| |  David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) — also known asDavid C. Ahearn — of Framingham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Glenwood Springs,GarfieldCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Rotherham,England,November4, 1879.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, FraminghamHospital,1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Coloradooil shaleindustry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & RefiningCorporation.Catholic. Member,Elks.Crippledas a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches.Died inDenver,Colo.,November30, 1925 (age46 years, 26days).Intermentsomewherein Framingham, Mass.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married,December27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. |
| | William Vincent Ahearn (1925-2000) — also known asWilliam Ahearn — of Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Norwood,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 21,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;missionary;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1972.Catholic. DiedNovember9, 2000 (age75 years, 172days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Vincent Ahearn and Mary (Corcoran) Ahearn; married1971 to HelenE. Stevens. |
| | Frank Polipnick Anthony (b. 1922) — also known asFrank Anthony — of Stow,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Breckenridge,WilkinCounty, Minn.,June 6,1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;writer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1962.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adelard Archambault (1860-1923) — of Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Saint-Paul,Quebec,April24, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1900-03;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1903-04;mayorof Woonsocket, R.I., 1905-07, 1917-19; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1916.Catholic.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Died in Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February19, 1923 (age62 years, 301days).Intermentsomewherein Holyoke, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Francois Xavier Archambault and Delphine (Bouthillier)Archambault. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Dewey G. Archambault — also known asD. G. Archambault — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican.Funeraldirector;lawyer;mayor ofLowell, Mass., 1936-39.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Amedee Archambault and Rose F. (Mineau) Archambault; married,June 22,1922, to Marguerite E. Delorme. |
| | George T. Ashe (1905-1975) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February6, 1905.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fifteenth Middlesex District,1935-40;mayor ofLowell, Mass., 1940-42; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1940.Catholic.Indictedonbriberycharges in March, 1942, in connection with sales of equipment andsupplies to the city through a dummy company;triedandconvictedin October, andsentencedto one year in jail; in December, hepleadedguilty to a separate charge of accepting a $1,000bribefrom a construction contractor, dropped his appeal of the otherconviction, and immediately went to jail.Died in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass., May,1975(age70years, 0 days).Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass. | | Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.; Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 30,1915.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960.Catholic. Member,PhiDelta Phi;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.DiedNovember26, 1987 (age72 years, 149days).Interment atDavis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev. | | Matthew J. Avitabile (1913-2001) — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Ashland,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August16, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 6th District, 1945-46; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1948.Catholic.Italianancestry.DiedOctober25, 2001 (age88 years, 70days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Alphonso L. Avitabile and Concetta M.Avitabile. |
| | James Timothy Barrett (b. 1870) — also known asJames T. Barrett — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Pluckanes, County Cork,Ireland,February10, 1870.Democrat.Contractor;lecturer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Third Middlesex District,1905-06;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1924.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Timothy Barrett and Julia (Sheehan) Barrett; married,April24, 1905, to Mary E. Brady. |
 | Edward P. Barry (1864-1936) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November28, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1907-09;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1914-15; defeated, 1915, 1932;candidate forMassachusettsstate attorney general, 1928; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1932.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Orderof Heptasophs;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, from aheartattack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September1, 1936 (age71 years, 278days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Washington Barry and Sarah (Shea) Barry; brother ofAliceEstella Cram. | | | | Image source: Springfield (Mass.) DailyNews, September 1, 1936 |
| | | J. Edward Barry (d. 1932) — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Democrat.Mayorof Cambridge, Mass., 1911-14; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1912,1916.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in1932.Interment atCambridgeCemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Timothy Arthur Bassett (b. 1947) — also known asTimothy A. Bassett — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,December16, 1947.Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1973.Catholic. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Bassett and Marguerite (Crowley) Bassett. |
| | Peter I. Blute (b. 1956) — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January28, 1956.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1987-93;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1993-97;defeated, 1996.Catholic. Still living as of 2014.  | Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) — also known asEdward P. Boland — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October1, 1911.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1935-40;HampdenCounty Register of Deeds, 1941-52; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1952,1960,1964,1972;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89.Catholic.Irishancestry.Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan"contra" rebels in the 1980s.Died, ofcardiovascularcomplications, following afracturedhip, at MercyMedicalCenter, Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November4, 2001 (age90 years, 34days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | | Bart Bossidy (1875-1948) — of Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September30, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Sixth Berkshire District, 1906;district judge in Massachusetts, 1910-48.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February21, 1948 (age72 years, 144days).Interment atSt. Mary's Cemetery, Lee, Mass.  | Martin Bourke (1867-1939) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December1, 1867.Republican.Pharmacist;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915, 1917-18, 1920 (New York County 17thDistrict 1915, 1917, New York County 9th District 1918, 1920);defeated, 1915.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1939 (age71 years, 128days).Interment atSt. Benedict's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Alexis Boyer Jr. (b. 1875) — of Southbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Southbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January17, 1875.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1907; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1912.Catholic. Member,Redmen;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown. | | Edmund John Brandon (b. 1894) — also known asEdmund J. Brandon — of Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 24,1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1939-46.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Knightsof Columbus;ExchangeClub.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward John Brandon and Mary A. (Corcoran) Brandon; married,July 20,1925, to Anna Coleman McCarthy. |
| | Lawrence Francis Bretta (1928-2006) — also known asLawrence F. Bretta — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Medford,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.BornJanuary12, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; memberofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1950;mayorof Somerville, Mass., 1961-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1964;regional director of the General Services Administration, 1979-84;resignedwhile underinvestigation;in August 1984, he waschargedwithextortingabribe;pleadedguilty andsentencedto four years in prison; in July 1985, he refused to testify to agrand jury, and was cited forcontempt,and time added to his sentence.Catholic.Italianancestry.DiedSeptember2, 2006 (age78 years, 233days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Medford, Mass. | | Vincent Brogna (b. 1887) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Montefalcione,Italy,May14, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsDemocratic State Committee, 1911; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912-14, 1916-17; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1916(alternate),1932;superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1934.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Raffaele Brogna and Filomena (Selvitella) Brogna; married1916 to FloraFopiano; married,May 15,1922, to Louise M. Griffin. |
| | Thomas Henry Buckley (b. 1897) — also known asThomas H. Buckley — of Abington,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Abington,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,September5, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;accountant;member ofMassachusettsDemocratic State Committee, 1920-40; candidate forMassachusettsGovernor's Council 1st District, 1922; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1928(alternate),1932;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1932;Massachusettsstate auditor, 1935-39; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1956.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Grange;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Knightsof Columbus;Sonsof Union Veterans.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas M. Burke (b. 1898) — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 30,1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1935-36; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1940.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus;CatholicOrder of Foresters;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Moose.Burial location unknown. | | Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) — also known asLeo J. Callanan — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January18, 1900.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inGenoa, 1924-26;Melbourne, 1926-27;Adelaide, 1926-29;Nassau, 1929-30; U.S. Consul inPort Said, as of 1931;Madras, as of 1932;Malaga, as of 1938;Oporto, as of 1940;Pernambuco, as of 1943;Victoria, as of 1947; U.S. Consul General inHankow, as of 1949.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromchronicemphysema, in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January5, 1982 (age81 years, 352days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward John Callanan and Helena Clare (Murphy) Callanan; married,February20, 1935, to Helene English Bradley. |
| | Michael Everett Capuano (b. 1952) — also known asMike Capuano — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January9, 1952.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Somerville, Mass., 1990-98; defeated, 1979, 1981;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1999-; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,2000,2004,2008;candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 2009.Catholic.ItalianandIrishancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Edward Christopher Carroll (b. 1893) — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December15, 1893.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fourth Suffolk District, 1933-36.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;CatholicOrder of Foresters;Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Jean Baptiste Cartier (b. 1886) — also known asArthur J. B. Cartier — of Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine; Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine,December29, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1916, 1918,1920, 1922, 1924; candidate forMassachusettsstate auditor, 1919; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1924.Catholic.Frenchancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Foresters;Knightsof Columbus.Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Cartier and Philomene (Loiselle) Cartier; married,March25, 1912, to Mathilde Lefebure. |
| | Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) — also known asAndres A. Casassa — of Revere,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September17, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1920,1928;mayorof Revere, Mass., 1931; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1930; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1930.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Elks;Eagles;Moose;Sonsof Italy.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa; married1911 to EmilyG. Greene. |
| | Joseph Edward Casey (1898-1980) — also known asJoseph E. Casey — of Clinton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Clinton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,December27, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1924(alternate),1932,1940,1944,1948;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1935-43;defeated, 1926, 1928; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1942.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion.In 1951-52, a U.S. Senate committeeinvestigatedtransactions in which a group he led made enormous profits from thepurchase and re-sale of surplus U.S. tanker ships following World WarII; since federal law required that sales be made only to U.S.citizens, his group allegedly set up severaldummycorporations purportedly under American ccontrol, andfakedfinancial statements for them, to buy the tankers on behalf ofshipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. A federalindictmentagainst him, over these actions, was unsealed in February 1954, butthe charges were dismissed in September. Onassis, also indicted,pleaded guilty and paid a fine.DiedSeptember1, 1980 (age81 years, 249days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Argeo Paul Cellucci (1948-2013) — also known asPaul Cellucci — of Hudson,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Hudson,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April24, 1948.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1977-85; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1985-91; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1988;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1991-97;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1997-2001; U.S. Ambassador toCanada, 2001-05.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromamyotrophiclateral sclerosis, in Hudson,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 8,2013 (age65 years, 45days).Interment atForestvaleCemetery, Hudson, Mass. | | Robert Angelo Cerasoli (b. 1947) — also known asRobert A. Cerasoli — of Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born, in Quincy CityHospital,Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 12,1947.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1975-91; Inspector General ofMassachusetts, 1991-2001; Inspector General of New Orleans, 2007.Catholic; laterBaptist.Hispanicancestry. Member,National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2006.  | John F. Collins (1919-1995) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1950; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1952,1960,1964;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1960-68.Catholic. Hislegs wereparalyzed due to polio.Died at VencorHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November23, 1995 (ageabout 76years).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.| | See alsoNNDBdossier | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, March 23,1962 |
| | Patrick Andrew Collins (1844-1905) — also known asPatrick A. Collins — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Fermoy, County Cork,Ireland,March12, 1844.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1868-69; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1870-71; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1876,1880,1888,1892,1904;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1883-89; U.S.Consul General inLondon, 1893-97;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1902-05; defeated, 1899; died in office 1905.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Hot Springs,BathCounty, Va.,September13, 1905 (age61 years, 185days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass.; memorial monument atCommonwealth Avenue Mall, Boston, Mass. | | Francis Leo Colpoys (b. 1884) — also known asFrancis L. Colpoys — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February7, 1884.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fifteenth Suffolk District,1909-11.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;CatholicOrder of Foresters;Orderof Heptasophs.Burial location unknown. | | Francis Bernard Condon (1891-1965) — also known asFrancis B. Condon — of Central Falls,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Central Falls,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November11, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1921-26; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1928;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island, 1930-35 (3rd District 1930-33,1st District 1933-35);justice ofRhode Island state supreme court, 1935.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November23, 1965 (age74 years, 12days).Interment atMountSt. Mary's Cemetery, East Providence, R.I. | | William Patrick Connery Jr. (1888-1937) — also known asWilliam P. Connery, Jr. — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,August24, 1888.Democrat. Professionalactor,1908-16;candymanufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died inoffice 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1932.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Eagles;Elks;Redmen;Kiwanis.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 15,1937 (age48 years, 295days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass. | | Gerald E. Connolly (b. 1950) — also known asGerry Connolly — of Mantua,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March30, 1950.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,2004;U.S.Representative from Virginia 11th District, 2009-.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) — also known asJohn T. Connor;Jack Connor — Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1914.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.Catholic. Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiKappa Psi.President and CEO of the Merckpharmaceuticalcompany from 1955; chairman and CEO of AlliedChemical,1967-79.Died, ofcancer,at Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October6, 2000 (age85 years, 338days).Interment atMosswoodCemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass. | | Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) — also known asSilvio O. Conte — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November9, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1951-58;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1959-91; died inoffice 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1972,1988.Catholic. Died, from complications ofcancer,in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February8, 1991 (age69 years, 91days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.  | Edward Francis Cooke (1923-2002) — also known asEdward F. Cooke — of Oakmont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1962;mayorof Oakmont, Pa., 1966-69;AlleghenyCounty Treasurer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1968.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromdiabetesandrenalfailure, in ahospiceat Catonsville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,August12, 2002 (ageabout 79years).Interment atSt.James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Joseph Cooke and Norah Ann (Regan) Cooke; married to DorothyCleary. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pittsburgh Press,December 27, 1967 |
| | | John Augustin Coulthurst (b. 1871) — also known asJohn A. Coulthurst — of Roslindale, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,June 24,1871.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902-05;secretary ofMassachusetts Democratic Party, 1906-07; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1907 (Democratic primary), 1907 (IndependenceLeague).Catholic. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Matthew Coulthurst and Mary Elizabeth (Berry)Coulthurst. |
| | John William Cummings (1855-1929) — also known asJohn W. Cummings — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Stockport, Cheshire,England,August25, 1855.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Eighth Bristol District, 1878;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1883;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1885, 1887-88; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee);delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19.Catholic. DiedAugust28, 1929 (age74 years, 3days).Burial location unknown. | | James Michael Curley (1874-1958) — also known asJames M. Curley;"The RascalKing" —of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November20, 1874.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; president, Hibernia SavingsBank;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902-03;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10thDistrict 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47);resigned 1914;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1914-18, 1922-26, 1930-34, 1946-50; defeated,1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956;Governorof Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-54;indictedin federal court in 1943, withDonaldW. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group,Inc., whichfraudulentlyobtained war contracts;re-indictedin 1944;tried in1945-46 andconvicted;sentencedto six to eighteen months inprisonandfined$1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted byPresidentHarryTruman.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Eagles;Moose;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November12, 1958 (age83 years, 357days).Interment atMt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass. | | 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. |
| | Eleanor L. Daly (b. 1911) — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April27, 1911.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1940.Female.Catholic. Member,Zonta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of John F. Daly and Eleanor H. (Doherty)Daly. |
 | Charles Curran Dasey (1883-1966) — also known asCharles C. Dasey — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April19, 1883.Steamshipagent;Consulfor Netherlands inBoston,Mass., 1912-13.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Shrewsbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 6,1966 (age83 years, 48days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. |  | Charles V. Dasey (1849-1913) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass., June,1849.Democrat.Steamshipagent;Consulfor Netherlands inBoston,Mass., 1896-1912.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;RoyalArcanum.Died in Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 20,1913 (age63 years, 0days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. |  | John Francis Xavier Davoren (1915-1997) — also known asJohn F. X. Davoren — of Milford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Milford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 27,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1955-66;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1965-66;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1964;secretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1967-74.Catholic. Member,Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Dennis,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August24, 1997 (age82 years, 28days).Interment atMassachusettsNational Veterans Cemetery, Bourne, Mass. | | John Martin Deely (1894-1973) — also known asJohn M. Deely — of Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,July 30,1894.Democrat. Lime manfacturer; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1936(alternate),1940;Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1936.Catholic. Member,PhiGamma Delta.Died in1973(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin Henry Deely and Agnes (Doyle) Deely; married,October17, 1916, to Mary Sedgwick. |
| | Peter Anthony DeFazio (b. 1947) — also known asPeter A. DeFazio — of Springfield,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Needham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 27,1947.Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep.JamesH. Weaver, 1977-82;U.S.Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1987-; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1995; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Oregon,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | William D. Delahunt (b. 1941) — of Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 18,1941.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1973-75;NorfolkCounty District Attorney, 1975-96;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1997-; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,2000,2004,2008.Catholic. Still living as of 2014.  | Paul Andrew Dever (1903-1958) — also known asPaul A. Dever — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January15, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1929-34;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1935-41; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1940,1952,1956;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1949-53; defeated, 1940, 1952; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1952.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Knightsof Columbus.DiedApril11, 1958 (age55 years, 86days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | | Charles Henry Donahue (b. 1877) — of Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Milford,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,December7, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1924-32;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1932-40.Catholic. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Francis Donahue and Bridget Agnes (Murphy) Donahue; married,June8, 1909, to Ellen G. Teevens. |
 | Brian Joseph Donnelly (b. 1946) — also known asBrian J. Donnelly — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Dennis,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 2,1946.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1973-78;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1979-93; U.S.Ambassador toTrinidad and Tobago, 1994-97; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1998.Catholic. Member,Amvets;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Still living as of 2014. | | Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) — also known asHarold D. Donohue — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 18,1901.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1932,1940;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73,3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.Died in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November4, 1984 (age83 years, 139days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.  | William J. Donovan (c.1908-1988) — also known asBill Donovan — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born about 1908.Mayorof Somerville, Mass., 1954-59; Somerville city clerk.Catholic. Member,Rotary.Died, in SomervilleHospital,Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March19, 1988 (ageabout 80years).Interment atMt. Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, Mass.| | Image source:Somerville Times |
 | William Walter Dooling (1891-1949) — also known asWilliam W. Dooling — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April 8,1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general managerof anecktiemanufacturing firm; postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1936-49.Catholic. Member,HolyName Society;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheartattack, in hisoffice,at the North AdamsPostOffice, North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 26,1949 (age58 years, 48days).Interment atBellevueCemetery, Adams, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Dooling and Anna (Ryan) Dooling; married,October12, 1921, to Ellen G. Curran. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: North Adams Transcript,May 27, 1949 |
| | John Joseph Douglass (1873-1939) — also known asJohn J. Douglass — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in East Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February9, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1910;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-35 (10th District1925-33, 11th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1932.Catholic. Died in West Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April 5,1939 (age66 years, 55days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | Thomas H. Dowd — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1901; municipal judge in Massachusetts, 1914-34;superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1935-40.Catholic. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Dowd and Mary (Reynolds) Dowd; married1909 to HelenL. Dolan. |
 | Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) — also known asRobert F. Drinan;"Our Father Who Art InCongress" —of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November15, 1920.Democrat.Catholicpriest;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73,4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1972;lawprofessor.Catholic. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, frompneumoniaandcongestiveheart failure, in Sibley MemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,January28, 2007 (age86 years, 74days).Burial location unknown. |  | Joseph Daniel Early (1933-2012) — also known asJoseph D. Early — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January31, 1933.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1963-74;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1975-93;defeated, 1992; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1980.Catholic. Died in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November9, 2012 (age79 years, 283days).Burial location unknown. | | | Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) — also known asGeraldine Ferraro — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1935.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984(chair,PlatformCommittee),1996;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1984; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.Female.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1994.Died, frommultiplemyeloma, in Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March26, 2011 (age75 years, 212days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | John Francis Fitzgerald (1863-1950) — also known asJohn F. Fitzgerald;"HoneyFitz" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February11, 1863.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1893-94;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1895-1901, 1919 (9th District1895-1901, 10th District 1919);mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1906-08, 1910-14; defeated, 1907; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1912(speaker),1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1916; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1922; Democratic Presidential Elector forMassachusetts,1933.Catholic. Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October2, 1950 (age87 years, 233days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna (Cox) Fitzgerald; married,September18, 1889, to Josephine Mary Hannon; father of Rose ElizabethFitzgerald (who marriedJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.); grandfather ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy (who marriedJaquelineLee Bouvier),PatriciaKennedy Lawford,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; great-grandfather ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The John F. FitzgeraldExpressway(also known as the Central Artery, Interstate 93, U.S. Highway 1, andRoute 3), inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Thomas Aloysius Fitzgerald (b. 1871) — also known asW. T. A. Fitzgerald — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December19, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1904;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1900; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1910; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1925;SuffolkCounty Register of Deeds; president, Volunteer CooperativeBank;director, Cooperative CentralBank;director, Boston-NantasketSteamboatCo.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Fitzgerald and Bridget M. (Walsh) Fitzgerald; married,November21, 1900, to Ellen T. Butler. |
| | James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) — also known asJames M. Fitzpatrick — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in West Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 27,1869.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45.Catholic. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Moose.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1949 (age79 years, 287days).Interment atSt.Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Mark Flanagan (b. 1963) — of Florida. Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February14, 1963.Republican. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 68th District, 1995-.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Still living as of 1999. | | Raymond Leo Flynn (b. 1939) — also known asRaymond L. Flynn — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 22,1939.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1971-79;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1984-93;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;U.S. Ambassador toVatican, 1993-97; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1998.Catholic. Still living as of 2020. | | Paul R. Foisy (b. 1900) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March 1,1900.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1940.Catholic.Frenchancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph A. Foisy and Marie E. (Mongrain) Foisy; married,April 6,1932, to Irene M. Gilet. |
| | Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) — also known asMark A. Foley — of West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September8, 1954.Republican.Real estateagent; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; memberofFloridastate senate, 1993-94;U.S.Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned2006.Catholic.Gay.Forced toresign in September, 2006, oversexuallyexplicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; nocriminal charges were filed.Still living as of 2014. | | William J. Foley (b. 1887) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 2,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Ninth Suffolk District, 1915-18;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1919-20; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council 3rd District, 1921-22;SuffolkCounty District Attorney, 1927; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928,1932,1940,1944,1948,1952;candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1933, 1937.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick A. Foley and Julia (Hayes) Foley; married1922 toTheresa Liston. |
| | Aimé Joseph Forand (1895-1972) — also known asAimé J. Forand — of Cumberland,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 23,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1923-27;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1937-39, 1941-61;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from RhodeIsland,1952.Catholic. Member,Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,January18, 1972 (age76 years, 240days).Interment atBocaRaton Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Fla. | | Francis J. W. Ford (b. 1882) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December23, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1933-38.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Cornelius J. Ford and Josephine (Murphy) Ford; married,March 6,1916, to Ann Cresswell. |
| | John Foster Furcolo (1911-1995) — also known asFoster Furcolo — of Longmeadow,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 29,1911.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1949-52;defeated, 1946; resigned 1952;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1953-54; Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1954, 1960 (primary);Governor ofMassachusetts, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1960,1964.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 5,1995 (age83 years, 341days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass.  | Manuel Pedro Furtado=d'Almeida (1845-1914) — also known asManuel P. Furtado=d'Almeida;Visconde deValle da Costa —of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Ponta Delgada,Azores,1845.Consulfor Portugal inBoston,Mass., 1891-1904.Catholic.Portugeseancestry.Died in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November16, 1914 (ageabout 69years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Malden, Mass. | | Daniel J. Gallagher (b. 1873) — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August31, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1920-21; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1932.Catholic. Member,Foresters;Knightsof Columbus;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Owen Gallagher and Ann (Ryan) Gallagher; married,November26, 1898, to Mary A. Cronin. |
| | John J. Gallagher (b. 1869) — of Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,December17, 1869.Democrat.Buildingmaterials merchant; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1914; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1928.Catholic. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Gallagher and Joanna (Curran) Gallagher; married,April22, 1902, to Mary F. Mackey. |
| | Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. (1920-1999) — also known asW. Arthur Garrity, Jr. — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 20,1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1961-66;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1966-85.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation.Ordered the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974. Died, ofcancer,in Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,September16, 1999 (age79 years, 88days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Wellesley, Mass. | | Edward Gilmore (1867-1924) — of Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,January4, 1867.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsDemocratic State Committee, 1896-1903; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1900,1904;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1907-08;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1913-15;postmaster atBrockton,Mass., 1915-23.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April10, 1924 (age57 years, 97days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Brockton, Mass. | | Eugene H. Giroux (b. 1903) — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January20, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1931-36; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1937-44; candidate formayorof Somerville, Mass., 1939.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hercule J. Giroux and Mary L. (LeSage) Giroux; married1927 to MaryE. Cotter. |
| | William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) — also known asWilliam J. Granfield — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Longmeadow,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December18, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1917-19;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1924,1928,1932,1936;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; districtjudge in Massachusetts, 1936-49.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;CatholicOrder of Foresters;Elks;Eagles.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 28,1959 (age69 years, 161days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | William P. Grant (b. 1905) — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,November5, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1930; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1940,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker),1948(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1952,1956,1960,1964;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1946-51; defeated, 1951, 1953.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Eagles;Moose.Burial location unknown. | | Mark Andrew Green (b. 1960) — also known asMark Green — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 1,1960.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1992-98;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1999-; U.S.Ambassador toTanzania, 2007-.Catholic. Member,Kiwanis;OptimistClub.Still living as of 2014. | | Henry Bowen Clark Greene (1800-1848) — also known asHenry B. C. Greene — Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April 3,1800.Physician;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1830.Catholic. Died in Saco,YorkCounty, Maine,January31, 1848 (age47 years, 303days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Walter Augustine Griffin (b. 1901) — also known asWalter A. Griffin — of Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.,September3, 1901.Democrat.Grocer;mayorof Lawrence, Mass., 1934-37.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Joseph Griffin and Mary (Sullivan) Griffin; married,October8, 1930, to Grace Kelley. |
| | Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) — also known asArthur D. Healey — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December29, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42;defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September16, 1948 (age58 years, 262days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Medford, Mass. | | Margaret Mary Heckler (1931-2018) — also known asMargaret M. Heckler;Margaret MaryO'Shaughnessy —of Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1931.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1963-66;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1967-83;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1972;U.S.Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1983-85; U.S. AmbassadortoIreland, 1985-89.Female.Catholic. Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,August6, 2018 (age87 years, 46days).Burial location unknown.  | Louise Day Hicks (1916-2003) — also known asAnn Louise Day — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October16, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMassachusettsstate treasurer, 1964; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1967, 1971;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1971-73;defeated, 1972.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,NationalOrganization for Women.Died in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October21, 2003 (age87 years, 5days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | John Patrick Higgins (1893-1955) — also known asJohn P. Higgins — of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February19, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;chemist;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1929-34;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1935-37;superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1937-55; died in office 1955.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion;AncientOrder of Hibernians;CatholicOrder of Foresters.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August2, 1955 (age62 years, 164days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.  | John W. Hogan (1853-1926) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1853.Democrat.Judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1913-23.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, from aheartattack, in the Copley PlazaHotel,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January30, 1926 (age72 years, 81days).Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence Joseph Hogan (1928-2017) — also known asLawrence J. Hogan — of Hyattsville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.; Landover,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September30, 1928.Republican.FBIagent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1964(alternate),1972;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1969-75;PrinceGeorge's County Executive, 1978-82; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1982.Catholic. Died in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,April20, 2017 (age88 years, 202days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Francis Hurley (1893-1946) — also known asCharles F. Hurley — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November24, 1893.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1931-36;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1940,1944.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks;Foresters.DiedMarch24, 1946 (age52 years, 120days).Interment atCambridgeCemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Frank P. Hurley (b. 1900) — of Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March 9,1900.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Second Hampden District, 1929-36.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AncientOrder of Hibernians;CatholicOrder of Foresters.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Hurley and Margaret (Shea) Hurley; married,July 6,1935, to Maura E. Earls. |
| | Joseph Leo Hurley (1898-1956) — also known asJoseph L. Hurley — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,April20, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1924,1928;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1925-28;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1933-34;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1935-37;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1937-56; died in office 1956.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Grange.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,April29, 1956 (age58 years, 9days).Burial location unknown. | | Ernesto Hurtado (1893-1931) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in Caracas,Venezuela,June12, 1893.Dentist;HonoraryConsul for Venezuela inBoston,Mass., 1921-25.Catholic.Venezuelanancestry.Died in Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,September1, 1931 (age38 years, 81days).Intermentsomewhere in Caracas, Venezuela. | | Chester Arthur Johnson (b. 1919) — also known asChester A. Johnson — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November20, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;computerprogrammer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1972.Catholic. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | James Philip Kane (b. 1906) — also known asJames P. Kane — of Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.,November25, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1948,1956.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John P. Kane and Josephine L. (Dacy) Kane; married to MargueriteP. McEneaney. |
| | Henry E. Keenan (b. 1903) — of Arlington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Arlington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 17,1903.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1948.Catholic. Member,Kiwanis.Burial location unknown. | | Hastings Keith (1915-2005) — of West Bridgewater,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,November22, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1953-56;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63,12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1972.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks.Died in Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,July 19,2005 (age89 years, 239days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Brockton, Mass. | | Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December25, 1897.Democrat.Softdrink salesman;hotelmanager; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fifteenth Worcester District,1923-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley; married,November26, 1925, to Marie A. Hannabury. |
| | Francis E. Kelly (b. 1903) — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March26, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;member, Boston City Council, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1932(alternate),1940,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956,1960;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1937-39;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1949-53.Catholic. Member,Moose;Knightsof Columbus;Foresters.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph M. Kelly and Margaret (Murphy) Kelly; married,February9, 1937, to Marion McDonald. |
| | Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-2009) — also known asEdward M. Kennedy;Ted Kennedy;"Lion of the Senate" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born, in St. Margaret'sHospital,Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February22, 1932.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009; died in office 2009;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1980;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.Irishancestry.Pleadedguilty toleavingthe scene of an accident after his car plunged off the DikeBridge, on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts,killingpassenger Mary Jo Kopechne, on July 18, 1969.Died, frombraincancer, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August25, 2009 (age77 years, 184days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: SonofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),RobertFrancis Kennedy andJeanKennedy Smith; married,November30, 1958, to Virginia Joan Bennett (divorced 1982); married,July 3,1992, to Victoria Anne Reggie (daughter ofEdmundM. Reggie); married,November29, 1958, toVirginiaJoan Bennett (born 1936); father ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); uncle ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr. andMarkKennedy Shriver; grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:MurrayM. Chotiner | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Edward M. Kennedy:TrueCompass: A Memoir (2009) | | | | Books about Edward M. Kennedy: AdamClymer,EdwardM. Kennedy: A Biography — Richard E. Burke,TheSenator : My Ten Years With Ted Kennedy — Peter S.Canellos,LastLion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy | | | | Critical books about Edward M. Kennedy:Bernard Goldberg,100People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is#37) — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince,TheKennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
 | John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) — also known asJohn F. Kennedy;"J.F.K.";"Lancer" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 29,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1956;received a 1957PulitzerPrize for his bookProfiles in Courage;Presidentof the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;Elks.Kennedy was posthumously awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1963.Shotby asniper,Lee Harvey Oswald, whileriding in amotorcade, and died in ParklandHospital,Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November22, 1963 (age46 years, 177days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument atJohnF. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.| | Relatives: SonofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy;step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who marriedNewtonIvan Steers Jr.); brother ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy (who marriedVirginiaJoan Bennett); married,September12, 1953, toJaquelineLee Bouvier (step-daughter ofHughDudley Auchincloss; step-sister ofEugeneLuther Gore Vidal Jr. andHughDudley Auchincloss III); father ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.; uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (whomarriedArnoldAlois Schwarzenegger),KathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnB. Connally —HenryB. Gonzalez —HenryM. Wade —WalterRogers —GerryE. Studds —JamesB. McCahey, Jr. —MarkDalton —WaggonerCarr —TheodoreC. Sorensen —PierreSalinger —JohnBartlow Martin —AbrahamDavenport —NellieConnally | | | | The John F. Kennedy MemorialBridge(opened 1963), which carries southbound I-65 over the Ohio River fromJeffersonville,Indiana, toLouisville,Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. half dollar coin. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by John F. Kennedy:Profilesin Courage (1956) | | | | Books about John F. Kennedy:Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze,JFK: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek,AnUnfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — MichaelO'Brien,JohnF. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage,JFK,LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke,AskNot : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That ChangedAmerica — Thomas Reeves,AQuestion of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —Chris Matthews,JackKennedy: Elusive Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Shelley Sommer,JohnF. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for youngreaders) | | | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:Seymour Hersh,TheDark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow,TheBest Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky,JFK:the Man and the Myth | | | | Image source: Warren Commission report(via Wikipedia) |
| | Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known asJoseph P. Kennedy;JoeKennedy —of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September6, 1888.Supervisor of theshipyardat Quincy, Mass.;banker;stockbroker;owner and financier ofmoviestudios in the 1920s; organized the merger that createdRadio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities andExchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1938-40.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, of complications from astroke,in Hyannis Port, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,November18, 1969 (age81 years, 73days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married,October7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (daughter ofJohnFrancis Fitzgerald); father ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy (who marriedJaquelineLee Bouvier), Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; grandfather ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967). | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: RichardJ. Whalen,TheFounding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power,Wealth, and Family Ambition | | | | Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy:Ronald Kessler,TheSins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty HeFounded — Ted Schwarz,JosephP. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of anAmerican Myth |
| | Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (1915-1944) — also known asJoseph P. Kennedy, Jr. — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Hull,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,July 25,1915.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1940;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Catholic.Killedwhen his Liberatorbomberexploded,over theEnglishChannel,August12, 1944 (age29 years, 18days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (b. 1952) — also known asJoseph P. Kennedy II — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Brighton, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September24, 1952.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1987-99; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1996.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) — also known asP. J. Kennedy — of Massachusetts. Born in East Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January14, 1858.Democrat.Liquorbusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1896;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1890; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1900.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 18,1929 (age71 years, 124days).Intermentsomewherein Malden, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Kennedy and Bridget (Murphy) Kennedy; married,November23, 1887, to Mary Augusta Hickey; father ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; grandfather ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy,PatriciaKennedy Lawford,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; great-grandfather ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967). | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Patrick Joseph Kennedy (b. 1967) — also known asPatrick J. Kennedy — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Portsmouth,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Brighton, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 14,1967.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from RhodeIsland,1988,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1988-94;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1995-;pleadedguilty in 2006 tochargesofdrivingunderthe influence of prescription drugs.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) — also known asRobert F. Kennedy;Bobby Kennedy;"R.F.K." —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.; Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November20, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1956,1960;U.S.Attorney General, 1961-64;U.S.Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1968.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.On June 5, 1968, whilerunningfor president, having just won the California presidential primary,wasshot andmortallywounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the AmbassadorHotel,and died the next day in in Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 6,1968 (age42 years, 199days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: SonofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; married,June 17,1950, to Ethel Skakel; father ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr. and Kerry Kennedy (who marriedAndrewMark Cuomo); uncle ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:BenjaminAltman —JohnBartlow Martin —FrankMankiewicz —PaulSchrade | | | | The Robert F. Kennedy Department of JusticeBuilding(opened 1935, renamed 2001), inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: ArthurM. Schlesinger Jr.,RobertKennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas,RobertKennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo,InHis Own Right — Thurston Clarke,TheLast Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That InspiredAmerica — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach,Someof It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — BillEppridge,ATime it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:Allen Roberts,RobertFrancis Kennedy: Biography of a CompulsivePolitician — Victor Lasky,RFK:Myth and Man — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince,TheKennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
| | John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) — also known asJohn F. Kerry;"Liveshot" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Fitzsimmons ArmyHospital,Aurora,AdamsCounty, Colo.,December11, 1943.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1983-85;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-2013; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1988;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2004.Catholic.EnglishandJewishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;Skulland Bones.Still living as of 2020.| | Relatives: Sonof Rosemary Isabel (Forbes) Kerry and Richard John Kerry; married,May 23,1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne; married,May 26,1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow ofHenryJohn Heinz III); second great-grandson ofRobertCharles Winthrop; third great-grandson ofThomasLindall Winthrop andJeremiahMason; third great-grandnephew ofJohnMurray Forbes (1771-1831); fourth great-grandnephew ofGeorgeCabot; fifth great-grandson ofJamesBowdoin; fifth great-grandnephew ofTimothyPickering; sixth great-grandnephew ofFitz-JohnWinthrop; seventh great-grandson ofJohnWinthrop (1606-1676); first cousin four times removed ofDavidSears,JanePierce andJohnMurray Forbes (1813-1898); first cousin seven times removed ofJohnAlsop; second cousin twice removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; second cousin five times removed ofDudleyLeavitt Pickman; third cousin once removed ofLeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamCameron Forbes; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryCabot Lodge,JohnGardner Coolidge andAugustusPeabody Gardner; fourth cousin ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot,MariettaPeabody Tree,EndicottPeabody andWilliamLawrence Saltonstall; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesFrancis Adams andMalcolmStevenson Forbes; eighth great-grandson ofJohnWinthrop (1588-1649). | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:LeslieL. Farr II | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by John F. Kerry:ACall to Service : My Vision for a Better America(2003) —TheNew War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security(1997) —OurPlan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, withJohn Edwards (2004) | | | | Books about John F. Kerry: DouglasBrinkley,Tourof Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — MichaelKranish et al,JohnF. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters WhoKnow Him Best — Paul Alexander,TheCandidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the WhiteHouse — George Butler,JohnKerry: A Portrait — Scott Farris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation | | | | Critical books about John F. Kerry:John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi,Unfitfor Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against JohnKerry — David N. Bossie,TheMany Faces of John Kerry |
 | Edward Joseph King (1925-2006) — also known asEdward J. King;Ed King — of Winthrop,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 11,1925.Democrat.Governor ofMassachusetts, 1979-83; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1980.Catholic. Played profootballas a guard with the Buffalo Bisons in 1948-49, and the BaltimoreColts in 1950.Died, following brain surgery after twofalls, inLaheyClinic,Burlington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September18, 2006 (age81 years, 130days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | | James Kinsella (1889-1966) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.BornDecember6, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1928.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March22, 1966 (age76 years, 106days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Margaret (Savage) Kinsella and James F. Kinsella; married toCatherine Gilberte (Rice) Rice. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | J. Edward Lajoie (b. 1894) — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,December1, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; candidate formayorof Fall River, Mass., 1928; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1944.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Lajoie and Hermilinda (Belisle) Lajoie; married,June 22,1922, to Cecile Laurent. |
| | Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006) — also known asPat Lawford;Patricia HelenKennedy —of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 6,1924.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1960;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1960.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, frompneumonia,in ahospitalat Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 2006 (age82 years, 134days).Interment atSouthamptonCemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; sister ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; married,April24, 1954, toPeterLawford; mother of Christopher Lawford; aunt ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); granddaughter ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Joseph Lawler (b. 1863) — also known asFrank J. Lawler — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,July 31,1863.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1906.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Lawler and Margaret (Hafey) Lawler; married,October4, 1899, to Annie C. Looney. |
| | William Henry Lewis (1868-1949) — also known asWilliam H. Lewis;Bill Lewis — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Berkley, Norfolk County (now part ofNorfolk),Va.,November28, 1868.Republican. As a student at Harvard, was thefirstBlack All-American football player (1892-93);lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902.Baptist;laterCatholic.Africanancestry.Died, ofheartfailure, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January1, 1949 (age80 years, 34days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Ashley Lewis and Josephine (Baker) Lewis; married,September26, 1896, to Elizabeth Baker. |
| | Edward Lawrence Long (b. 1875) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January20, 1875.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1901-02; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1906.Catholic. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lawrence J. Long and Catherine M. (O'Connor) Long. |
| | George Henry Lowe (b. 1939) — also known asGeorge H. Lowe — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April 1,1939.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1978-82.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Still living as of 1994.| | Relatives: Sonof John Elmer Lowe and Mary Catherine (Mullin) Lowe; married,June 5,1965, to Barbara Ann Blewitt. |
| | John Lynch (b. 1952) — of Hopkinton,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Born in Waltham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November25, 1952.Democrat.Lawyer;president and CEO of Knoll, Inc.,furnituremanufacturer;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 2005-13; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Hampshire,2008.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | John C. Mahoney (1881-1946) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Cork,Ireland,March22, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1911-14;mayorof Worcester, Mass., 1932-35; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1932(alternate),1940.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks;Eagles;Lions.DiedJuly 12,1946 (age65 years, 112days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Cornelius Mahoney and Mary (Foley) Mahoney; married,November25, 1914, to Mary G. O'Connor. |
| | James H. Maloney (b. 1948) — also known asJim Maloney — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,September17, 1948.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1986-95;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1997-2003;defeated, 1994, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,2000.Catholic. Still living as of 2003. | | Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) — also known asFrederick W. Mansfield — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in East Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March26, 1877.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;pharmacist;lawyer;Democratic candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1910 (primary), 1916, 1917;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1914-15, 1941; defeated, 1914;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1934-38; defeated, 1929.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Knightsof Columbus;Foresters;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November6, 1958 (age81 years, 225days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | Raymond V. Mariano (b. 1950) — also known asRay Mariano — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.BornSeptember23, 1950.Democrat.Mayorof Worcester, Mass., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,2000.Catholic. Still living as of 2011.  | Edward John Markey (b. 1946) — also known asEd Markey — of Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 11,1946.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1973-76;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1976-2013;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 2013-.Catholic. Still living as of 2017. |  | Joseph William Martin Jr. (1884-1968) — also known asJoseph W. Martin, Jr.;JoeMartin —of North Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in North Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.,November3, 1884.Republican.Newspaperreporter;insurancebusiness;newspaperpublisher; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912-14; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Bristol District, 1915-18; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1916,1936,1940(PermanentChair;speaker),1944(PermanentChair),1948,1952(PermanentChair;speaker),1956(PermanentChair;speaker),1960;Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1921;secretaryof Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1937;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided byFranklinRoosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republicanopponents of his New Deal policies.Catholic. Member,Elks;Moose;Grange.Died in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,March 6,1968 (age83 years, 124days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass. | | James Patrick McAndrews (1902-1970) — also known asJames P. McAndrews — of Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August12, 1902.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1938-42; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1942-44; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1944; postmasteratAdams,Mass., 1945-49.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Kiwanis;Eagles;Elks;Moose.Died in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 24,1970 (age67 years, 285days).Interment atMapleStreet Cemetery, Adams, Mass. | | Patrick James McAndrews (1890-1973) — also known asPatrick J. McAndrews — of Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October30, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. ViceConsul inPrescott, 1920-29;insurancebusiness; postmaster atAdams,Mass., 1949-62 (acting, 1949-50).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died, in North Adams RegionalHospital,North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,December21, 1973 (age83 years, 52days).Interment atBellevueCemetery, Adams, Mass.  | Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) — also known asPatrick H. McCarren;"Friend of theSugar Trust" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 18,1849.Democrat.Cooper;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7thDistrict 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1892(delegation secretary),1900,1904.Catholic.Irishancestry.Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years. Died, fromintestinaldegeneration, complicated byappendicitisandmyocarditis,in St. Catherine'sHospital,Williamsburg, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1909 (age60 years, 127days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Charles James McCarthy (1861-1929) — of Hawaii. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August4, 1861.Democrat.Honorary Vice-President, Democratic NationalConvention, 1904 ; member ofHawaiiterritorial senate, 1907-12;treasurerof Hawaii Territory, 1914-18;Governorof Hawaii Territory, 1918-21.Catholic. Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,November26, 1929 (age68 years, 114days).Interment atDiamondHead Memorial Park, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. | | Karen McCarthy (1947-2010) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,March18, 1947.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1977-95;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1995-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1996,2000,2004.Female.Catholic. DiedOctober5, 2010 (age63 years, 201days).Burial location unknown. | | John William McCormack (1891-1980) — also known asJohn W. McCormack — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December21, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; servedin the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1920-22; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Third Suffolk District, 1923-26;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-71 (12th District1928-63, 9th District 1963-71);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1963-71; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1932,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;chair, Platform and Resolutions Committee, chair,1944,chair,1952;speaker,1944;Permanent Chair,1964;Honorary Chair,1968;Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1972(voted forGeorgeMcGovern andR.Sargent Shriver, Jr.).Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;CatholicOrder of Foresters;Elks;Moose;RoyalArcanum;AmericanLegion.Died in Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,November22, 1980 (age88 years, 337days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | Richard J. McCormick (b. 1888) — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,August11, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Essex District, 1923-28.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;GammaEta Gamma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John R. McCormick and Margaret (McCarthy) McCormick; married,October23, 1910, to Verna A. Sullivan. |
| | Joseph A. McDonald (1876-1950) — also known asJoe McDonald — of Ester Creek,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Born in Waltham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 15,1876.Democrat.Went tothe Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush;merchant;member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1929-33;Speakerof Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1933.Catholic. Member,Elks.Died in Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska,July 20,1950 (age74 years, 66days).Burial location unknown. | | James P. McGovern (b. 1959) — also known asJim McGovern — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November20, 1959.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1997-; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,2000,2004,2008.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | John F. McGrath (b. 1881) — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January10, 1881.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1907; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1918, 1920.Catholic. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown. | | George Francis McNamara (1883-1937) — also known asGeorge F. McNamara — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,September22, 1883.Democrat.Shoebusiness; postmaster atHaverhill,Mass., 1920-22, 1936-37 (acting, 1920-22).Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,December4, 1937 (age54 years, 73days).Interment atSt.James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass. | | Lot Francis McNamara (1856-1920) — also known asLot F. McNamara — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in West Newbury,EssexCounty, Mass.,January6, 1856.Democrat.Shoemanufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1904;postmaster atHaverhill,Mass., 1913-20.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromheartdisease, at Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 31,1920 (age64 years, 207days).Interment atSt.James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass. | | Lot Francis McNamara Jr. (1897-1952) — also known asLot F. McNamara, Jr. — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,January10, 1897.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924,1928,1932.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,August30, 1952 (age55 years, 233days).Interment atSt.James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass. | | Raymond Vincent McNamara (1889-1974) — also known asRaymond V. McNamara — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,April 6,1889.Democrat.Shoemanufacturer; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928;Massachusetts Associate Commissioner of Labor and Arbitration;postmaster atHaverhill,Mass., 1939-59;newspaperpublisher.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, in HaleHospital,Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,September21, 1974 (age85 years, 168days).Interment atSt.James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass. | | James Francis McNulty Jr. (1925-2009) — also known asJames McNulty, Jr. — of Arizona. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October18, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofArizonastate senate, 1969-74; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arizona, 1980;U.S.Representative from Arizona 5th District, 1983-85.Catholic. Died in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,June 30,2009 (age83 years, 255days).Burial location unknown. | | Martin Thomas Meehan (b. 1956) — also known asMartin T. Meehan;MartyMeehan —of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December30, 1956.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1980,1996,2000,2004;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1993-2007;resigned 2007;chancellor,University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2007.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | Thomas Michael Menino (1942-2014) — also known asThomas M. Menino;"MayorMumbles" —of Hyde Park, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Readville, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December27, 1942.Democrat.Mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1993-2014; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromcancer,in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October30, 2014 (age71 years, 307days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. | | Raymond Lawrence Merrigan (1919-2000) — also known asRaymond L. Merrigan — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;newspaperreporter;photographer;postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1961-89 (acting, 1961-64).Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died in Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 28,2000 (ageabout 80years).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Holyoke, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Theresa V. (Tucker) Merrigan and Francis Mark Merrigan; married toHelen M. McKillop. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) — also known asJoe Moakley — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April27, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1953-63; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1968,1996;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001;defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001.Catholic. Died, ofleukemia,atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 28,2001 (age74 years, 31days).Interment atBlueHills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass. | | James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) — also known asJames C. Monaghan — of Rhode Island; New Jersey. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October11, 1857.Newspapereditor;universityprofessor; U.S. Consul inMannheim, 1885-90;Chemnitz, 1893-1900;Kingston, 1914-17, died in office 1917.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1917 (age60 years, 32days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Cumberland, R.I. | | Constance Albanese Morella (b. 1931) — also known asConstance A. Morella;Connie Morella;Constance Albanese —of Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February12, 1931.Republican. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1979-86;U.S.Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1987-2003; defeated,2002.Female.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | Jeremiah Henry Murphy (1835-1893) — also known asJeremiah H. Murphy;JerrieMurphy —of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February13, 1835.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1864;mayorof Davenport, Iowa, 1873-74, 1879-80; member of Iowa statelegislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1883-87.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,December10, 1893 (age58 years, 300days).Interment atMt.Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. | | Sam J. Nahil (1905-1982) — of Claremont,SullivanCounty, N.H.Born in Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.,October3, 1905.Republican.Barber;real estatebusiness; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives from Claremont 2nd Ward,1951-67.Catholic. Member,Elks.Died in October,1982(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Edmund Neal (b. 1949) — also known asRichard E. Neal — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February14, 1949.Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1980,1996,2000,2004,2008;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1983-89;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1989-.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | James Nolan (1901-1991) — ofWrangell,Alaska.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 23,1901.Democrat.Merchant;member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1947-50;Speakerof Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1949; member ofAlaskaterritorial senate 1st District, 1951-58;delegateto Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.Catholic. Member,Elks.Died inWrangell,Alaska,October24, 1991 (age90 years, 123days).Burial location unknown. | | Hugh O'Brien (1827-1895) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born inIreland,July13, 1827.Democrat.Mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1885-89; defeated, 1888.Catholic.Irishancestry.FirstIrish Catholic mayor of Boston.DiedAugust1, 1895 (age68 years, 19days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) — also known asJohn P. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February1, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1936,1940,1944.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;TammanyHall.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1951 (age78 years, 233days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Thomas Charles O'Brien (b. 1887) — also known asThomas C. O'Brien — of Brighton, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Brighton, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 19,1887.Lawyer;member, Massachusetts Board of Parole, 1913-16; district attorney,Suffolk District, 1922-27; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1925; Union candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; Union candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1936.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Foresters;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael O'Brien and Mary (O'Connor) O'Brien; married,September3, 1913, to Julia M. Hartigan. |
| | Jeremiah Edward O'Connell (1883-1964) — also known asJeremiah E. O'Connell — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Wakefield,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 8,1883.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1923-27, 1929-30;state court judge in Rhode Island, 1930-48;justice ofRhode Island state supreme court, 1948-56; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1956.Catholic. Member,BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi.DiedSeptember18, 1964 (age81 years, 72days).Interment atSt.Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I. | | Charles O'Conor (1804-1884) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1804.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1853-54; seniorcounsel forJeffersonDavis during his treason trial; as special deputy attorneygeneral for New York State, was counsel for the prosecution in thetrial ofWilliamM. Tweed; Straight Out Democratic candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1872.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,May 12,1884 (age80 years, 129days).Entombed atSt.Patrick's Old Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) — also known asJoseph C. O'Mahoney — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November5, 1884.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;vice-chair ofWyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wyoming,1924(alternate),1928,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944.Catholic. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Sigma.Died in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December1, 1962 (age78 years, 26days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994) — also known asJackie Onassis;Jaqueline Lee Bouvier;Jacqueline Kennedy —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 28,1929.FirstLady of the United States, 1961-63.Female.Catholic. Longtime companion ofMauriceTempelsman.Died, fromnon-Hodgkinlymphoma, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1994 (age64 years, 295days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofHughDudley Auchincloss; daughter of John Vernou Bouvier and JanetNorton (Lee) Bouvier; step-sister ofEugeneLuther Gore Vidal Jr. andHughDudley Auchincloss III; married,September12, 1953, toJohnFitzgerald Kennedy (son ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; brother ofJeanKennedy Smith; grandson ofJohnFrancis Fitzgerald); married1968 toAristotle Socrates Onassis; mother ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisHighSchool for International Careers, inManhattan,New York, isnamed forher. — Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy OnassisHall,at George WashingtonUniversity,Washington,D.C., isnamed forher. — Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisReservoir,in CentralPark,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Eugene J. O'Neil (b. 1856) — BornFebruary29, 1856.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1890.Catholic. Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Mass.  | Thomas P. O'Neill III (b. 1944) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September20, 1944.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1973-74;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1975-83; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1980;publicrelations business.Catholic. Still living as of 2014.  | Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) — also known asThomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;"Tip" —of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December9, 1912.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1937-52;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1952,1960,1964;Honorary Chair,1984;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District1953-63, 8th District 1963-87);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1977-87.Catholic.Irishancestry.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1991.Died, ofcardiacarrest, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January5, 1994 (age81 years, 27days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married,June 17,1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father ofThomasP. O'Neill III. | | | | The O'NeillTunnel(opened 2003), which carries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3,inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by Thomas P. O'Neill:Manof the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker TipO'Neill (1989) | | | | Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: JohnAloysius Farrell,TipO' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography —Chris Matthews,Tipand the Gipper: When Politics Worked | | | | Image source: Public Officers ofMassachusetts, 1979-80 |
| | Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) — of Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born inQuebec,July26, 1854.Republican.Banker;officer of GuerinSpinningCo., AlsaceWorsted Co.,MontroseWoolen Co.,and RosemontDyeingCo.; treasurer, WoonsocketHospital;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1887-88;mayorof Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-96;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1897-98;Governor ofRhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1917(voted forCharlesEvans Hughes andCharlesW. Fairbanks).Catholic. Member,AmericanBankers Association.DiedFebruary3, 1928 (age73 years, 192days).Interment atPreciousBlood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass. | | Roger Lowell Putnam (1893-1972) — also known asRoger L. Putnam — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December19, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;businessexecutive;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1938-43; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1940,1948;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1942; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Massachusetts,1956.Catholic. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Died, following astroke,at MercyHospital,Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November24, 1972 (age78 years, 341days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas James Quish Jr. (1889-1954) — also known asThomas J. Quish — of Manchester,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March 8,1889.Democrat. Postmaster atSouthManchester, Conn., 1913-22;Manchester,Conn., 1936-42 (acting, 1936-37).Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January9, 1954 (age64 years, 307days).Interment atSaint James Cemetery, Manchester, Conn. | | Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) — of New York. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Lawyer;orator;as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, heprosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor unionleaders; Judiciary candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, in FrenchHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1967.Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Malden, Mass. | | Charles R. Santos (1923-1990) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March15, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;meatbusiness; postmaster atLowell,Mass., 1967-79 (acting, 1967-68).Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, from complications ofheartsurgery, in UniversityHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 11,1990 (age67 years, 118days).Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Santos and Mary Santos; married to Ruth E.Cassidy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Conlan Scanlan (b. 1896) — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December18, 1896.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate senate Third Middlesex District, 1931-36.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | William Vincent Shannon (1927-1988) — also known asWilliam V. Shannon — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August24, 1927.U.S. Ambassador toIreland, 1977-81.Catholic. DiedSeptember27, 1988 (age61 years, 34days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915-2011) — also known asR. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;"Sarge" —Born in Westminster,CarrollCounty, Md.,November9, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;organized and directed the Peace Corps, 1961-66; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1968-70; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1976.Catholic.Germanancestry. Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1994.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January18, 2011 (age95 years, 70days).Interment atSt. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Sargent Shriver and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver; married,May 23,1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy,PatriciaKennedy Lawford,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; aunt ofKathleenKennedy Townsend andRobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who marriedArnoldAlois Schwarzenegger) andMarkKennedy Shriver; nephew ofJamesCausten Shriver; grandson ofThomasHerbert Shriver; great-grandson ofThomasJohns Perry. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Sargent ShriverElementarySchool, inSilverSpring, Maryland, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about R. Sargent Shriver: ScottStossel,Sarge:The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver — Mark Shriver,AGood Man: Rediscovering My Father, SargentShriver |
| | Charles H. Slowey (1887-1964) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,1887.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fourteenth Middlesex District,1917-26, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924,1932;mayorof Lowell, Mass., 1932-33; postmaster atLowell,Mass., 1935-56.Catholic. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January10, 1964 (ageabout 76years).Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass. | | Ignatius Augustine Sullivan (1867-1928) — also known asIgnatius A. Sullivan — of Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,August20, 1867.Democrat.President,Hartford Central Labor Union;president,Connecticut Federation of Labor;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1902-04; defeated, 1904; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February11, 1928 (age60 years, 175days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Sullivan and Catharine Sullivan; married,September29, 1891, to Sarah A. Clancy. |
| | John S. Sullivan (1875-1949) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Thompsonville, Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December18, 1875.Democrat.Wholesale andretail fish merchant;mayorof Worcester, Mass., 1936-37; defeated, 1937, 1939; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1940,1944;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1942.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Moose;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Knightsof Columbus.DiedApril12, 1949 (age73 years, 115days).Burial location unknown. | | John E. Sununu (b. 1964) — of Rye,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September10, 1964.Republican.U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1997-2003;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 2003-; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Hampshire,2016.Catholic.Lebanese,Greek, andIrishancestry.Still living as of 2016. | | Jane Maria Swift (b. 1965) — also known asJane M. Swift — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February24, 1965.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1991-96; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1996;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1999-2001;Governor ofMassachusetts, 2001-03; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,2008.Female.Catholic. At age 36, she was the youngest woman governor in U.S. history. Still living as of 2014.  | Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) — also known asMaurice J. Tobin — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 22,1901.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1938-45;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1948-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Foresters.Died, of aheartattack, in Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,July 19,1953 (age52 years, 58days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | | Peter Gerard Torkildsen (b. 1958) — also known asPeter G. Torkildsen — of Danvers,EssexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January28, 1958.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1985-91; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1988,2008;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1993-97;defeated, 1996, 1998;MassachusettsRepublican state chair, 2008.Catholic. Still living as of 2014. | | Charles W. Trombly (born c.1915) — of North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.Born about 1915. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1944.Catholic. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1940 toMargaret R. Shannon. |
| | Emil Joseph Vlasak Jr. (1904-1995) — also known asEmil J. Vlasak, Jr. — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in West Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October3, 1904.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1948,1952.Catholic. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Foresters.DiedNovember3, 1995 (age91 years, 31days).Burial location unknown. | | John Anthony Volpe (1908-1994) — also known asJohn A. Volpe — of Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Nahant,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Wakefield,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December8, 1908.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1960(alternate),1972,1988;Governorof Massachusetts, 1961-63, 1965-69; defeated, 1962; resigned1969; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1968;U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 1969-73; U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1973-77.Catholic.Italianancestry.DiedSeptember11, 1994 (age85 years, 277days).Interment atForestGlade Cemetery, Wakefield, Mass. | | David Ignatius Walsh (1872-1947) — also known asDavid I. Walsh — of Clinton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.; Fitchburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Leominster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November11, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916,1920,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928,1932,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker);LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1913-14; defeated, 1911;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1914-16; defeated, 1915;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1919-25, 1926-47; defeated, 1924,1946.Catholic. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.DiedJune 11,1947 (age74 years, 212days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Lancaster, Mass. | | Joseph Charles White (b. 1899) — of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January30, 1899.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1929-32; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Sixth Suffolk District, 1933-36.Catholic. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Moose;AmericanLegion;MarineCorps League.Burial location unknown.  | Kevin Hagan White (1919-2012) — also known asKevin H. White — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September25, 1919.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1961-67; resigned 1967; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1964;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1968-84; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1970.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January27, 2012 (age92 years, 124days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | Edward Henry Willey (1883-1958) — also known asEdward H. Willey — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December7, 1883.Republican.Druggist;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1928;bankdirector.Catholic. Died in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August11, 1958 (age74 years, 247days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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