See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  John Looney (1865-1942) — also known asPatrick John Looney — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,October5, 1865.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;indictedwith others in 1897 over a scheme todefraudthe city of Rock Island in connection with a storm drain constructionproject;convicted,but the verdict was overturned on appeal; candidate forIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1900; created and led acrimesyndicate in northwest Illinois, with interests ingambling,prostitution,extortion,and eventuallybootleggingandautomobiletheft;indictedin 1907 on 37 counts ofbribery,extortion,andlibel,but acquitted;shotand wounded by hidden snipers on two occasions in 1908; on February22, 1909, he wasshotand wounded in a gunfight with business rival W. W. Wilmerton; onMarch 22, 1912, afterpublishingpersonal attacks on Rock Island MayorHenryM. Schriver, he wasarrested,brought to the police station, andseverelybeaten by the mayor himself; subsequent rioting killed two menand injured nine others; resumed control of the Rock Island racketsin 1921; in 1922, he wasindictedfor themurderof saloon keeper William Gabel, who had provided evidence againstLooney to federal agents;arrestedin Belen, N.M., in 1924, and laterconvictedof conspiracy andmurder;sentencedto 5 years inprisonfor conspiracy and 14 years formurder;served 8 1/2 years.Irishancestry.Died, oftuberculosis,in asanitariumat El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,1942(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | Raleigh P. Hale (1883-1931) — of East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,June 6,1883.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;physician;mayorof East Chicago, Ind., 1926-30; resigned 1930; in 1929, accusedofprotectingvice as mayor, he and 18 others, including the East Chicagopolice chief and the reputed business agent forgangster AlCapone werechargedin federal court with conspiracy to violateliquorprohibition laws;convictedin January 1930, andsentencedto two years in prison; on appeal, a new trial was ordered.Member,AmericanLegion.Died suddenly, fromdilatedcardiomyopathy, in East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.,December1, 1931 (age48 years, 178days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind. | | Charles E. Bowles (1884-1957) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Yale,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,March24, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1926-29; resigned 1929;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1930; defeated, 1924, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1943;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932, 1934; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1950, 1952.Member,OptimistClub.Recalledfrom office as Mayor in 1930 over charges that he had sold out togangsters and theKu KluxKlan.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 30,1957 (age73 years, 128days).Entombed in mausoleum atEvergreenCemetery, Detroit, Mich.  | Frank L. Shaw (1877-1958) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Warwick,Ontario,February1, 1877.Republican.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1933-38; recalled 1938; defeated, 1941; arecallcampaign against him in 1938 charged that he was associated withunspecified "racketeers" and "underworld characters",and that his administrationtoleratedvice in the city; meanwhile, Harry J. Raymond, a privateinvestigator nearly killed in a January 1938 bombing,charged,in a civil lawsuit for damages, that the mayor had been part of aplot by gambling and vice interests tomurderhim.Died, fromcancer,in CaliforniaHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January24, 1958 (age80 years, 357days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | | Bert Stand — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952;executive deputy commissioner and secretary of the New York StateAthletic Commission, which regulatedprofessionalboxing;forced toresign in August 1943, following disclosure by New York CountyDistrict AttorneyFrankS. Hogan that Stand had helpedgangster and "slot machineking" Frank Costello in obtain a Supreme Court nomination forThomasA. Aurelio.Member,TammanyHall.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas A. Aurelio (c.1892-1973) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;magistrate; on August 28, 1943, New York County District AttorneyFrankS. Hoganchargedin a formal statement that Aurelio's nomination by both major partiesfor Supreme Court had been brought about bygangster andex-convict Frank Costello, and released the transcript of a telephoneconversation in which Aurelio thanked Costello and pledged undyingloyalty; his candidacy wasrepudiatedby both parties, but they were unable to remove his name from theballot;disbarmentproceedings were also unsuccessful;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.Italianancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, probably from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1973 (ageabout 81years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Frank D. McKay (1883-1965) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,November4, 1883.Republican.Financier;political boss who dominated Republican politics in Michigan foryears; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1920,1928,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944;Michiganstate treasurer, 1925-30;investigatedby a grand jury in 1931 over hishandlingof state funds while Treasurer; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1940-44; subject of threefederal grand juryinvestigationsin 1940 over allegedfraud,extortionandkickbacks;indictedin 1944 forbriberyof state legislators; hired aPurple Gang figure tomurderthe star witness, State Sen.WarrenG. Hooper, and the case collapsed;chargedin 1945, along withWilliamMcKeighan, with conspiracy toviolatestate liquor laws;tried in1946; the judge directed a verdict of not guilty.Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,January12, 1965 (age81 years, 69days).Entombed atGreenwoodCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.  | Arthur H. Wicks (1887-1985) — also known asA. H. Wicks — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.; Lake Katrine,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1887.Republican. Worked inpianomanufacturing business; employed in the engineering department ofthe New York City Board ofWaterSupply, and then in construction ofsubways;owner and operator ofsteamlaundry in Kingston; director, Governor ClintonHotel;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1940(alternate),1944(alternate),1948,1952(HonoraryVice-President),1956;resignedin November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting LieutenantGovernor, whileunder threatof ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convictedextortionist and labor leader Joseph S. Fay.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;Rotary.Died in Lake Katrine,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1985 (age97 years, 56days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Stone Ridge, N.Y.| |  Relatives:Married to Mabel Everett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1921-2018) — also known asNeil Gallagher — of Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March 2,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1959-73; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1968.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Accused,byLife magazine in 1968, of having made deals with New JerseyMafia leader Joseph Zicarelli.Indictedin 1972 on federalchargesofincometax evasion, conspiracy, andperjury.After losing the primary that year, hepleadedguilty to some of the charges, and wassentencedto two years inprisonand a $10,000fine.Died in Monroe Township,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October17, 2018 (age97 years, 229days).Interment atMarksboroPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J. | | Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) — also known asHugh J. Addonizio — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January31, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;vice-president, A & CTailoringCo.;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62;mayor ofNewark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1964.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,HolyName Society;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;UrbanLeague;NAACP;Elks;Lions;Kiwanis;Rotary.Indictedin federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal JudgeAnthonyGiuliano, other city officials, and reputedorganizedcrime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, onextortionandincometax evasionchargesover a scheme to sharekickbacksfrom a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty;tried;during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousandsof dollars inbribes;convictedin July, 1970;sentencedto ten years inprisonandfined$25,000; released in 1979.Died in Red Bank,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,February2, 1981 (age67 years, 2days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J. | | Anthony Giuliano (c.1897-1970) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J., about 1897.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1927; candidateforU.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1948;EssexCounty Clerk, 1955; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1956;municipal judge in New Jersey, 1968-69.Indictedin federal court, December, 1969, along with Newark MayorHughJ. Addonizio, other city officials, and reputedorganizedcrime leader Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, onextortionandincometax evasionchargesover a scheme to sharekickbacksfrom a sewer contracting company; became ill and died before he couldbe arraigned.Died, from aheartattack, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February4, 1970 (ageabout 73years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Freda. |
| | Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) — also known asMaurice H. Stans — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.,March22, 1908.Accountant;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.Catholic.Indictedin 1973, along withJohnN. Mitchell, forperjuryandobstructionover acontributionfromfugitive financier Robert Vesco to PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign;triedand acquitted; laterpleadedguilty to five violations ofcampaignfinance laws and paid afine of$5,000.Suffered aheartattack, and died five days later, at Huntington MemorialHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April14, 1998 (age90 years, 23days).Burial location unknown. | | John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) — also known asJohn N. Mitchell — of New York;Washington,D.C.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September15, 1913.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Attorney General, 1969-72.Member,American BarAssociation.A central figure in the Watergatescandal.Indictedin 1973, along withMauriceStans, forperjuryandobstructionover acontributionfromfugitive financier Robert Vesco to PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign;triedand acquitted.Convictedin February 1975 of conspiracy,obstructionof justice andperjury,over his role in theWatergatebreak-in, andsentencedto two and a half to eight years inprison;served 19 months.Suffered aheartattack, and died later the same day, at George WashingtonUniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,November9, 1988 (age75 years, 55days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George Bradford Cook (b. 1936) — also known asG. Bradford Cook — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,1936.Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1973;resignedunder fire from the SEC, following disclosure that he hadmodifieda commission complaint to delete references to a secret $200,000campaigncontribution to PresidentRichardNixon's re-election campaign fromfugitive financierRobert Vesco; admitted that hetestifiedfalsely to a Senate committee and to a grand jury investigatingthe matter; his license to practice law in Illinois and Nebraska wassuspendedfor three years.Still living as of 1975.| | Relatives: Sonof George Brash Cook; married to Jo Anne Thatcher and LauraArmour. |
| | Larry Claxton Flynt (1942-2021) — also known asLarry Flynt;"The King ofSmut" —of Ohio; California. Born in Lakeville,MagoffinCounty, Ky.,November1, 1942.Democrat. Owner ofnightclubs; publisher ofHustler, apornographicmagazine;convictedin Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977 onobscenityandorganized crimecharges,andsentencedto 25 years inprison,but the verdict was overturned on appeal;shot by asniper in Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1978, andparalyzedfrom the waist down; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003.Atheist.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February10, 2021 (age78 years, 101days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Magoffin County, Ky. | | Anthony Scotto (b. 1934) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in1934.Democrat.Longshoreman;vice-president,International Longshoremen's Association; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1972;member of the Gambinocrime family;chargedin 1979 on 44 counts ofacceptingpayoffs,evadingincome taxes and racketeering;triedandconvictedon 33 of the counts;sentencedto five years inprison;released in 1984.Italianancestry.Still living as of 2007.| | Relatives:Married to Marion Anastasio. |
| | William Vincent Musto (1917-2006) — also known asWilliam V. Musto — of Union City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in West Hoboken (now part of Union City),HudsonCounty, N.J.,March27, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1947-65;mayorof Union City, N.J., 1962-70, 1974-82; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1964,1976;member ofNewJersey state senate, 1966-82 (District 12 1966-73, 33rd District1974-82);indictedin 1981 on federalchargesthat he took part in a scheme to collect $440,000 inkickbacksfrom a construction company connected toorganized crime;convictedin May 1982.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks.DiedFebruary27, 2006 (age88 years, 337days).Burial location unknown. | | Raymond James Donovan (1930-2021) — also known asRaymond J. Donovan — of Short Hills,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,August31, 1930.Insurancebusiness;constructionexecutive;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1981-85; in 1982, he wasinvestigatedby a federal special prosecutor over allegations of links toorganized crime figures, but insufficient evidence was foundfor any prosecution;indictedin 1984 over allegedfraud ona subway construction project in the Bronx, New York City;resignedfrom the Cabinet;tried in1987 and found not guilty; following his acquittal, he famouslyasked, "Which office do I go to, to get my reputation back?".Catholic.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in New Vernon,MorrisCounty, N.J.,June 2,2021 (age90 years, 275days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Donovan and Eleanor Donovan; married1957 toCatherine Sblendorio. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
| | Michael J. Matthews (b. 1934) — of Linwood,AtlanticCounty, N.J.; Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Upland,DelawareCounty, Pa.,January7, 1934.Democrat. Candidate forNewJersey state senate 2nd District, 1973; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1974; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 2nd District, 1978-83;mayorof Atlantic City, N.J., 1982-84; recalled 1984; defeated, 1984.Indictedon March 27, 1984, on federalbriberyandextortioncharges,over his dealings withorganized crime figures; a trial wasstarted, but then hepleadedguilty to one count ofextortion,and the other charges were dropped;sentencedto fifteen years in federalprison;released in 1990.Still living as of 1990. | | William C. Brennan Jr. (1918-2000) — of Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October11, 1918.Democrat.Policeofficer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1955-64; memberofNewYork state senate 12th District, 1967-68; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1968;Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1970-85; resigned 1985.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks.In July 1985, he wasindictedin Federal court foracceptingbribes in return for reducing or dismissing charges in criminalcases involvingorganized crime figures; also charged withextortion;pleaded not guilty andtried;did not testify in his own defense;convictedin December 1985,sentencedto five years inprison,andfined$209,000. He was released from prison in May 1988.DiedMay 8,2000 (age81 years, 210days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1941 to GloriaM. Lauer. |
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