Index to Locations Staten IslandFairview CemeteryStaten IslandOcean View CemeteryStaten IslandUnited HebrewCemeteryNew Dorp, Staten IslandMoravianCemeteryPort Richmond, Staten IslandReformedChurch Burial GroundRichmondtown, Staten IslandSt.Andrew's CemeteryTompkinsville, Staten IslandSilverMount CemeteryTottenville, Staten IslandBethelMethodist ChurchyardWest New Brighton, Staten IslandSt.Peter's Cemetery
FairviewCemetery
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Randolph Perkins (1871-1936) — of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.; Woodcliff Lake,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Dunellen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,November30, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Westfield, N.J., 1905-06; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1905-07;chair ofBergen County Republican Party, 1911-16;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1921-36 (6th District 1921-33,7th District 1933-36); died in office 1936.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in1936(ageabout64 years).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
Ocean ViewCemetery
(formerly Valhalla Cemetery)
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Mitchell May (1870-1961) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1870.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1899-1901;secretaryof state of New York, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; county judge inNew York, 1916-21;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922-40.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1961 (age90 years, 257days).Interment at Ocean View Cemetery.
United HebrewCemetery
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles K. Krieger (c.1914-1982) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Vienna,Austria,about 1914.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1971; defeated, 1971.Jewish.Died in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,June 17,1982 (ageabout 68years).Interment at United Hebrew Cemetery.
MoravianCemetery
New Dorp, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Powell Clinch (1797-1880) — also known asCharles P. Clinch — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornOctober20, 1797.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1835-37;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1865-66.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1880 (age83 years, 57days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Anning Smith Prall (1870-1937) — also known asAnning S. Prall — of West New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.; Westerleigh, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Port Richmond, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1870.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1923-35; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1924,1928(alternate),1932(alternate),1936(alternate); Honest Government candidate forboroughpresident of Richmond, New York, 1933; member, FederalCommunications Commission, 1935-37; died in office 1937; chair,Federal Communications Commission, 1935-37; died in office 1937.ChristianReformed.Died in Boothbay Harbor,LincolnCounty, Maine,July 23,1937 (age66 years, 309days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | John Louis O'Sullivan (1813-1895) — also known asJohn L. O'Sullivan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born, of American parents, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean off the coast of Gibraltar,November15, 1813.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1841-42; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1844;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toPortugal, 1854; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1854-58.Episcopalian;laterCatholic.Cofounder and editor ofThe United StatesMagazineand Democratic Review, a journal that published the works ofEmerson, Hawthorne and Whitman, as well as political essays onJacksonian Democracy, 1837-46. Early advocate in 1840s for abolitionof the death penalty. Invented the term "manifest destiny" to explainand justify the westward expansion of the United States. Took part inthe failed expedition of Narcisco Lopez to take Cuba from Spanishrule; as a result, waschargedin federal court in New York withviolationof the Neutrality Act;triedand acquitted in March 1852.Died, ofinfluenzaand the effects of an earlierstroke,in a residentialhotel inNew York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1895 (age81 years, 129days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery.  | George Cromwell (1860-1934) — of Dongan Hills, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1860.Republican.Lawyer;horsebreeder; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1888; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1888; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1889;boroughpresident of Richmond, New York, 1898-1913; defeated, 1921;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912,1916,1920,1924;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1915-18.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Elks.Suffered astroke,and died a week later, in Dongan Hills, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1934 (age74 years, 76days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Elmer Scipio Dundy (1830-1896) — also known asElmer S. Dundy — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born inTrumbullCounty, Ohio,March 5,1830.Lawyer;memberNebraska territorial council, 1858-62;justice ofNebraska territorial supreme court, 1863-67;U.S.District Judge for Nebraska, 1868.DiedOctober28, 1896 (age66 years, 237days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Henry Bleecker Metcalfe (1805-1881) — also known asHenry B. Metcalfe — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1805.Democrat.Lawyer;RichmondCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1826-32;RichmondCounty Judge, 1840-41, 1847-75;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1875-77.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1881 (age76 years, 18days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Frank Jacob LeFevre (1874-1941) — also known asFrank J. LeFevre — of New Paltz,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in New Paltz,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1874.Republican.Banker;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 25th District, 1903-04;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1905-07.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,April29, 1941 (age66 years, 150days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Samuel Barton (1785-1858) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New Dorp, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1785.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1820-22;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1835-37.Died in New Dorp, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1858 (age72 years, 186days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | John Addie Donald (1857-1922) — also known asJohn A. Donald — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire,Scotland,July24, 1857.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;steamshipbusiness; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1917-21.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry.Died, frompneumonia,in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1922 (age64 years, 173days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Joseph Egbert (1807-1888) — of New York. Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1807.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1841-43.Died in New Dorp, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1888 (age81 years, 88days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Allan Benny (1867-1942) — of Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1903-05; defeated,1904.Scottishancestry.Died in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November6, 1942 (age75 years, 117days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Caleb Cushing Norvell (1813-1891) — also known asCaleb C. Norvell — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inGreenCounty, Ky.,April24, 1813.Republican.Newspapereditor;printer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1870.Died inWashington,D.C.,February3, 1891 (age77 years, 285days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Lester Williams Clark (1854-1922) — also known asLester W. Clark — of New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,1854.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-20.Died in New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,September23, 1922 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Lawrence Hillier Cortelyou (1802-1882) — also known asLawrence H. Cortelyou — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenridge, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November5, 1802.Whig.Grocer;county judge in New York, 1840; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1852; director, and one ofthe founders, Richmond CountyMutualInsurance Company.Died in Greenridge, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1882 (age79 years, 324days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Aaron Cortelyou (1726-1789) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in1726.Member,New York Provincial Congress, 1775-76.Allied with the British during the Revolution. DiedAugust22, 1789 (ageabout 63years).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Elliott Fitch Shepard (1833-1893) — also known asElliott F. Shepard — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1833.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofTheronR. Strong, 1868-73;banker;newspaperowner; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892.Presbyterian.Member,UnionLeague;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1893 (age59 years, 242days).Entombed at Moravian Cemetery. | | Charles Friedrich Horrmann (1866-1925) — also known asCharles Horrmann — of Stapleton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1866.Democrat.Beerbrewer; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1916.Germanancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1925 (age58 years, 291days).Entombed at Moravian Cemetery. | | Edward Puritan Doyle (1860-1946) — also known asEdward P. Doyle — of Port Richmond, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Mariner's Harbor, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,June 2,1860.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1886; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1916.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1946 (age85 years, 248days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery. | | Sadie Alice Hall (c.1880-1960) — also known asSadie A. Hall;Sadie AliceBeaver —of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born about 1880. Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Member,Women'sChristian Temperance Union.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1960 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Moravian Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Married to George C. Hall. |
Reformed ChurchBurial Ground
Port Richmond Avenue
Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob Tyson (1773-1848) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1773.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1823-25; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1828.Slaveowner. Died in Port Richmond, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1848 (age74 years, 282days).Interment at Reformed Church Burial Ground. | | David Mersereau (c.1769-1835) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y., about 1769.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1806-09; common pleas courtjudge in New York, 1810.Slaveowner. Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1835 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Reformed Church Burial Ground.
St. Andrew'sCemetery
40 Old Mill Road
Richmondtown, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Crocheron (1772-1819) — of New York. Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1772.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1815-17.Died in New Springville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1819 (age46 years, 317days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.| | Relatives:Brother ofJacobCrocheron. | | | | Epitaph: "A Sincere Republican, andpossessing an intelligent, and an upright mind, his talents andvirtues were appreicated by a free and grateful people. Havinglanguished on a bed of sickness for some time, he died with composureand Resignation. Respected and lamanted by numerousfriends." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Jacob Crocheron (1774-1849) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1774.U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1829-31; PresidentialElector for New York,1836.Slaveowner. Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1849 (age75 years, 126days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery. | | Obadiah Bowne (1822-1874) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1822.U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1851-53; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1864.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1874 (age51 years, 343days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery. | | James Guyon Jr. (1778-1846) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1778.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1810-14;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1820-21.Slaveowner. Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1846 (age67 years, 75days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery. | | John Van Beuren (1784-1831) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1784.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1829-30.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1831 (age47 years, 41days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.
Silver MountCemetery
926 Victory Boulevard
Tompkinsville, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Duer (1805-1879) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1805.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oswego County, 1840-41; defeated, 1832;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1847-51; U.S. ConsulinValparaiso, 1851-53.Died in New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1879 (age74 years, 92days).Interment at Silver Mount Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofJohnDuer and Anna Bedford (Bunner) Duer; married to Lucy A. Chew;nephew ofWilliamAlexander Duer; grandson ofWilliamDuer (1747-1799); great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; second great-grandson ofJamesAlexander; second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterVan Brugh; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),Abrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler,Johannesde Peyster andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin ofDenningDuer; first cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,JohnStevens III andHenryBrockholst Livingston; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,JohannesDePeyster,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin twice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson,PhilipP. Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; third cousin once removed ofHamiltonFish,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,PhilipDePeyster,JamesParker,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991),RobertWinthrop Kean andBrockholstLivingston; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,HamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; fourth cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson andJohnJacob Astor III; fourth cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor andJonathanMayhew Wainwright. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Duerfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Theodore Chardavoyne Vermilye (1824-1879) — also known asTheodore C. Vermilye — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,December18, 1824.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1860.Killed, when he wasthrownfrom ahorsedrawncarriage, which had collided with another vehicle, in StatenIsland,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1879 (age54 years, 330days).Interment at Silver Mount Cemetery. | | David Sisco Rendt (1873-1944) — also known asDavid S. Rendt — of Tompkinsville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Tompkinsville (now part of Staten Island),RichmondCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1873.Democrat.Chair ofRichmond County Democratic Party, 1927-32; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1932.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1944 (age71 years, 90days).Interment at Silver Mount Cemetery.
Bethel MethodistChurchyard
Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Benjamin H. Warford (1831-1896) — of Tottenville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.BornOctober11, 1831.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Republicancandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1884;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892.DiedJanuary19, 1896 (age64 years, 100days).Interment at Bethel Methodist Churchyard. | | Hubbard R. Yetman (1847-1924) — of Tottenville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inMonmouthCounty, N.J.,1847.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;civilengineer;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1889, 1892-93.Died in1924(ageabout77 years).Interment at Bethel Methodist Churchyard. | | Walter Elliot Sharrot (1880-1962) — also known asWalter E. Sharrot — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.BornMarch29, 1880.Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1916; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1920.DiedDecember11, 1962 (age82 years, 257days).Interment at Bethel Methodist Churchyard.
St. Peter'sCemetery
52 Tyler Avenue
West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Founded 1848
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John J. Marchi (1921-2009) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1957-2006 (19th District 1957-65, 26th District1966, 23rd District 1967-72, 24th District 1973-2006); candidate forboroughpresident of Richmond, New York, 1961; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1968;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1969, 1973.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,in Lucca,Italy,April25, 2009 (age87 years, 340days).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery. | | James Aloysius O'Leary (1889-1944) — also known asJames A. O'Leary — of West New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1889.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1930;U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1935-44; died inoffice 1944.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1944 (age54 years, 328days).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery. | | John Michael Murphy (1926-2015) — also known asJohn M. Murphy — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;U.S.Representative from New York, 1963-81 (16th District 1963-73,17th District 1973-81); defeated, 1960 (15th District), 1980 (17thDistrict); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1964,1968(Parliamentarian);implicatedin the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arabbusinessmen offeredbribesto political figures;indictedJune 18 andconvictedDecember 3, 1980, of conspiracy,conflictof interest, and accepting anillegalgratuity;sentencedto three years inprisonand fined $20,000; paroled in 1985.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,May 25,2015 (age88 years, 295days).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery. | | Cornelius A. Hall (d. 1953) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Boroughpresident of Richmond, New York, 1946-53; retired 1953.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1953.Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery. | | James Joseph Murphy (1898-1962) — also known asJames J. Murphy — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1949-53; defeated,1952.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1962 (age63 years, 350days).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery. | | Thomas F. Cosgrove (b. 1892) — of West New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1892.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wounded in battle atArgonne Forest, October 21, 1918, andlost aleg; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1920-23.Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
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