| |  John Francis Ahearn (1853-1920) — also known asJohn F. Ahearn — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1853.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 4th District, 1882; member ofNewYork state senate, 1890-1902 (6th District 1890-93, 8th District1894-95, 10th District 1896-1902); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1896,1912,1916,1920;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1904-09;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Following aninvestigation,Gov.CharlesEvans Hughes denounced his administration as "flagrantlyinefficientand wasteful" and ordered himremoved fromoffice as Manhattan Borough President on December 9, 1907.Following a long legal battle, he finally left office in 1909.Died, ofpleurisy,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1920 (age67 years, 245days).Burial location unknown. | | Patrick J. Andrews — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland.Democrat.Plumber;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 26th District, 1896-97.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Frank B. Arnold (1839-1890) — also known asMichael Edwards;Benjamin FranklinArnold —of Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in County Clare,Ireland,March29, 1839.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1885-87; memberofNewYork state senate 23rd District, 1888-89; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1890, 1890.Irish ancestry. Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in hislawoffice, Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1890 (age51 years, 257days).Interment atSt.Matthew's Cemetery, Unadilla, N.Y. | | George Carter Barrett (1838-1906) — also known asGeorge C. Barrett — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dublin,Ireland,July28, 1838.Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1872-1906; resigned 1906;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1895-1900.Irish ancestry. Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1906 (age67 years, 314days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) — also known asWilliam B. Barry — of St. Albans, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in County Mayo,Ireland,July21, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4thDistrict 1945-46); died in office 1946.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks.Died, frompneumonia,in St. Vincent'sHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1946 (age44 years, 91days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | William M. Bennett (1895-1978) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1936.Irish ancestry. Died in1978(ageabout83 years).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett. |
| | Robert Blair Blaikie (1906-1992) — also known asRobert B. Blaikie;"BattlingBob" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1906.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1965.Irish andScottishancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1992 (age85 years, 100days).Burial location unknown.  | 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.Irish ancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1939 (age71 years, 128days).Interment atSt. Benedict's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.  | John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) — also known asJohn J. Boylan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1878.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District1919-22);U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died inoffice 1938.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Knightsof Columbus;ImprovedOrder of Red Men.Died, in FrenchHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1938 (age60 years, 15days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Joseph Brady (1853-1916) — also known asJohn J. Brady — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-16; died in office1916.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks.Collapsedon atrain returning from Atlantic City, and brought home; died, aweek later, frompneumonia,in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1916 (age62 years, 130days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas Joseph Brady (1885-1971) — also known asThomas J. Brady — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Justice, New York CitySpecial Sessions, 1934-39; Justice, New York City Court, 1940-50;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1951-55.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died, in UnionHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1971 (age86 years, 7days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.  | M. William Bray (1889-1961) — also known asBill Bray — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Churubusco,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofOneida County Democratic Party, 1924-32; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1928,1932,1940,1948;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1928-30;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1933-38.Irish ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1961 (age71 years, 114days).Interment atSt. Patrick Cemetery, Chateaugay, N.Y. | | | Michael Brennan (b. 1849) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,September26, 1849.Democrat.Saloonowner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1885-88.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) — also known asDavid C. Broderick — of New York;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born inWashington,D.C.,February4, 1820.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1846;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1850-52;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1851-52;U.S.Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859.Irish ancestry.Mortallywounded in aduel onSeptember 13, 1859 withDavidS. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and diedinSanFrancisco, Calif.,September16, 1859 (age39 years, 224days).Original interment atLaurelHill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;reinterment in 1942 atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | James Joseph Broderick (1887-1964) — also known asJames J. Broderick — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1887.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1936; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1950; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1952(alternate),1956.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died, of astroke,in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1964 (age77 years, 54days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Broderick and Mary (Gallagher) Broderick; married to MayFlanagan. |
| | Armin Ernest Brunn (1860-1909) — also known asArmin E. Brunn — of South Woodstock, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1860.Republican.Physician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Woodstock; elected 1906.GermanandIrish ancestry.Shotby his brother,ConstantineF. Brunn,mortallywounded, and died the next day, in South Woodstock, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September30, 1909 (age48 years, 286days). His sister, Freda Brunn, was also shot, and diedimmediately; Constantine shot and killed himself at the scene.Interment atFair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, N.J. | | Constantine Fernow Brunn (1858-1909) — also known asConstantine F. Brunn — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; South Woodstock, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1858.Vice-Consulfor Portugal inNewYork, N.Y., 1893-96.GermanandIrish ancestry.According topublishedreports, in a sudden fit of rage, perhaps angered because hewasn't able to reach his wife by telephone, heshotand killed his sister, Freda Brunn, and his brother, Dr.ArminBrunn, and thenshothimself,in South Woodstock, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September29, 1909 (age50 years, 340days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Windham County, Conn. | | Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) — also known asCharles A. Buckley — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,June 23,1890.Democrat.Bricklayer;buildingcontractor; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1932(alternate),1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);chairof Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67.Irish ancestry. Died, oflungcancer, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1967 (age76 years, 213days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) — also known asJames L. Buckley — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in an elevator at Women'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1923.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),1976 (Republican); Republican candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1980;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; tooksenior status 1996.Catholic.Irish andSwissancestry. Member,Skulland Bones.President,Radio FreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 1982-85.Still living as of 2018. | | William Frank Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) — also known asWilliam F. Buckley, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1925.Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1965; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 2nd District, 1966.Catholic.Irish andSwissancestry. Member,Skulland Bones.Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor ofNational Reviewmagazine;authorand lecturer; host oftelevisionnews show "Firing Line"; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on November 18, 1991.Died, probably ofdiabetesandemphysema,in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February27, 2008 (age82 years, 95days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt. Bernard Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof William Frank Buckley, Sr. and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; brotherofJamesLane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who marriedLeoBrent Bozell); married1950 toPatricia Alden Austin Taylor. | | | | Political family:Buckleyfamily of New York and Connecticut. | | | | Cross-reference:FredericR. Coudert, Jr. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.:GettingIt Right (2003) —Godand Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'(1951) —Spytime: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) —Nearer,My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) —TheLexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive WordLover (1998) —Airborne: A Sentimental Journey (1984) —InSearch of Anti-Semitism (1992) —BrothersNo More (1995) —UpFrom Liberalism (1959) —TheCommittee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee onUn-American Activities (1962) —Elvisin the Morning (2001) —Executioneve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) —Fourreforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) —Gratitude: reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) —Nuremberg: the reckoning (2002) —Overdrive: a personal documentary (1983) —UnitedNations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) —Theunmaking of a mayor (1966) —RonaldReagan: An American Hero (2001) —TheReagan I Knew (2008) | | | | Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.:StainedGlass : A Blackford Oakes Novel —MarcoPolo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Savingthe Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —SeeYou Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Tucker'sLast Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Mongoose,R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —AVery Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —HighJinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Who'son First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —TheRedhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator JoeMcCarthy | | | | Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:John B. Judis,WilliamF. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives —Lee Edwards,WilliamF. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement — Carl T.Bogus,Buckley:William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of AmericanConservatism | | | | Critical books about William F. Buckley,Jr.: David Miller,ChairmanBill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. |
| | John J. Burns (b. 1860) — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Dimock,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,June 20,1860.Democrat.Boot and shoebusiness; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1933; candidate formayorof Binghamton, N.Y., 1937.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Rotary;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Burial location unknown. | | John J. Burns (c.1864-1936) — of Eastwood (now part of Syracuse),OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,about 1864.Realestate business; mayor of Eastwood, N.Y.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,HolyName Society.Died in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1936 (ageabout 72years).Interment atSt.Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | John J. Burns (1921-2004) — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1950;mayorof Binghamton, N.Y., 1958-65; defeated, 1993; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1962; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1964,1984;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1965-71; national coordinator,JohnV. Lindsay for president, 1971-72; New York City water supplycommissioner; campaign manager,HughL. Carey for governor, 1978; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1988.Irish ancestry. Died, ofheartfailure, in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,November16, 2004 (age83 years, 127days).Burial location unknown. | | John Julian Burns (1872-1930) — also known asJohn J. Burns — of Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1872.Democrat.Clothingmerchant; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1922;chair ofSullivan County Democratic Party, 1927.Irish ancestry. Died in Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1930 (age58 years, 312days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Burns and Mary (Kinney) Burns; married,January9, 1899, to Cornelia Mapledoram. |
| | Michael Edmund Butler (1855-1926) — also known asMichael E. Butler — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1855.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1883-84; candidateforU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1910; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1912.Irish ancestry. Died in Quogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August3, 1926 (age71 years, 89days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Edmund Butler and Margaret (Hannon) Butler; married to CatherineE. Brosnan. |
| | James J. Byrne (1863-1930) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1863.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1905;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1926-30; died in office 1930.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromgallstones,in BrooklynHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1930 (age66 years, 340days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Frank J. Caffery (1913-1980) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1913.Democrat. Yard foreman for Nickel PlateRailroad;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1941-42, 1949-62;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 42nd District, 1942.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society;Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;CatholicWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Equity.Died in September,1980(age66years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | James Joseph Caffrey (1897-1961) — also known asJames J. Caffrey — of Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November29, 1897.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1945-47; chair, U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission, 1946-47.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheartattack, in Durban,SouthAfrica,March 4,1961 (age63 years, 95days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Joseph Caffrey and Mary (Cahill) Caffrey; married,September14, 1923, to Janet Keating. |
| | Peter Cagger (c.1815-1868) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y., about 1815.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1860.Irish ancestry. Killed when he was accidentally thrown from hishorsedrawncarriage, in Central Park, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1868 (ageabout 53years).Burial location unknown. | | Matthew F. Callahan — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Canton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1927-28; defeated (Republican), 1924, 1944; candidate in Democraticprimary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1928 (Republicanprimary), 1942 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican primary), 1950(Republican primary).Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Felix Campbell (1829-1902) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1829.Democrat.Engineer;banker;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-91 (4th District 1883-85, 2ndDistrict 1885-91).Irish ancestry. Died, ofpneumonia,in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1902 (age73 years, 253days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Timothy John Campbell (1840-1904) — also known asTimothy J. Campbell — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in County Cavan,Ireland,January8, 1840.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1868-73, 1875,1883; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1884-85;U.S.Representative from New York, 1885-89, 1891-95 (8th District1885-89, 1891-93, 9th District 1893-95); defeated, 1888 (CountyDemocratic, 8th District), 1894 (Independent, 9th District), 1896(Gold Democratic, 9th District); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1888.Irish ancestry. Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1904 (age64 years, 90days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | James Patrick Cannon (1890-1974) — also known asJames P. Cannon — of New York. Born in Rosedale (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.,February11, 1890.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1922 (Workers, 10th District), 1928(20th District); Workers candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1924; openly supported Leon Trotsky's opposition toSoviet dictator Josef Stalin around 1928, and was expelled from theCommunist Party; became a major Trotskyist leader and theoretician,and one of the founders of the Socialist Workers Party; TrotskyistAnti-War candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1941;arrestedin 1941 andchargedunder theSmithAct;convictedin 1943, and served sixteen months in federalprison.Irish ancestry. Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August21, 1974 (age84 years, 191days).Burial location unknown. | | Patrick J. Carley (1866-1936) — also known asP. J. Carley — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in County Roscommon,Ireland,February2, 1866.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;real estatedeveloper;builder;banker;U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1927-35.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1936 (age70 years, 23days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Henry Cassidy (1858-1927) — also known asJohn H. Cassidy — of Southbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1858.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Southbury, 1902, 1906, 1910,1918.Irish ancestry. Died in Southbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,May 24,1927 (age69 years, 60days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles F. Cline (b. 1881) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;electrician;realestate business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1924-29.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | John Cloughen (c.1849-1911) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1849.Contractor;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1909.Irish ancestry. Died, ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1911 (ageabout 62years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives:Father of Robert Cloughen. |
| | Daniel Florence Cohalan (1867-1946) — also known asDaniel F. Cohalan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1867.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1908,1932;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-23; appointed 1911.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.DiedNovember12, 1946 (age78 years, 326days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Denis O'Leary Cohalan (1883-1957) — also known asDenis O'L. Cohalan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornOctober8, 1883.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1941-53; defeated, 1933.Catholic.Irish ancestry.DiedApril10, 1957 (age73 years, 184days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | John Patrick Cohalan (1873-1950) — also known asJohn P. Cohalan — of Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1873.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 35th District, 1906; memberofNewYork state senate 22nd District, 1907-08;NewYork County Surrogate, 1909-22.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1950 (age77 years, 2days).Interment atSt.Raymond's Old Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | William T. Collins (c.1886-1961) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924;NewYork County Clerk, 1926-28;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928-45; appointed 1928;NewYork County Surrogate, 1946-57.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in Brightwaters,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September4, 1961 (ageabout 75years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Collins; brother ofAdelaideCostigan; married to Mae Godfrey. |
 | Frank Comesky (b. 1858) — of Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1858.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;RocklandCounty District Attorney, 1894; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1896,1900.Irish ancestry. Member,Freemasons;Foresters.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Owen Comesky and Ann (Magie) Comesky. | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | | James Brien Comey (b. 1960) — also known asJames Comey — of New York. Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1960.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 2002-03;director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2013-17.Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2020. | | John J. Condon (1898-1971) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1898.Republican. Auditor for the New York CentralRailroad;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1940-41; defeated, 1935; in December 1940, hewasnamedas a conspirator in the indictment of Patrick Fitzgerald, who wascharged with seeking a $3,000bribefrom pinball operators.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.DiedJanuary27, 1971 (age72 years, 69days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y. | | William F. Condon (1897-1972) — also known as"Big Bill" — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;deputysheriff;contractor;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;defeated, 1923; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64); defeated, 1964;lobbyist.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;ModernWoodmen.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1972 (age74 years, 181days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. | | William F. Condon Jr. (1921-1984) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 98th District, 1965.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,April25, 1984 (age62 years, 285days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | John Connelly (b. 1857) — also known as"Honest John" — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,April10, 1857.Democrat.Plumber;elevatedrailroad ticket agent; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1888-92;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1894.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Times, October 21, 1894 |
| | | Maurice E. Connolly (1881-1935) — of Corona, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Corona, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1911-28; resigned 1928; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1912,1916,1924;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918;resignedas borough president in April, 1928 during aninvestigationof a sewer graftscandal;convictedin October 1928 of conspiracy todefraudthe city;sentencedto one year inprisonandfined$500; following an unsuccessful appeal, he served theprisonsentence in 1930-31.Irish ancestry. Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1935 (ageabout 54years).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Maurice Connolly and Mary Jane Connolly; married to Helen M.Connell; father of Helen F. Connolly (daughter-in-law ofLeanderBernard Faber). | | | | Cross-reference:ClarenceJ. Shearn |
| | Thomas Franklin Conway (1859-1945) — also known asThomas F. Conway — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Chesterfield,EssexCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1859.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1896,1904,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1900;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1911-12; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1916; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.Irish ancestry. Died in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1945 (age86 years, 189days).Interment atImmaculate Conception Cemetery, Keeseville, N.Y. | | Mary D. Cony (1885-1961) — also known asMary Fields Doyle — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine,1885.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaine,1928.Female.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died in Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,1961(ageabout76 years).Interment atSt. Mary's Cemetery, Augusta, Maine. | | James Jay Coogan (1846-1915) — also known asJames J. Coogan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January16, 1846.Merchant;realestate investor; United Labor candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1888;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1899-1901; appointed 1899.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1915 (age69 years, 281days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Edward T. Corcoran (c.1894-1937) — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Mechanicville,SaratogaCounty, N.Y., about 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;electeddelegateto New York state constitutional convention 2nd District 1937,but died before taking office.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AmericanLegion;Elks;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died, in Rockefeller Institutehospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1937 (ageabout 43years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dominic Corcoran; married to Margaret M. McCosker. |
| | Thomas L. J. Corcoran (c.1908-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y., about 1908.Lawyer;assistant counsel (1937), counsel (1942) to Gov.HerbertH. Lehman; head of the New York State War Council during WorldWar II;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1947-55; died in office 1955.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from abloodclot, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1955 (ageabout 47years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Daniel Crimmins (1844-1917) — also known asJohn D. Crimmins — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1844.Democrat.Contractor;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1912(alternate); Gold Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1896;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Philanthropist. Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1917 (age73 years, 175days).Entombed atCorpusChristi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Richard Welsted Croker (1841-1922) — also known asRichard Croker — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; County Dublin,Ireland.Born in Clonakilty, County Cork,Ireland,November23, 1841.Democrat.Railroadmechanic;chargedwith themurderof a political enemy in 1874;triedand found not guilty; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1888,1892,1900.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Leader of Tammany Hall from 1886 until 1901. Suffered exposure during asnowstorm,was ill for months, and subsequently died, in County Dublin,Ireland,April29, 1922 (age80 years, 157days).Original interment atGlencairnHouse Grounds, County Dublin, Ireland; reinterment in 1939 atKilgobbinCemetery, County Dublin, Ireland. | | William Cronin (c.1863-1963) — also known asWill Cronin — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Waterford,Ireland,about 1863.Democrat.Chair ofWestchester County Democratic Party, 1933-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1936;postmaster atYonkers,N.Y., 1936-51 (acting, 1936).Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks.Died, ofcancer,in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,March10, 1963 (ageabout 100years).Interment atHolyHope Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz. | | Peter J. Crotty (c.1908-1992) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y., about 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;generalcounsel in New York for the United Steelworkers union; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1948,1956,1960,1964,1972;candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1953;chair ofErie County Democratic Party, 1954-65; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1958;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 56th District, 1967.Irish ancestry. Died, following aheartattack, in MercyHospital,Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1992 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown. | | Francis Dugan Culkin (1874-1943) — also known asFrancis D. Culkin — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1874.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;OswegoCounty District Attorney; county judge in New York, 1921-28;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1928-43; died inoffice 1943; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1932,1940.Irish ancestry. Died in Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1943 (age68 years, 267days).Interment atSt.Paul's Cemetery, Oswego, N.Y. | | John J. Cullen (b. 1845) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,1845.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 18th District, 1882; memberofNewYork state senate 9th District, 1884-87.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Thomas F. Cunningham (b. 1846) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,1846.Democrat.Contractor;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 9th District, 1893.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) — also known asThomas J. Curran — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;chairof New York County Republican Party, 1940-58;secretaryof state of New York, 1943-54; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1944,1948,1952(alternate),1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1944; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Executive Committee, 1945.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, from aheartailment, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1958 (age59 years, 243days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Francis Curry (born c.1874) — also known asJohn F. Curry — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1874. Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 17th District, 1903-04;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; Democratic Presidential Electorfor New York,1933;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
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