| |  Philip Joseph Kearns (1870-1926) — also known asPhilip J. Kearns — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1870.Democrat.Builder;pavingcontractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1916;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1926 (age56 years, 139days).Interment atSt.Raymond's Old Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Patrick Kearns and Ellen (Montgomery) Kearns; married,October3, 1894, to Honora Veronica White. |
| | Patrick James Keeler (1876-1946) — also known asPatrick J. Keeler — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Mendon,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1876.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 35th District, 1910.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1946 (age69 years, 309days).Interment atUnitedGerman and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y. | | 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.Irish ancestry.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 |
| | John F. Kenny (b. 1853) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,1853.Democrat.Painter;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 18th District, 1885, 1887.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | James Kerrigan (1828-1899) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1861-63.Irish ancestry. DiedNovember1, 1899 (age70 years, 311days).Interment atSt.Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Michael Kerwin — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland.Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at New York City, New York, 1891.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.  | Owen M. Kiernan (1867-1940) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1867.Democrat.Coaldealer; inspector of fuel;advertisingbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1913-25 (New York County 24th District 1913-17,New York County 18th District 1918-25).Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1940 (ageabout 73years).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof James Kiernan and Elizabeth (Clarke) Kiernan; married to JennieMarsh. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Robert Charles Killough Jr. (1906-1961) — also known asRobert C. Killough, Jr. — of Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Loudonville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;exempted from military service because childhood polio resulted inatrophyof lower leg muscles and feet, though he learned to walk almostnormally using orthopedic shoes; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1930; AssistantCommissioner for Professional Education, New York State EducationDepartment.Presbyterian.Irish andEnglishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofcancer,in Loudonville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1961 (age55 years, 6days).Interment atSt.Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert C. Killough and Anna E. (Iverson) Killough; married,April 3,1937, to Margaret Agnes Casey. |
 | Thomas Kinsella (1832-1884) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in County Wexford,Ireland,December31, 1832.Democrat.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1864,1876;postmaster atBrooklyn,N.Y., 1866-67;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1871-73.Irish ancestry. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1884 (age51 years, 42days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 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.Irish ancestry.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 |
 | Timothy A. Leary (d. 1946) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Scitico, Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 20th District, 1915;municipal judge in New York, 1919;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-40.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1946.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Leary and Mary (McCarthy) Leary. | | | | Image source: New York Times, April 20,1946 |
| | | George Gordon Battle Liddy (1930-2021) — also known asG. Gordon Liddy — Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November30, 1930.Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;FBIagent;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1968; organized anddirected theburglariesof the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergatecomplex in May and June 1972; the resulting Watergatescandalled to PresidentRichardNixon's resignation in 1974;convictedon charges ofburglaryandwiretapping;sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $40,000; released in 1977after serving four and a half years; became a popularradio talkshow host.Irish andItalianancestry.Died in Mt. Vernon,FairfaxCounty, Va.,March30, 2021 (age90 years, 120days).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | Edward Vincent Loughlin (1894-1969) — also known asEdward V. Loughlin;EdLoughlin —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936(alternate),1944,1964,1968(alternate); secretary to JusticeFerdinandPecora;leader of NewYork County Democratic Party, 1944-47.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, in Brookhaven MemorialHospital,East Patchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November18, 1969 (age75 years, 264days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) — also known asWalter A. Lynch — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,July 7,1894.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;U.S.Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1944,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1950;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1953;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild;Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheartattack, in Belle Harbor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1957 (age63 years, 65days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Clarence Hungerford Mackay (1874-1938) — also known asClarence H. Mackay — of Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April17, 1874.Republican.Financier;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1916.Catholic.Irish andEnglishancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1938 (age64 years, 209days).Entombed atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Thomas James Mackell (1914-1992) — also known asThomas J. Mackell — of Rego Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1914.Democrat.Policedetective;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1964(alternate),1968;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1967-73.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks;Lions;Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation.Resignedas District Attorney in 1973, following hisindictmenton charges ofhinderingprosecution in a get-rich-quick scheme; he wastried andconvicted in 1974, but the verdict was reversed on appeal.Died, fromstomachcancer, in Douglaston Manor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1992 (age77 years, 192days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Ann (Keating) Mackell and Peter Francis Mackell; married1939 toDorothea R. Lang. | | | | Epitaph: "Loving Husband, Father andPoppie." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Daniel Magone Jr. (1829-1904) — of Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Oswegatchie,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,January26, 1829.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1876,1884;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1876;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1886-89.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died in Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,September4, 1904 (age75 years, 222days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y. | | Sean Patrick Maloney (b. 1966) — of Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Sherbrooke,Quebec,July30, 1966.Democrat.Lawyer;staff secretary for PresidentBillClinton, 1997-2000; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 2006; first deputy secretary to Gov.EliotSpitzer, 2007-08;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 2013-.Irish ancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2018. | | John J. Mangan (1908-1988) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,October1, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1951-55;resigned 1955; New York City Municipal Court Justice, appointed 1955;later, Judge of District Civil Court.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks.Died in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,December14, 1988 (age80 years, 74days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Mangan and Bridget (Corr) Mangan. |
| | Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) — also known asMike Mansfield — of Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1903.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;miningengineer;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; defeated inprimary, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1944,1948,1952,1956,1988,1996,2000;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1977-88.Irish ancestry. Member,AlphaTau Omega.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1989.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, at theWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 2001 (age98 years, 203days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Martin Thomas Manton (1880-1946) — also known asMartin T. Manton — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1880.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1916-18;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1918-39; resigned1939.Catholic.Irish ancestry.U.S. District AttorneyThomasE. Deweychargedin 1939 that Judge Manton had received more than $400,000 fromlitigants; Dewey sent six specific instances the U.S. House JudiciaryCommittee for consideration ofimpeachment.Following the judge'sresignation,he wasindictedonbriberycharges;triedandconvicted;sentencedto two years inprisonandfined$10,000; released in 1941.Died in Fayetteville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1946 (age66 years, 107days).Interment atImmaculate Conception Cemetery, Fayetteville, N.Y. | | Thomas J. Manton (1932-2006) — of Woodside, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1932.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984,1988,1996,2000,2004;U.S.Representative from New York, 1985-99 (9th District 1985-93, 7thDistrict 1993-99); Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 2004.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;CatholicWar Veterans.Died, ofprostatecancer, in CalvaryHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 22,2006 (age73 years, 261days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Martin (b. 1846) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in London,England,June,1846.Democrat.Carpenter;steamfitter;machinist;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1887-90.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Terence R. McAuliffe (b. 1957) — also known asTerry McAuliffe — ofWashington,D.C.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1957.Democrat.Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 2001-05; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Virginia, 2004; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,2004,2008;Governorof Virginia, 2014-18; defeated in primary, 2009.Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2018. | | Thomas Francis McAvoy (1852-1933) — also known asThomas F. McAvoy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August17, 1852.Democrat.Coaldealer; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); New York City Deputy Police Commissioner; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1916;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1933 (age80 years, 351days).Interment atSt.Raymond's Old Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | 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.Irish ancestry.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. | | John Henry McCooey (1864-1934) — also known asJohn H. McCooey;"Tammany's UncleJohn" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1864.Democrat.Shipyardworker; candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1909;chair ofKings County Democratic Party, 1910-34; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; Democratic Presidential Electorfor New York,1933;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1933-34;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died, ofmyocarditis,in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1934 (age69 years, 217days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Malachy Gerard McCourt (b. 1931) — also known asMalachy McCourt — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1931.Green.Actor;writer;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 2006.Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2014. | | Francis Dobbins McCurn (1889-1971) — also known asFrancis D. McCurn — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Westernville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1889.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Syracuse, N.Y., 1931, 1935;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1934, 1939-58; appointed1934; defeated, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1936;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4thDepartment, 1940-49.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;PhiDelta Phi.Died, in Community GeneralHospital,Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1971 (age81 years, 364days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt, N.Y. | | Neal Peters McCurn (1926-2014) — also known asNeal P. McCurn — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,April 6,1926.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1970;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1979-93;took senior status 1993.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,UrbanLeague.Died in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September7, 2014 (age88 years, 154days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt, N.Y.  | Peter J. McGarry (b. 1871) — of Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Blissville, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in County Roscommon,Ireland,1871.Democrat.Hotel-keeper;realestate agent; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1914-18; memberofNewYork state senate 3rd District, 1919-26.Irish ancestry. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1917 |
| | Owen McGivern (c.1911-1998) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1911. Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1939-50 (New York County 5th District 1939-44,New York County 3rd District 1945-50);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-76; candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1965; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court, 1967-76.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died, fromheartfailure, in New York UniversityMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1998 (ageabout 87years).Burial location unknown. | | William J. McKenna (b. 1854) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Gortin, County Tyrone, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),October2, 1854.Democrat.Accountant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1887-88.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.  | William James McKone (1866-1928) — also known asWilliam J. McKone — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Montezuma,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1866.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1906-15.Methodist.Irish ancestry. Member,Foresters;RoyalArcanum;Freemasons.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August28, 1928 (age62 years, 5days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Jackson, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Franklin McKone and Mary C. (Bell) McKone; married1892 to MinnieTownsend; grandnephew ofSamuelBell. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1911 |
| | Michael E. McMahon (b. 1957) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1957.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 2009-11; defeated,2010;RichmondCounty District Attorney, 2016-.GermanandIrish ancestry.Still living as of 2018.  | Thomas J. McManus (b. 1864) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1864.Democrat.Contractor;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1892-93, 1903-05 (New York County 17th District1892, New York County 18th District 1893, New York County 15thDistrict 1903-05); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1907-12.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1907 |
| | Frank H. McPhillips (b. 1848) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Chili,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1848.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1913-14; defeated, 1918, 1922, 1924; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.  | George Meany (1894-1980) — Born in City Island, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August16, 1894.Plumber;president,American Federation of Labor, 1952-55;president,AFL-CIO, 1955-79.Irish ancestry. DiedJanuary10, 1980 (age85 years, 147days).Burial location unknown. |  | John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) — of New York. Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,July 19,1879.Lawyer;law partner ofGeorgeV. Mullan, 1902-13;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1913;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated (Fusion), 1917; onApril 17, 1914, at Park Row, New York, he wasshotat by an Michael P. Mahoney, an unemployed carpenter; the bulletmissed the mayor, but struck and wounded Frank L. Polk, the city'sCorporation Counsel.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Killed in aplanecrash duringWorldWar I military training, at Gerstner Field, near Holmwood,CalcasieuParish, La.,July 6,1918 (age38 years, 352days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument atColumbia University, Manhattan, N.Y. | | George John Mitchell (b. 1933) — also known asGeorge J. Mitchell — of South Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine;Washington,D.C.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine,August20, 1933.Democrat.Lawyer;aide to U.S. Sen.EdmundMuskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie'svice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in1972;MaineDemocratic state chair, 1966-68; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1974;U.S.Attorney for Maine, 1977-79;U.S.District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; resigned 1980;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maine,1984,1996,2000,2004;chairman,WaltDisney Company (majormoviestudio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABCtelevisionnetwork), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,2008.Catholic.LebaneseandIrish ancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Still living as of 2014. | | Daniel Eugene Moore — also known asDaniel E. Moore — of Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in County Queens (now County Laois),Ireland.Owner of sash, door, and blindfactory;mayorof Geneva, N.Y., 1902-03.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y. | | James Patrick Moran Jr. (b. 1945) — also known asJames P. Moran, Jr.;JimMoran —ofAlexandria,Va.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1945.Democrat.Mayorof Alexandria, Va., 1985-91;U.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1991-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Pleadedno contest to a misdemeanorconflictof interestchargeand wasforced toresign as vice mayor of Alexandria, in June 1984.Still living as of 2014. | | Bruce Andrew Morrison (b. 1944) — also known asBruce A. Morrison — of Hamden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October8, 1944.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1983-91.Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2014. | | John Morrissey (1831-1878) — also known as"Old Smoke" — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary,Ireland,February12, 1831.Democrat. Championheavyweightboxer of the U.S. in 1852-59; proprietor of gambling houses;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1867-71; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1876-78 (4th District 1876-77, 7th District 1878);died in office 1878.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died at AdelphiHotel,Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1878 (age47 years, 78days).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Troy, N.Y. | | Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) — also known asPat Moynihan — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.; Pindars Corners,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,March16, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;politicalscientist;universityprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1960(alternate),1984,1988,1996,2000;U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1973-75; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1975-76;U.S.Senator from New York, 1977-.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofinfectionfrom a rupturedappendix,inWashington,D.C.,March26, 2003 (age76 years, 10days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Married,May 29,1955, to Elizabeth Therese Brennan. | | | | Cross-reference:JohnWestergaard —DanMaffei | | | | The Danel Patrick MoynihanU.S.Courthouse (opened 1996), at Foley Square,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. — The MoynihanTrainHall (opened 2021), an expansion of Penn Station,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Daniel Patrick Moynihan:Milesto Go: A Personal History of Social Policy (1997) —Onthe Law of Nations (1990) —Secrecy: The American Experience (1998) —Pandaemonium:Ethnicity in International Politics (1993) —MaximumFeasible Misunderstanding: Community Action in the War on Poverty(1970) | | | | Books about Daniel Patrick Moynihan:Godfrey Hodgson,TheGentleman From New York: Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- ABiography — Robert A. Katzmann,DanielPatrick Moynihan: The Intellectual in Public Life |
| | William P. Mulry (b. 1852) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,1852.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 13th District, 1887.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.  | Charles Francis Murphy (1858-1924) — also known asCharles F. Murphy;"SilentCharlie" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1858.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1904,1912,1916,1920;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1916;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1920.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Leader of Tammany Hall from 1902 to 1924. DiedApril25, 1924 (age65 years, 310days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John M. Murphy; father of Mabel Graham Murphy (who marriedJamesA. Foley). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1902 |
| | James J. Murphy (c.1869-1935) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York, about 1869. Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;candidate formayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1903.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Hit bya car while crossing Hudson Boulevard, and died that evening atJersey CityMedicalCenter, Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,January21, 1935 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Francis Murphy (1905-1995) — also known asThomas F. Murphy — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December3, 1905.Lawyer;assistant U.S. Attorney; lead prosecutor in two perjury trials ofaccused Soviet spy Alger Hiss, 1949-50; Police Commissioner, New YorkCity, 1950-51;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1951-70;took senior status 1970.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, in anursinghome at Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October26, 1995 (age89 years, 327days).Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence J. Murray Jr. (1910-2000) — of Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Pearl River,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,June 20,1910.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1938-40; removed 1940;charged,in January 1940, withembezzling$49,102 from Miss May Dunnigan, his mentally incompetent law client(also sister-in-law to U.S. Postmaster GeneralJamesA. Farley); the money was lost ingamblingon horse races;tried,convictedon all counts, and hence automaticallydisbarredandremoved fromoffice;sentencedto five to ten years inprison;his sentence was commuted in 1942;arrestedin 1952, along with other bookmakers, for illegallytakingbets.Irish ancestry. DiedMarch15, 2000 (age89 years, 269days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lawrence J. Murray and Emma (Brennan) Murray. |
| | John Francis Neylan (1885-1960) — also known asJohn F. Neylan — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1885.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; counsel to, and close associate of,WilliamRandolph Hearst; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member, University of California Board of Regents,1928-55; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1940.Irish ancestry. Died, from apulmonarycondition, in UniversityHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August19, 1960 (age74 years, 287days).Burial location unknown.  | Duncan T. O'Brien (1895-1938) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1895.Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Amelia IslandFigPreserving Company;insurancebroker; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1923-38; died in office 1938.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Redmen.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1938 (age43 years, 169days).Interment atSt.Raymond's Old Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Michael C. O'Brien; married to MargaretDougherty. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | Kenneth O'Brien (1895-1954) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1934-53; appointed 1934.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1954 (age58 years, 311days).Entombed atCorpusChristi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) — also known asLawrence F. O'Brien;LarryO'Brien —of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 17,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrativeassistant to U.S. Rep.FosterFurcolo, 1948-50;publicrelations business;U.S.Postmaster General, 1965-68;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his officewas the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,NationalBasketballAssociation, 1975-84.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, ofcancer,inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1990 (age73 years, 73days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Morgan Joseph O'Brien (1852-1937) — also known asMorgan J. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1888-1906; resigned 1906;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1896-1906; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1912,1920,1924;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1933.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1937 (age85 years, 49days).Entombed atCorpusChristi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Frank D. O'Connor (1909-1992) — of Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1949-52, 1955 (6th District 1949-52, 8th District1955); defeated, 1952;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1956-65; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1966;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1969-85; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court, 1976-85.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;AmericanLegion;CatholicWar Veterans.Felldown a flight of stairs, suffered head injuries, and died two weekslater, in Booth MemorialHospital,Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1992 (age82 years, 348days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | 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.Irish ancestry.Died in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,May 12,1884 (age80 years, 129days).Entombed atSt.Patrick's Old Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Luke O'Reilly (b. 1862) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1862.Democrat.Printer;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1930-34; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1932.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Luke O'Reilly and Margaret (Fitzpatrick)O'Reilly. |
 | James Owens (b. 1841) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,1841.Democrat. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1907-08.Irish ancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1907 |
| | | George Elmer Pataki (b. 1945) — also known asGeorge Pataki — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1945.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Peekskill, N.Y., 1981-84; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 91st District, 1985-92; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1993-94;Governor ofNew York, 1995-2006; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,2004.Catholic.Hungarian,Irish, andItalianancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | John K. Patton (b. 1856) — of Tonawanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October1, 1856.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofDowVroman; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1898-1907 (Erie County 7th District 1898-1906,Erie County 8th District 1907).Irish ancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum;OddFellows.Burial location unknown. | | Eugene A. Philbin (1857-1920) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1857.Democrat.Lawyer;NewYork County District Attorney, 1900;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-20; appointed 1913;died in office 1920.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1920 (age62 years, 264days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | George Washington Plunkitt (1842-1924) — also known asGeorge W. Plunkitt — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1842.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 17th District, 1869-70;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1884-87, 1892-93, 1899-1904 (11th District 1884-87,1892-93, 17th District 1899-1904).Irish ancestry. DiedNovember19, 1924 (age82 years, 2days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | James E. Power (b. 1850) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1850.Democrat.Liquordealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1886-87.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Henry D. Purroy (1848-1903) — of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; ledthe New York CityFireDepartment in 1885-93, and brought many innovations; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1892,1896;NewYork County Clerk, 1893.SpanishandIrish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died in Saratoga,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1903 (age54 years, 360days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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