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Robert Ferdinand Wagner (1877-1953) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nastatten, Hessen-Nassau, Germany,
June
8, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1905, 1907-08 (New York County 30th District
1905, New York County 22nd District 1907-08); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1909-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-26; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1924-26; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1927-49; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Introduced Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway
Pension Law, and other social and economic legislation in the U.S.
Senate. On July 18, 1934, he while touring port facilities in Oregon
during a labor dispute, he and his party were fired
on (ten shots) by guards.
Died May 4,
1953 (age 75 years, 330
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr. (1910-1991) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 20,
1910.
Son of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972
(alternate); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of heart
failure in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) —
also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker;
"Beau James"; "The Night
Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881.
Son of William
H. Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer; songwriter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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James Thomas Walsh (b. 1947) —
also known as James T. Walsh —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., June 19,
1947.
Son of William
Francis Walsh.
Republican. Served
in the Peace Corps; business
executive; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1989-2004 (27th District 1989-93,
25th District 1993-2004).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John J. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 19,
1903.
Son of John R. Walsh and Nora (O'Neil) Walsh.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1945-48.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Parks. |
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Michael F. Walsh (1894-1956) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
24, 1894.
Son of Patrick Walsh (New York City Fire Commissioner).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1938-39; secretary of
state of New York, 1939-42; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1943-54; retired 1954.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 22,
1956 (age 62 years, 149
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine Dundon. |
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Thomas J. Walsh —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1925-28.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert J. Warner (born c.1949) —
also known as Bob Warner —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; Vestal town, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., about 1949.
Member of New York
state assembly 124th District, 1993-.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Redmen.
Still living as of 2001.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Robert C. Wertz (b. 1932) —
of St. James, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Nissequogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
18, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1971-2001 (4th District 1971-82, 6th District
1983-2001).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2001.
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Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. (1920-2006) —
also known as Vince Whibbs —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
8, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1978-91.
Catholic. Member, Navy
League; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 30,
2006 (age 86 years, 111
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) —
also known as Malcolm Wilson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1914.
Son of Charles
Herbert Wilson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44,
Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1959-73; Governor of
New York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 13,
2000 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Charles S. Witkowski (1907-1993) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 4,
1907.
School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1957-61; defeated, 1961.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1993 (age 86 years, 89
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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George Cornelius Wortley (b. 1926) —
also known as George C. Wortley —
of Fayetteville, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
8, 1926.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1981-89 (32nd District 1981-83,
27th District 1983-89).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Carroll Young (b. 1904) —
of Fayetteville, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Manlius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., March 29,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1963-64.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth P. Zebrowski (1945-2007) —
also known as Ken Zebrowski —
of New City, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
12, 1945.
Son of Vincent Zebrowski (died 1989) and Jean Zebrowski.
Lawyer;
Rockland
County Legislator, 1973-2003; board chairman and acting
president, Nyack Hospital;
candidate for New York
state senate, 1999, 2000; member of New York
state assembly 94th District, 2005-07; died in office 2007.
Catholic.
Died, of hepatitis
C, in Nyack Hospital,
Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., March 18,
2007 (age 61 years, 126
days).
Interment at St.
Anthony's Cemetery, Nanuet, N.Y.
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