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Daniel Agnew (1809-1902) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., January
5, 1809.
Son of James Agnew (M.D.).
Lawyer;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1851-63; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1863-79; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1873-79.
Irish and Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., March 9,
1902 (age 93 years, 63
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Joseph Brennan, Jr. (1906-1997) —
also known as William J. Brennan, Jr. —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 25,
1906.
Son of William J. Brennan and Agnes (McDermott) Brennan.
Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
New Jersey, 1949-52; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1952-56; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1956-90; took senior status 1990.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom.
Died in a nursing
home in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., July 24,
1997 (age 91 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Married, May 5,
1928, to Marjorie Leonard. |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — Judgepedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about William J. Brennan: Kim
Isaac Eisler, A
Justice for All: William J. Brennan, Jr., and the Decisions That
Transformed America — David E. Marion, The
Jurisprudence of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. —
Hunter R. Clark, Justice
Brennan: The Great Conciliator — Charles M. Haar &
Jerold S. Kayden, Landmark
Justice: The Influence of William J. Brennan on America's
Communities — Frank I. Michelman, Brennan
and Democracy |
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William Augustus Dolan (1883-1952) —
also known as William A. Dolan —
of Newton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Ogdensburg, Sussex
County, N.J., March 31,
1883.
Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Sussex County, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., October
28, 1952 (age 69 years, 211
days).
Interment at Newton
Cemetery, Newton, N.J.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Son of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson (died 1872) and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose (Mussen) Gahagan.
Actress
and opera
singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles M. Egan (b. 1877) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
21, 1877.
Son of Michael Egan and Maria Egan.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1911-13;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Hudson County, 1914-16.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark M. Fagan (1869-1955) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
29, 1869.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1902-07, 1913-17; defeated, 1907, 1909;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 16,
1955 (age 85 years, 290
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Charles P. Gillen (1876-1956) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; North Arlington, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
August
6, 1876.
Son of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. (Conry) Gillen.
Democrat. Real estate
business; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Died in New Jersey, June 30,
1956 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Son of John D. Hague and Maragaret (Fagen) Hague.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Jerramiah T. Healy (b. 1950) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born December
16, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 1991-99; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 2004-; defeated, 1997; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2008.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Joseph Heffernan (1888-1967) —
also known as James J. Heffernan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1888.
Democrat. Architect;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-53 (5th District 1941-45, 11th
District 1945-53).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1967 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James Edward McGreevey (b. 1957) —
also known as Jim McGreevey —
of Woodbridge Township, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August 6,
1957.
Son of John
P. McGreevey.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1990-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004;
Governor
of New Jersey, 2002-04; resigned 2004.
Catholic;
later Episcopalian.
Irish ancestry. Gay.
Announced his resignation
as governor in 2004 after acknowledging a homosexual
affair with his homeland security advisor.
Still living as of 2009.
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James J. Murphy —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1903.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pat Nixon (1912-1993) —
also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan;
"Starlight" —
Born in Ely, White Pine
County, Nev., March 16,
1912.
Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan.
Republican. School
teacher; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Irish and German
ancestry.
The Pat Nixon Elementary School in Cerritos, California, is named for
her.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen
County, N.J., June 22,
1993 (age 81 years, 98
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Mary Teresa Norton (1875-1959) —
also known as Mary T. Norton; Mary Teresa
Hopkins —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 7,
1875.
Daughter of Thomas Hopkins and Marie Hopkins.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1920; vice-chair of
New Jersey Democratic Party, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(chair, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-51 (12th District 1925-33,
13th District 1933-51).
Female.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
First
woman elected to Congress from the eastern U.S.; first
Democratic woman ever to serve.
Died in 1959
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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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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Joseph Patrick Tumulty (1879-1954) —
also known as Joseph P. Tumulty —
of New Jersey.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 5,
1879.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1907-10; private secretary to Woodrow
Wilson, as governor in 1911-12, and as president in 1913-21.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1954
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Mary Byrne. |
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Arthur Walsh (1896-1947) —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
26, 1896.
Son of Michael Joseph Walsh and Mary Ann (Shane) Walsh.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; concert
violinist; vice-president, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; Presidential
Elector for New Jersey, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-44; appointed 1943.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 51 years, 290
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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