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Victor F. Addonizio —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Son of Frank Addonizio and Livia (Barasso) Addonizio.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1967.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Addonizio and Livia (Barasso) Addonizio; married to Agnes
Russo; brother of Hugh
Joseph Addonizio. |
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Son of Nicholas Armellino and Emilia (DiRito) Armellino.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-67; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Columbus; Moose; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Bernard J. Berry (1913-1963) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1913.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1953-57; defeated, 1957, 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Francis Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
6, 1963 (age 49 years, 187
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Alfred V. Brady (1898-1970) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 15,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1959-62; defeated, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 19,
1970 (age 72 years, 4
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Joseph W. Chinnici (b. 1919) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Rosenhayn, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 28,
1919.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 1st District, 1972-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; American
Legion; Rotary; Elks; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1976.
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Harold J. Curry (b. 1931) —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born June 7,
1931.
Son of H. J. Curry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1964-65.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Knights of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Still living as of 1965.
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Relatives:
Married to Joanne E. Daly. |
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Dominick Vincent Daniels (1908-1987) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
18, 1908.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 14th District, 1959-77.
Member, Lions; Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 17,
1987 (age 78 years, 272
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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G. Thomas DiDomenico (1905-1978) —
also known as "Dapper Dan" —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
April
9, 1905.
Mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1955-59; defeated, 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1978 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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James J. Donovan (1890-1971) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., December
29, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; received the
Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism at Grand Pre, France, in
October, 1918; also received the Italian War Medal; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1935-39, 1951-54; mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1939-43.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus.
Helped convince the U.S. Navy to locate a base in Bayonne.
Died in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April 27,
1971 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Francis G. Fitzpatrick (1903-1992) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April 18,
1903.
Democrat. Mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1962-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 15,
1992 (age 89 years, 27
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Cornelius Edward Gallagher (b. 1921) —
also known as Neil Gallagher —
of New Jersey.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1959-73.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Accused
by Life magazine in 1968 of having made deals with New Jersey
Mafia
leader Joseph Zicarelli. Indicted
in 1972 on federal charges
of income tax income
tax evasion, conspiracy, and perjury.
After losing the primary that year, he pleaded
guilty to some of the charges, and was sentenced
to two years in prison
and a $10,000 fine.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Francis J. Gorman (b. 1924) —
of Gloucester City, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Gloucester City, Camden
County, N.J., November
19, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 4th District, 1972-76.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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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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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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Harry Heher (1889-1972) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., March 20,
1889.
Son of John Heher and Anna (Spelman) Heher.
Democrat. Lawyer; New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1922-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928,
1932;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Law Institute; Knights of Columbus.
Died at Morris Hall Health
and Rehabilitation Center, Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
17, 1972 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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John J. Horn (b. 1917) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
2, 1917.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1966-74; member of New Jersey
state senate 5th District, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 1976.
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Edward J. Hughes, Jr. —
of Cinnaminson, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
state senate 7th District, 1972-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 1976.
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Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) —
also known as Richard J. Hughes —
of New Jersey.
Born in Florence, Burlington
County, N.J., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972;
county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in New
Jersey, 1952-61; Governor of
New Jersey, 1962-70; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-81.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
7, 1992 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Nicholas St. John La Corte (b. 1918) —
also known as Nicholas S. La Corte —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.; Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., March 8,
1918.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Elizabeth, N.J., 1953-55; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-65.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions.
Still living as of 1965.
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Charles Francis Lynch (1884-1942) —
also known as Charles F. Lynch —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin, Sussex
County, N.J., January
9, 1884.
Son of Patrick H. Lynch and Margaret (Crawley) Lynch.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1916-19; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1919-25.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Died June 17,
1942 (age 58 years, 159
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Joseph A. Maressa (b. 1923) —
of Waterford, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Chesilhurst, Camden
County, N.J., October
17, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate 4th District, 1972-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1976.
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Joseph L. McGahn (1917-1999) —
of Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., March 29,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; physician;
member of New Jersey
state senate 2nd District, 1972-78.
Catholic.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis;
Knights of Columbus.
Advocate of casino gambling for Atlantic City.
Died in Northfield, Atlantic
County, N.J., December
24, 1999 (age 82 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. McGovern (1905-1972) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
25, 1905.
Democrat. Tavern
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1932
(alternate), 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Killed
by armed robbers at his tavern,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 11,
1972 (age 66 years, 321
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Charles J. Melton (b. 1917) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., December
25, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; retail liquor
dealer; member of New York
state assembly 3rd District, 1966-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Rotary; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married to Eileen O'Rourke. |
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Joseph George Minish (1916-2007) —
also known as Joseph G. Minish —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Throop, Lackawanna
County, Pa., September
1, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive
secretary, Hudson Council, CIO, 1954-60, and Essex-West
Industrial Union Council, AFL-CIO, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1963-85.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Died, in St. Barnabas Medical
Center, Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 2007 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Francis D. Murphy (b. 1900) —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., November
11, 1900.
Son of Denis
J. Murphy.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward James Patten (1905-1994) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
22, 1905.
Democrat. Mayor
of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1934-40; secretary of
state of New Jersey, 1954-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 15th District, 1963-81.
Member, NAACP; Eagles; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights of Columbus.
Died September
17, 1994 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974) —
also known as Peter A. Quinn —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1904.
Son of Patrick Francis Quinn and Margaret Agnes (Manning) Quinn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1936-44; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; municipal judge in New York, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-74.
Catholic.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Columbus.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
23, 1974 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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John J. Rafferty (b. 1896) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 17,
1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1931-35; mayor
of Middlesex, N.J., 1933; chair of
Middlesex County Democratic Party, 1934; Judge, New Jersey Court of
Errors and Appeals, 1935-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1948.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Lawrence Slattery (b. 1876) —
also known as John L. Slattery —
of Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont.
Born in Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., September
2, 1876.
Son of Michael Slattery and Margaret (Purcell) Slattery.
Republican. Lawyer; Valley
County Attorney, 1907-08, 1913-14; member of Montana
state senate, 1919-23; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1921.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Leo Weadock (1881-1932) —
also known as G. Leo Weadock —
of Michigan.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
9, 1881.
Son of George
William Weadock and Anna Elizabeth (Tarsney) Weadock.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., May 7,
1932 (age 51 years, 88
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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