Very incomplete list! | |  James R. Aiona Jr. (b. 1955) — also known asDuke Aiona — of Kapolei, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,June 8,1955.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Hawaii, 1990;LieutenantGovernor of Hawaii, 2002-; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Hawaii,2004,2008.Chinese,Portugese, andHawaiianancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Albert Cardozo (1828-1885) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December21, 1828.Lawyer;a close ally of corrupt New York City political bossWilliamM. Tweed;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1868-72; resigned 1872; in1872, an effort was made toimpeachhim, along with JusticeGeorgeG. Barnard, onchargesthat theyabusedjudicial power in various ways to serve Boss Tweed, as well as"robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; rather than go through animpeachment trial, Cardozoresignedfrom the bench; meanwhile, Barnard's impeachment went forward, and hewas unanimously convicted.Jewish.Portugese ancestry.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1885 (age56 years, 322days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Jacinto F. Diniz (1887-1949) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born inAzores,1887.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1940-48; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1947, 1948;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1948.Portugese ancestry. Died in1949(ageabout62 years).Burial location unknown.  | Manuel Pedro Furtado=d'Almeida (1845-1914) — also known asManuel P. Furtado=d'Almeida;Visconde deValle da Costa —of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Ponta Delgada,Azores,1845.Consulfor Portugal inBoston,Mass., 1891-1904.Catholic.Portugese ancestry.Died in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November16, 1914 (ageabout 69years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Malden, Mass. | | Arthur Goulart (1893-1932) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in1893.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1929-32; died in office 1932.Portugese ancestry. Died in1932(ageabout39 years).Burial location unknown. | | Henrique J. Laidley (1828-1904) — also known asHenrique Laidley;HenryLaidley —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inPortugal,June24, 1828.Debtcollector;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1870-1904.EnglishandPortugese ancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in hisconsularoffice, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December7, 1904 (age76 years, 166days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanFrancisco Columbarium, San Francisco, Calif. | | Jayme Mackay=de=Almeida (1870-1942) — also known asJ. M. Almeida;James M. deAlmeida —of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Santa Cruz das Flores,Azores,June7, 1870.Naturalized U.S. citizen;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inBoston,Mass., 1895-1904;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inBoston,Mass., 1901-07;HonoraryConsul for Brazil inBoston,Mass., 1924-38;HonoraryConsul for Nicaragua inBoston,Mass., 1928-36.Portugese andScottishancestry.Died in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,July 20,1942 (age72 years, 43days).Burial location unknown. | | Pedro Mackay=de=Almeida (1871-1948) — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Santa Cruz das Flores,Azores,September15, 1871.Naturalized U.S. citizen;HonoraryVice-Consul for Spain inBoston,Mass., 1901-21;CommercialAgent (Consul) for Brazil inBoston,Mass., 1901-16;HonoraryVice-Consul for Brazil inBoston,Mass., 1929-36;HonoraryConsul for Bolivia inBoston,Mass., 1931-36.Portugese andScottishancestry.Died in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,December27, 1948 (age77 years, 103days).Burial location unknown. | | A. Tony Montiero — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Insuranceagent;real estateagent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewJersey,1996;candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly 20th District, 2003 (Republican),2011 (Democratic primary), 2015 (Democratic primary).Portugese ancestry. Member,Lions.Still living as of 2015. | | David Naar (1800-1880) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.; Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (nowVirginIslands),November6, 1800.Democrat.Mayorof Elizabethtown, N.J., 1842-45; U.S. Consul inSt. Thomas, 1848;newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewJersey,1860;NewJersey state treasurer, 1865.Jewish.Portugese ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February24, 1880 (age79 years, 110days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Hillside, N.J. | | John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) — Born inWashington,D.C.,November6, 1854.Republican.Bandconductor;composer;honored guest, Republican National Convention,1924.BavarianandPortugese ancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;AudubonSociety.He was elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1973.Died, in his room at the Abraham LincolnHotel,Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 6,1932 (age77 years, 121days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | David G. Valadao (b. 1977) — of Hanford,KingsCounty, Calif.Born in Hanford,KingsCounty, Calif.,April14, 1977.Republican.Farmer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 30th District, 2010-12;U.S.Representative from California 21st District, 2013-.Portugese ancestry. Still living as of 2018. | | Adelaide Gail Zappa (b. 1945) — also known asGail Zappa;Adelaide GailSloatman —of California. BornJanuary1, 1945.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2000.Female.Portugese ancestry. Still living as of 2012. | | Antonio Zerbone (1832-1917) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Flores,Azores,August5, 1832.Goldsmith;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inNewBedford, Mass., 1883-99.Portugese ancestry. Died, fromcerebralapoplexy, in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,January5, 1917 (age84 years, 153days).Interment atRuralCemetery, New Bedford, Mass.
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