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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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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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James Joseph Caffrey (1897-1961) —
also known as James J. Caffrey —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
29, 1897.
Son of Patrick Joseph Caffrey and Mary (Cahill) Caffrey.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1945-47; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1946-47.
Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Durban, South
Africa, March 4,
1961 (age 63 years, 95
days).
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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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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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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Louis J. Diamond (1918-1996) —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born July 13,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; mayor
of North Adams, Mass., 1960-61.
Greek
and Irish ancestry.
Died in Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 13,
1996 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Hill
Side Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
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Thomas H. Duffy (1880-1969) —
also known as "Plucky Duffy" —
of Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in County Armagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March 8,
1880.
Democrat. Champion boxer,
competed in U.S. and Europe; freight conductor for Boston & Maine Railroad;
mayor
of Woburn, Mass., 1925-27; defeated, 1927; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 14,
1969 (age 89 years, 67
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woburn, Mass.
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Relatives:
Married 1902
to Alice O'Donnell. |
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John J. Fitzgerald (b. 1941) —
also known as Fitz Fitzgerald —
of Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born, in Providence Hospital,
Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., October
9, 1941.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; school
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1968;
candidate for Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1980.
Irish ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; National
Education Association; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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William Z. Foster (1881-1961) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
25, 1881.
Communist. Labor
organizer; helped lead steelworkers strike in 1919; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1930; arrested
after a demonstration
in 1930, and jailed
for six months; indicted
on July 20, 1948 under the Smith
Act, and charged
with conspiring to advocate
the overthrow of the government; never tried due to illness.
Irish ancestry.
Died, in a sanatorium
at Moscow, Russia,
September
1, 1961 (age 80 years, 188
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Esther Abramovitch. |
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John Hancock (1737-1793) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
23, 1737.
Son of John Hancock .
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1775-78; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1780-85, 1787-93; died in office 1793; received 4
electoral votes, 1789.
Congregationalist.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
8, 1793 (age 56 years, 258
days).
Interment at Old
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 |
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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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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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Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) —
also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien; Larry
O'Brien —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 17,
1917.
Son of Lawrence F. O'Brien, Sr. and Myra (Sweeney) O'Brien.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster
Furcolo, 1948-50; public
relations business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office was
the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner, National Basketball
Association, 1975-84.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, of cancer, in
New
York Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1990 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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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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Donald Thomas Regan (1918-2003) —
also known as Donald T. Regan; Don Regan —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
21, 1918.
Son of William F. Regan and Kathleen (Ahern) Regan.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85; White House Chief of Staff
for President Ronald
Reagan, 1985-87.
Irish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of cancer and
heart
failure, in a hospital
at Williamsburg,
Va., June 10,
2003 (age 84 years, 171
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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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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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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Martin Edward Trench (1869-1927) —
also known as Martin E. Trench —
Born in Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn., November
30, 1869.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands; died in office 1927.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
6, 1927 (age 57 years, 37
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James H. Vahey (b. 1871) —
of Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
29, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1907; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1908, 1909; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
Massachusetts
Democratic state chair, 1949.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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