 |  John Jacob Raskob (1879-1950) — also known asJohn J. Raskob — Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1879.Democrat. Executive atGeneralMotors andDuPont;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1928-32.Catholic.GermanandIrish ancestry.Died in Centreville,QueenAnne's County, Md.,October15, 1950 (age71 years, 210days).Interment atCathedralCemetery, Wilmington, Del.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Raskob and Anna Frances (Moran) Raskob; married1906 to HelenaSpringer Green. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | | Phil Regan (1906-1996) — also known asPhilip Joseph Christopher Aloysius Regan;"The Singing Cop" —of Summerland,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1906.Democrat.Detective;singer;performed, Democratic National Convention,1944,1948;arrestedin January 1973, andchargedwith attempting tobribeSanta Barbara County Supervisor Frank J. Frost $1,000 for his supportof a controversial rezoning; pleaded not guilty; tried andconvicted;sentenced toprison;released after one year.Irish ancestry. Died in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,February11, 1996 (age89 years, 259days).Entombed in mausoleum atCalvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.  | Timothy Morgan Regan (1843-1919) — also known asTimothy Regan — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born near Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1843.Democrat.Miningbusiness;lumberman;hotelproprietor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIdaho,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1908.Irish ancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,October7, 1919 (age75 years, 327days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof Morgan Regan and Mary (Burke) Regan; married1878 to RoseCharlotte Blackinger; father of Lt. John M. Regan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of Idaho(1920) |
| | Edward F. Reilly (b. 1856) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1856.Democrat.Bookbinder;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1885; defeated,1882, 1883; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1886-88.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Terence Reilly. |
| | Richard J. Riordan (b. 1930) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1930.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1993-2001; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2002.Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2020. | | Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) — of New York. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Lawyer;orator;as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, heprosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor unionleaders; Judiciary candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, in FrenchHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1967.Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Malden, Mass. | | John Henry Rosseter (1869-1936) — also known asJohn H. Rosseter — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1869.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1920.Irish ancestry. Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April28, 1936 (age66 years, 266days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Joseph Rowan (1870-1930) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1919-21.Irish ancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1930 (age59 years, 329days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928) — also known asThomas F. Ryan — of Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Oak Ridge,NelsonCounty, Va.Born in Lovingston,NelsonCounty, Va.,October17, 1851.Democrat.Financier;organizer and consolidator ofstreetcarcompanies in New York City; owned controlling interest in EquitableLifeAssurance Society; co-founder, AmericanTobaccoCompany; engaged inminingdevelopment in Africa; one of the richest men in America at the time;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1904,1912.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1928 (age77 years, 37days).Entombed atOakRidge Estate Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Va. | | Joseph T. St. Lawrence (b. 1913) — of Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Sayville,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August9, 1913.Democrat.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNewYork state assembly, 1965-68 (Rockland County 1965, 105thDistrict 1966, 94th District 1967-68).Catholic.Irish ancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Marguerite Clinton Downey. |
| | John B. Shea (b. 1854) — of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,1854.Democrat.Surveyor;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 24th District, 1885-88.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | John Stephen Shea (d. 1944) — also known asJohn S. Shea;"TheSheriff" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1908,1916.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died, of aheartattack, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1944.Burial location unknown. | | Ally Sheedy (b. 1962) — also known asAlexandra Elizabeth Sheedy — Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 13,1962.Democrat.Actress;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.Female.Jewish,Irish, andGermanancestry.Still living as of 2022.  | John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) — also known asJohn C. Sheehan — of New York. Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork CityPoliceCommissioner, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1896;vice-president and director, Long AcreElectricLight & Power Company.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromheartfailure, in hislawoffice, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1916 (age67 years, 188days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.  | William Francis Sheehan (1859-1917) — also known asWilliam F. Sheehan;"Blue-EyedBilly" —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner withCharlesF. Tabor, from 1883,AltonB. Parker, 1905-12,EdwardW. Hatch, 1905-15, andGeorgeL. Ingraham, 1916-17; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1885-91;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1891; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1889-93; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1891, 1896;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1892-94; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1892,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915.Irish ancestry. Died, fromkidneydisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1917 (age57 years, 128days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y. | | James C. Sheridan (1896-1983) — also known asJim Sheridan — of Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1896.Democrat.Chair ofQueens County Democratic Party, 1934-38; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1936.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Died, ofcancer,in Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 1,1983 (age86 years, 138days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.  | Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) — also known asAlfred E. Smith;Al Smith;"TheHappy Warrior";"The Brown Derby";"The King of Oliver Street";"The FirstCitizen" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December30, 1873.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1912(alternate),1916,1920,1932,1936;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915;Governorof New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1920,1932;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1928;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938.Catholic.Irish,German, andItalianancestry.DiedOctober4, 1944 (age70 years, 279days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.; statue atAlfredE. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Emanuel Smith and Catherine (Mulvihill) Smith; married,May 6,1900, to Catherine A. Dunn. | | | | Cross-reference:RaymondV. Ingersoll —JosephM. Proskauer —GeorgeR. Van Namee —JohnRoach Straton —ClarenceJ. Shearn —WytheLeigh Kinsolving | | | | The Alfred E. SmithStateOffice Building (built 1928) inAlbany,New York, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Alfred E. Smith (built 1944 atSouthPortland, Maine; scrapped 1970) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alfred E. Smith: Robert A.Slayton,EmpireStatesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith —Christopher M. Finan,AlfredE. Smith : The Happy Warrior — Scott Farris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1924 |
| | | James Edward Smith (1870-1935) — also known asJames E. Smith;"The StormyPetrel" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Phenix, West Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.,January17, 1870.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1899-1902;assistant district attorney, New York County, 1910-22.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1935 (age65 years, 60days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y. | | Thomas Smith Jr. (b. 1840) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1840.Democrat.Second-handoffice furniture business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1881, 1888-89.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Joseph Spellacy (1880-1957) — also known asThomas J. Spellacy;"LongTom" —of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March 6,1880.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofConnecticutstate senate 3rd District, 1907-08, 1911-12; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1912(alternate;HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1920,1924(delegation chair),1928,1936,1940;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1915-18; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1918; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1922; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Connecticut, 1925-29;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1912; resigned 1943;defeated, 1945; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1940-41; ConnecticutInsurance Commissioner, 1955-57.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Forestersof America.Died, of aheartattack, in his room at the CommodoreHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1957 (age77 years, 274days).Interment atMt.St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.  | Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) — also known asChristopher D. Sullivan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1870.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916,1924(alternate),1928,1940;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41;leader of NewYork County Democratic Party, 1940-41.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, of aheartattack, in hisofficeat the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1942 (age72 years, 20days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Timothy Daniel Sullivan (1862-1913) — also known asTimothy D. Sullivan;Tim Sullivan;"Dry Dollar";"Big Tim" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1862.Democrat.Undertaker;saloonpart-owner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1887-93; memberofNewYork state senate, 1894-1902, 1909-12 (9th District 1894-95, 11thDistrict 1896-1902, 12th District 1909-12); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1900,1904,1912;U.S.Representative from New York, 1903-06, 1913 (8th District1903-06, 13th District 1913); resigned 1906; died in office 1913.Irish ancestry.Struckand killed by a locomotive, near Pelham Parkway, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1913 (age51 years, 39days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas R. Suozzi (b. 1962) — of Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August31, 1962.Democrat.Accountant;lawyer;mayorof Glen Cove, N.Y., 1994-2001; defeated, 1991; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1996,2000,2008;NassauCounty Executive, 2002-09; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 2006;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 2017-.Catholic.Italian,English,andIrish ancestry.Still living as of 2018.  | Frank J. Taylor (1884-1958) — also known asFrank J. Barrett Jr. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1884.Democrat.Riveter;real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1913-25;KingsCounty Sheriff, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1928(alternate),1932(alternate),1940,1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1956(alternate); New York City Commissioner of Welfare, 1930-34; New YorkCity Controller, 1935-37; assistant to the president of ToddShipyards;president, AmericanMerchantMarine Institute (chief negotiator with East Coastmaritimeunions), 1938-53; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1956.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks.Died, from aheartailment, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1958 (age74 years, 53days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives:Adoptive son of James Taylor; son of Frank J. Barrett; married1909 toGertrude M. Carmody; married to Josephine McCarthy. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. (1910-1991) — also known asRobert F. Wagner, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1910.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960,1964,1972(alternate);boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; defeated in primary, 1969;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1956;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.Ambassador toSpain, 1968-69.Catholic.GermanandIrish ancestry. Member,Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died ofheartfailure in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1991 (age80 years, 298days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Frank Comerford Walker (1886-1959) — also known asFrank C. Walker — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.; Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 30,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;SilverBow County Attorney, 1909-12; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1913; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;Treasurerof Democratic National Committee, 1932-33;U.S.Postmaster General, 1940-45;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1948.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1959 (age73 years, 106days).Interment atSt. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont. |  | James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) — also known asJames J. Walker;Jimmy Walker;"Beau James";"The NightMayor" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;songwriter;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; memberofNewYork state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1924,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932;resignedas mayor during aninvestigationof corruption in his administration.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Elks.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1946 (age65 years, 152days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Thomas Joseph Walker (1877-1945) — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March25, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1905;SilverBow County Attorney, 1906-10; member ofMontanastate senate, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Montana,1928,1932,1936(alternate); candidate forchiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1938;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1940-45, 1940-45; died in office 1945.Catholic.Irish ancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1945 (age67 years, 299days).Interment atSt. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont. | | William Henry Walker (1842-1916) — also known asWilliam H. Walker — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny,Ireland,January,1842.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1892-93 (New York County 9th District 1892, NewYork County 8th District 1893).Irish ancestry. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1916 (age74 years, 0days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Michael J. Walsh (b. 1872) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Pownal,BenningtonCounty, Vt., May,1872.Democrat.Printer;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1902-03; defeated, 1903; postmaster atYonkers,N.Y., 1917-19;real estatebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1920,1924.Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Rosetta Cockerill; married,February24, 1903, to Florence C. Callahan. |
| | William Francis Walsh (1912-2011) — also known asWilliam F. Walsh — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,July 11,1912.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Syracuse, N.Y., 1962-69; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1972;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1973-79.Irish ancestry. DiedJanuary8, 2011 (age98 years, 181days).Burial location unknown. | | Grover Aloysius Whalen (1886-1962) — also known asGrover A. Whalen;"The Gardenia of theLaw" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 2,1886.Democrat. New York City Police Commissioner, 1928-30; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1932,1936;president of the 1939 New York World's Fair.Irish andFrenchCanadian ancestry.Died, from astroke,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1962 (age75 years, 322days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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