Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | | James Joseph Curran (1864-1910) — also known asJames J. Curran — of Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass., June,1864.Democrat.Druggist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1892;mayorof Holyoke, Mass., 1896; defeated, 1893, 1894.Catholic.Irishancestry.In early 1896, he was team captain of the first demonstration game of"mintonette" (later known as "volleyball").Died in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,1910(ageabout46 years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Patrick C. Curran and Margaret (Manning) Curran; brother-in-law ofMargaret Elizabeth Tierney (first cousin ofWilliamLaurence Tierney). | | |  | Political family:Tierneyfamily of Greenwich, Connecticut. |
| | William Laurence Tierney (1876-1958) — also known asWilliam L. Tierney — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August6, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1931-33; defeated,1932.Catholic.Irishancestry.DiedApril13, 1958 (age81 years, 250days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn. | | William Laurence Tierney Jr. (1907-1989) — also known asWilliam L. Tierney, Jr. — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Rumson,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,June 4,1907.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1968-77.Catholic.Died, in GreenwichHospital,Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January6, 1989 (age81 years, 216days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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