane (b. 1906) —
also known as James P. Kane —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., November
25, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948,
1956.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hastings Keith (1915-2005) —
of West Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
22, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63,
12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
2005 (age 89 years, 239
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., December
25, 1897.
Son of Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley.
Democrat. Soft drink
salesman; hotel
manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1923-36; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1932.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis E. Kelly (b. 1903) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 26,
1903.
Son of Joseph M. Kelly and Margaret (Murphy) Kelly.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Boston City Council, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1937-39; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1949-53.
Catholic. Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-2009) —
also known as Edward M. Kennedy; Ted Kennedy;
"Lion of the Senate" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born, in St. Margaret's Hospital,
Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
22, 1932.
Son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009; died in office 2009;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Pleaded
guilty to leaving the
scene of an accident after his car plunged off the Dike Bridge,
on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing
passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, on July 18, 1969.
Died, from brain
cancer, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
25, 2009 (age 77 years, 184
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995);
brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy and Jean
Kennedy Smith; married, November
29, 1958, to Virginia
Joan Bennett (1936-); married, November
30, 1958, to Virginia Joan Bennett (divorced 1982); married, July 3,
1992, to Victoria Anne Reggie (daughter of Edmund
M. Reggie); uncle of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Mark
Kennedy Shriver; father of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Murray
M. Chotiner |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Edward M. Kennedy: Adam
Clymer, Edward
M. Kennedy: A Biography — Richard E. Burke, The
Senator : My Ten Years With Ted Kennedy |
| | | Critical books about Edward M. Kennedy:
Bernard Goldberg, 100
People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is
#37) |
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) —
also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K.";
"Lancer" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 29,
1917.
Son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
received a 1957 Pulitzer
Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President
of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Shot
by a sniper,
Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a
motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital,
Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177
days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.
Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963. His portrait appears on the U.S. half
dollar (50
cent coin).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John
F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995);
brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia
Joan Bennett); married, September
12, 1953, to Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene
Luther Gore Vidal, Jr. and Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss III); step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore
Auchincloss (who married Newton
Ivan Steers, Jr.); uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-); father of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.. See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: John
B. Connally — Henry
B. Gonzalez — Henry M.
Wade — Walter
Rogers — Gerry
E. Studds — James
B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark
Dalton — Waggoner
Carr — Theodore
C. Sorensen — Pierre
Salinger — John
Bartlow Martin |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles
in Courage |
| | | Books about John F. Kennedy:
Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK
: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An
Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael
O'Brien, John
F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK,
LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask
Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed
America — Thomas Reeves, A
Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —
Shelley Sommer, John
F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:
Seymour Hersh, The
Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK:
the Man and the Myth |
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) —
also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe
Kennedy —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
6, 1888.
Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929).
Supervisor of the shipyard
at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker;
owner and financier of movie
studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created
Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., November
18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October
7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995; daughter of John
Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard
J. Whalen, The
Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power,
Wealth, and Family Ambition |
| | | Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy:
Ronald Kessler, The
Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He
Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph
P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an
American Myth |
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr. (1915-1944) —
also known as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in 1915.
Son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr..
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Catholic.
Killed
when his Liberator bomber
exploded,
over the English
Channel, August
12, 1944 (age about 29
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (b. 1952) —
also known as Joseph P. Kennedy II —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
24, 1952.
Son of Robert
Francis Kennedy.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1987-99; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1999.
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) —
also known as P. J. Kennedy —
of Massachusetts.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
4, 1858.
Son of Bridget (Murphy) Kennedy (1824-1888) and Patrick Kennedy
(c.1823-1858).
Liquor
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 18,
1929 (age 71 years, 134
days).
Interment somewhere
in Malden, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Bridget (Murphy) Kennedy (1824-1888) and Patrick Kennedy
(c.1823-1858); married, November
23, 1887, to Mary Augusta Hickey (1857-1823); father of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; grandfather of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy (b. 1967) —
also known as Patrick J. Kennedy —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Portsmouth, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 14,
1967.
Son of Edward
Moore Kennedy and Joan
Bennett Kennedy.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1988-94; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1995-; pleaded
guilty in 2006 to charges
of driving
under
the influence of prescription drugs.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy;
"R.F.K." —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1925.
Son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1968.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
On June 5, 1968, while running
for president, having just won the California presidential primary,
was shot and
mortally
wounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel, and
died the next day in in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 6,
1968 (age 42 years, 199
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, June 17,
1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew
M. Cuomo); uncle of Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Benjamin
Altman — John
Bartlow Martin |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur
M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert
Kennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas, Robert
Kennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo, In
His Own Right |
| | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:
Allen Roberts, Robert
Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive
Politician — Victor Lasky, RFK:
Myth and Man |
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John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) —
also known as John F. Kerry;
"Liveshot" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital,
Aurora, Adams
County, Colo., December
11, 1943.
Son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes) Kerry (1913-2002).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Catholic. English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull and
Bones.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives:
Second great-grandson of Robert
Charles Winthrop; third cousin twice removed of William
Cameron Forbes; son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes)
Kerry (1913-2002); married, May 23,
1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne (divorced 1988); married, May 26,
1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry
John Heinz III). See Heinz-Forbes-Kerry-Winthrop
family of Massachusetts. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kerry: A
Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America
(2003) — The
New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security
(1997) — Our
Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with
John Edwards (2004) |
| | | Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas
Brinkley, Tour
of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — Michael
Kranish et al, John
F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who
Know Him Best — Paul Alexander, The
Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White
House — George Butler, John
Kerry: A Portrait |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kerry:
John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit
for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John
Kerry — David N. Bossie, The
Many Faces of John Kerry |
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Edward Joseph King (1925-2006) —
also known as Edward J. King; Ed King —
of Winthrop, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 11,
1925.
Democrat. Governor of
Massachusetts, 1979-83; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1980.
Catholic.
Played pro football
as a guard with the Buffalo Bisons in 1948-49, and the Baltimore
Colts in 1950.
Died, following brain surgery after two falls, in
Lahey Clinic,
Burlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
18, 2006 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Edward Lajoie (b. 1894) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., December
1, 1894.
Son of Joseph Lajoie and Hermilinda (Belisle) Lajoie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1928; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006) —
also known as Pat Lawford; Patricia
Kennedy —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 6,
1924.
Daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1960.
Female.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 2006 (age 82 years, 134
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Granddaughter of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy; sister of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, April 24,
1954, to Peter Lawford (1923-1984; actor);
mother of Christopher Lawford (actor);
aunt of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Joseph Lawler (b. 1863) —
also known as Frank J. Lawler —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield, Franklin
County, Mass., July 31,
1863.
Son of James Lawler and Margaret (Hafey) Lawler.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1906.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Lewis (1868-1949) —
also known as William H. Lewis; Bill Lewis —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Berkley, Norfolk County (now part of Norfolk),
Va., November
28, 1868.
Son of Ashley Lewis and Josephine (Baker) Lewis.
Republican. As a student at Harvard, was the first
black All-American football player (1892-93); lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902.
Baptist;
later Catholic. African
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1949 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Edward Lawrence Long (b. 1875) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
20, 1875.
Son of Lawrence J. Long and Catherine M. (O'Connor) Long.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1906.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Lowe (b. 1939) —
also known as George H. Lowe —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 1,
1939.
Son of John Elmer Lowe and Mary Catherine (Mullin) Lowe.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1978-82.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1994.
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John Lynch (b. 1952) —
of Hopkinton, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
25, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 2005-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John C. Mahoney (1881-1946) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
March
22, 1881.
Son of Cornelius Mahoney and Mary (Foley) Mahoney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1911-14; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1932-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Eagles; Lions.
Died July 12,
1946 (age 65 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Maloney (b. 1948) —
also known as Jim Maloney —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
17, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1986-95; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1997-2003;
defeated, 1994, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2003.
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Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) —
also known as Frederick W. Mansfield —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 26,
1877.
Son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough) Mansfield.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; pharmacist;
lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1910, 1916, 1917; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1941; defeated, 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1934-37; defeated, 1929.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1958 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Raymond V. Mariano (b. 1950) —
also known as Ray Mariano —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born September
23, 1950.
Democrat. Mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2011.
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Edward John Markey (b. 1946) —
also known as Edward J. Markey —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 11,
1946.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1976-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968) —
also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Joe
Martin —
of North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., November
3, 1884.
Son of Joseph William Martin and Catherine (Katon) Martin.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1916,
1936,
1940
(Permanent
Chair), 1944
(Permanent
Chair), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1920;
secretary
of Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District
1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Grange.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March 6,
1968 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.
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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;
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,
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, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | | Relatives: Married to Kate Hogan (died
1883). |
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Charles James McCarthy (1861-1929) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August 4,
1861.
Member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1907-12; treasurer
of Hawaii Territory, 1914-18; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1918-21.
Catholic.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
26, 1929 (age 68 years, 114
days).
Interment at Diamond
Head Memorial Park, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Karen McCarthy (b. 1947) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., March 18,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1977-95; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John William McCormack (1891-1980) —
also known as John W. McCormack —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
21, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-22; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-71 (12th District
1928-63, 9th District 1963-71); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1963-71; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964
(Permanent
Chair); Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Elks; Moose; Royal
Arcanum; American
Legion.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
22, 1980 (age 88 years, 337
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Richard J. McCormick (b. 1888) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., August
11, 1888.
Son of John R. McCormick and Margaret (McCarthy) McCormick.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1923-28.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. McDonald (1876-1950) —
also known as Joe McDonald —
of Ester Creek, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 15,
1876.
Democrat. Went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; merchant;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1929-33; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1933.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, July 20,
1950 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James P. McGovern (b. 1959) —
also known as Jim McGovern —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
20, 1959.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1997-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John F. McGrath (b. 1881) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
10, 1881.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1918, 1920.
Catholic. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Francis McNulty, Jr. (b. 1925) —
also known as James McNulty, Jr. —
of Arizona.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
18, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Arizona
state senate, 1969-75; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1980; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 5th District, 1983-85.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1998.
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Martin Thomas Meehan (b. 1956) —
also known as Martin T. Meehan; Marty
Meehan —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
30, 1956.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1993-2007;
resigned 2007; chancellor,
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2007.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) —
also known as Joe Moakley —
of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 27,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1953-63; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1968,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001;
defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001.
Catholic.
Died, of leukemia,
at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
2001 (age 74 years, 31
days).
Interment at Blue
Hills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass.
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James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) —
also known as James C. Monaghan —
of Rhode Island; New Jersey.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
11, 1857.
Son of James Monaghan and Mary Ann Brown (O'Neill) Monaghan.
Newspaper
editor; university
professor; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1885-90; Chemnitz, 1893-1900; Kingston, 1914-17.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
12, 1917 (age 60 years, 32
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Cumberland, R.I.
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Relatives: Son
of James Monaghan and Mary Ann Brown (O'Neill) Monaghan; nephew by
marriage of John
Ryan; married, June 12,
1892, to Dorothy T. Ryan. |
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Constance Albanese Morella (b. 1931) —
also known as Constance A. Morella; Connie Morella;
Constance Albanese —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
12, 1931.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1987-2003; defeated,
2002.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jeremiah Henry Murphy (1835-1893) —
also known as Jeremiah H. Murphy; Jerrie
Murphy —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
13, 1835.
Son of Timothy Murphy (1806-1866) and Gerusha (Shattuck) Murphy
(1814-1901).
Democrat. Mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1873, 1879; member of Iowa state legislature;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1883-87.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1893 (age 58 years, 300
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
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Sam J. Nahil (1905-1982) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., October
3, 1905.
Republican. Barber; real estate
business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Claremont 2nd Ward,
1951-67.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in October, 1982
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Edmund Neal (b. 1949) —
also known as Richard E. Neal —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
14, 1949.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1984-88; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1989-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Nolan (1901-1991) —
of Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 23,
1901.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1947-50; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1949; member of Alaska
territorial senate 1st District, 1951-58; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in Wrangell,
Alaska, October
24, 1991 (age 90 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh O'Brien (1827-1895) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Ireland,
July
13, 1827.
Democrat. Mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1885-88; defeated, 1888.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
First
Irish Catholic mayor of Boston.
Died August 1,
1895 (age 68 years, 19
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) —
also known as John P. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
1, 1873.
Son of Patrick O'Brien and Mary E. (Gibbons) O'Brien.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Tammany
Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1951 (age 78 years, 233
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Thomas Charles O'Brien (b. 1887) —
also known as Thomas C. O'Brien —
of Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 19,
1887.
Son of Michael O'Brien and Mary (O'Connor) O'Brien.
Lawyer;
member, Massachusetts Board of Parole, 1913-16; district attorney,
Suffolk District, 1922-27; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; Union candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; Union candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1936.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeremiah Edward O'Connell (1883-1964) —
also known as Jeremiah E. O'Connell —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 8,
1883.
Son of Jeremiah O'Connell and Margaret R. (Lynch) O'Connell.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1923-27, 1929-30;
state court judge in Rhode Island, 1930-48; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1948-56; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1956.
Catholic. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
18, 1964 (age 81 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Charles O'Conor (1804-1884) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1804.
Son of Thomas O'Conor (1770-1855).
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1853-54; senior
counsel for Jefferson
Davis during his treason trial; as special deputy attorney
general for New York State, was counsel for the prosecution in the
trial of William
M. Tweed; Straight Out Democratic candidate for President
of the United States, 1872.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., May 12,
1884 (age 80 years, 129
days).
Entombed at St.
Patrick's Old Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) —
also known as Joseph C. O'Mahoney —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
5, 1884.
Son of Dennis O'Mahoney and Elizabeth (Sheehan) O'Mahoney.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; vice-chair of
Wyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
1, 1962 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Eugene J. O'Neil (b. 1856) —
Born February
29, 1856.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives.
Catholic.
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Mass.
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Thomas Phillip O'Neill, Jr. (1912-1994) —
also known as Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;
"Tip" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
9, 1912.
Son of Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1936-52; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1948-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964;
Honorary Chair, 1984;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District
1953-63, 8th District 1963-87); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1977-87.
Catholic.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1991.
Died, of cardiac
arrest, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
5, 1994 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
26, 1854.
Son of Jules Pothier and Domiltilde (Dallaire) Pothier.
Republican. Banker;
officer of Guerin Spinning
Co., Alsace Worsted
Co., Montrose Woolen Co.,
and Rosemont Dyeing
Co.; treasurer, Woonsocket Hospital;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-88; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-95; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-98; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928.
Catholic. Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died February
3, 1928 (age 73 years, 192
days).
Interment at Precious
Blood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.
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Roger Lowell Putnam (b. 1893) —
also known as Roger L. Putnam —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business
executive; mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1956.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Lawyer;
orator;
as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, he
prosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor union
leaders; Judiciary candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1967.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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James Conlan Scanlan (b. 1896) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
18, 1896.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Middlesex District, 1931-36.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Vincent Shannon (1927-1988) —
also known as William V. Shannon —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., August
24, 1927.
U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1977-81.
Catholic.
Died September
27, 1988 (age 61 years, 34
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Son of Robert Sargent Shriver (1880-1942) and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver
(1883-1977).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic. German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994. Sargent Shriver Elementary School, in
Silver Spring, Md., is named for
him.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
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Charles H. Slowey (1887-1964) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., 1887.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1917-26, 1929-30; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1932;
mayor
of Lowell, Mass., 1932-33; postmaster.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
10, 1964 (age about 76
years).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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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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John E. Sununu (b. 1964) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
10, 1964.
Son of John
Henry Sununu.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1997-2003; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jane Maria Swift (b. 1965) —
also known as Jane M. Swift —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
24, 1965.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1991-96; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1996; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1999-2001; Governor of
Massachusetts, 2001-; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 2008.
Female.
Catholic.
At age 36, is youngest woman governor in U.S. history.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) —
also known as Maurice J. Tobin —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 22,
1901.
Son of James Tobin and Margaret (Daly) Tobin.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1938-44; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1948-53.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Foresters.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
1953 (age 52 years, 58
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Peter Gerard Torkildsen (b. 1958) —
also known as Peter G. Torkildsen —
of Danvers, Essex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
28, 1958.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1985-91; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1993-97;
defeated, 1996, 1998; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles W. Trombly (born c.1915) —
of North Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Born about 1915.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1944.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Margaret R. Shannon. |
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Emil Joseph Vlasak, Jr. (1904-1995) —
also known as Emil J. Vlasak, Jr. —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in West Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
3, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1948,
1952.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Died November
3, 1995 (age 91 years, 31
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Anthony Volpe (1908-1994) —
also known as John A. Volpe —
of Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Nahant, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
8, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972,
1988;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1961-63, 1965-69; defeated, 1962; resigned
1969; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1969-73; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1973-77.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died September
11, 1994 (age 85 years, 277
days).
Interment at Forest
Glade Cemetery, Wakefield, Mass.
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David Ignatius Walsh (1872-1947) —
also known as David I. Walsh —
of Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass.; Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., November
11, 1872.
Son of James Walsh and Bridget (Donnelly) Walsh.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1913-14; defeated, 1911; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1914-16; defeated, 1915; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1919-25, 1926-47; defeated, 1924,
1946.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died June 11,
1947 (age 74 years, 212
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Lancaster, Mass.
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Joseph Charles White (b. 1899) —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
30, 1899.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Massachusetts
state senate Sixth Suffolk District, 1933-36.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; American
Legion; Marine
Corps League.
Burial
location unknown.
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