| |  Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;clerk to U.S. JudgeMartinT. Manton;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66;took senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-71.Catholic.Italian ancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in Potomac,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 28,1971 (age82 years, 28days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851-1921) — also known as"Charlie the CrookChaser" —Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 9,1851.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Maryland,1905;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1905-06;U.S.Attorney General, 1906-09.Catholic.Italian ancestry.Died inBaltimoreCounty, Md.,June 28,1921 (age70 years, 19days).Interment atLoudonPark Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (1903-1987) — also known asThomas D'Alesandro, Jr. — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,August1, 1903.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1927-33;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1939-47; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952,1956,1964;mayorof Baltimore, Md., 1947-59; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1958.Catholic.Italian ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died inBaltimore,Md.,August23, 1987 (age84 years, 22days).Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro III (b. 1929) — also known asThomas D'Alesandro III — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,July 24,1929.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1964;mayorof Baltimore, Md., 1967-71.Catholic.Italian ancestry.Still living as of 2018. | | Joseph Charles Feduccia (1910-1978) — also known asJoe Feduccia — of Cleveland,BolivarCounty, Miss.Born inBaltimore,Md.,1910.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1960;circuit judge in Mississippi 11th District, 1971-78.Sicilian ancestry. Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October28, 1978 (ageabout 68years).Interment atNewCleveland Cemetery, Cleveland, Miss.| |  Relatives: Sonof Salvatore A. Feduccia and Maria Grace (Serio)Feduccia. |
| | John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) — also known asJohn A. Giannetti, Jr. — of Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born, in ahospital,at Camp Lejeune,OnslowCounty, N.C.,June 9,1964.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,1994; member ofMarylandstate senate 21st District, 2003-.Catholic.Italian,Irish, andAmericanIndian ancestry. Member,Chi Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Jaycees;Sonsof Italy;Knightsof Columbus.Still living as of 2003. | | Aquila Paca (1738-1788) — Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 21,1738.Member ofMarylandstate executive council, 1783-84.EnglishandItalian ancestry.Died in1788(ageabout50 years).Burial location unknown. | | William Paca (1740-1799) — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.Born in Abingdon, Baltimore County (nowHarfordCounty), Md.,October31, 1740.Lawyer;planter;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1774-76;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-80;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1777-79;Governor ofMaryland, 1782-85;delegateto Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.District Judge for Maryland, 1789-99; died in office 1799.Anglican.EnglishandItalian ancestry.Died in Queenstown,QueenAnne's County, Md.,October23, 1799 (age58 years, 357days).Interment atWye Plantation, Queenstown, Md.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | Vincent Luke Palmisano (1882-1953) — also known asVincent L. Palmisano — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Termini, Sicily,Italy,August5, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Baltimore city 1st District,1914-15;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1927-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1940.Catholic.Italian ancestry. Member,Foresters.Disappearedfrom his home, and either died bysuicideor wasmurdered,January12, 1953 (age70 years, 160days). His body was recovered from Baltimore Harbor, March 5,1953.Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940) — also known asAnnunciata Patricia D'Alesandro — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inBaltimore,Md.,March26, 1940.Democrat.CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1981-83; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1988,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1984,1996;U.S.Representative from California, 1987-2018 (5th District 1987-93,8th District 1993-2013, 12th District 2013-18); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 2004-08.Female.Catholic.Italian ancestry.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2013.Still living as of 2019.| | Relatives:Daughter ofThomasLudwig John D'Alesandro Jr. and Annunciata (Lombardi)D'Alesandro; sister ofThomasLudwig John D'Alesandro III; married,September7, 1963, toPaulFrancis Pelosi (brother ofRonaldVirgil Pelosi); mother ofChristineP. Pelosi. | | | | Political family:Pelosi-D'Alesandrofamily of San Francisco, California. | | | | Cross-reference:CecileRichards | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame | | | | Books by Nancy Pelosi:KnowYour Power: A Message to America's Daughters, with Amy HillHearth (2009) | | | | Books about Nancy Pelosi: MarcSandalow,MadamSpeaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise toPower — Ronald M. Peters,SpeakerNancy Pelosi and the New American Politics — VincentBzdek,Womanof the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi | | | | Critical books about Nancy Pelosi:Rochelle Schweizer,She'sthe Boss: The Disturbing Truth About Nancy Pelosi |
| | Prospero Schiaffino (1846-1910) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Camoglia,Italy,October17, 1846.Shipbroker;steamshipagent;ConsularAgent for Italy inBaltimore,Md., 1890-1907;Vice-Consulfor Spain inBaltimore,Md., 1896-98, 1900-07.Catholic.Italian ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Walbrook,Baltimore,Md.,November12, 1910 (age64 years, 26days).Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | John Joseph Sirica (1904-1992) — also known asJohn J. Sirica — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March19, 1904.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1956;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1957-77; took seniorstatus 1977.Italian ancestry. Died inWashington,D.C.,August14, 1992 (age88 years, 148days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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