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Thomas Robert Byrne (b. 1923) —
also known as Thomas R. Byrne —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1966-70.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2000.
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Christopher B. Coleman (b. 1961) —
also known as Chris Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1961.
Son of Nicholas
David Coleman, Sr. and Bridget Coleman.
Mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2006-.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Nicholas David Coleman, Sr. (1925-1981) —
also known as Nicholas D. Coleman; Nick
Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1963-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1964.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of leukemia,
March
5, 1981 (age 56 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Joseph William Craven (1854-1913) —
also known as Joseph W. Craven —
of Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Milford, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 19,
1854.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1904;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1904, 1910.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
with contributory arteriosclerosis,
in Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn., December
21, 1913 (age 59 years, 277
days).
Interment at Catholic
Church Cemetery, Norwood, Minn.
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Thomas David Craven (1900-1961) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Chaska, Carver
County, Minn., March 11,
1900.
Merchant;
mayor
of Laramie, Wyo., 1945.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of a pulmonary
embolus, at Kassis Department
Store, Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., August
14, 1961 (age 61 years, 156
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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John E. Daubney (1919-2003) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 12,
1919.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1952-54.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August 6,
2003 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Dawson (1825-1901) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
October
1, 1825.
Banker;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1878-81.
Episcopalian.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
19, 1901 (age 75 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward K. Delaney (1909-1973) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
21, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1948-52.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., October
2, 1973 (age 64 years, 42
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Dillon (d. 1990) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1954-60; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., April 17,
1990.
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frank B. Doran (1853-1914) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Lisbon, Kendall
County, Ill., May 1,
1853.
Republican. Mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1896-98.
Universalist.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
1, 1914 (age 60 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Fallon (1893-1981) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Waconia, Carver
County, Minn., December
19, 1893.
Lawyer;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1938-40.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., July 8,
1981 (age 87 years, 201
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William V. Kane (1870-1948) —
of International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn.
Born in Isle, Mille Lacs
County, Minn., December
27, 1870.
Son of Patrick Kane (1820-1911) and Ann (O'Neill) Kane (1832-1887).
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1912.
Irish ancestry.
Died in International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn., April 7,
1948 (age 77 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 12,
1913, to Aurelia Van Vleck Green (1886-1960). |
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Randy Cameron Kelly (b. 1950) —
also known as Randy Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Rolette, Rolette
County, N.Dak., August 2,
1950.
Computer
technician; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-90 (District 66-B 1975-82,
District 67-A 1983-90); member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1991-2001; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2002-06; defeated, 2005.
Lutheran;
later Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; Public Ownership
candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908;
founder and editor, Minnesota Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Anthony, Minn.
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) —
also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean
Gene" —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Watkins, Meeker
County, Minn., March 29,
1916.
Son of Michael J. McCarthy and Anna (Baden) McCarthy.
School
teacher; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1968,
1972,
1992;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent).
Catholic.
Irish and German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in the Georgetown Retirement
Residence, Washington,
D.C., December
10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
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John J. McDonough (1895-1962) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
24, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., February
27, 1962 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Henry McGarry (1860-1935) —
also known as Patrick H. McGarry —
of Walker, Cass
County, Minn.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June, 1860.
Son of James Alfred McGarry (1822-1904) and Catherine (McGlynn)
McGarry (1828-1906).
Hotel-keeper;
first village president, Walker, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1909-10, 1913-14;
member of Minnesota
state senate 52nd District, 1915-22; resort
owner.
Irish ancestry.
Died in California, 1935
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Christopher D. O'Brien (1848-1922) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Galway, Ireland,
December
4, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1888
(speaker),
1892.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
27, 1922 (age 73 years, 266
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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