Find A Grave - Holy Name Cemetery

Brown, Raymond A. b. 1915 d. October 9, 2009
Attorney. He was a veteran New Jersey defense attorney noted for his many controversial high-profile cases. In 1960s, he defended professional boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, poet Amiri Baraka and Soviet spy John W. Butenko. He gained a reputation as civil rights lawyer in 1968, when he defended black students which included his son, were arrested for taking over a building at Columbia University, New York. He defended Black Liberation Army member Joanne Chesimard in 1973 and physician Mario E...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Drake, Janice d. September 26, 1959
Murder Victim. A dancer and the wife of comedian Allan Drake, she competed as Miss New Jersey in the 1944 Miss America Pageant. She was in the car that mobster Anthony (Little Augie Pisano) Carfano was driving when they were both shot to death by two men of the Genovese Crime Family. Vito Genovese ordered Carfano's murder because Carfano refused to meet with him after he took control of the Family in 1957. The only reason Janice Drake was murdered was because she was in the car and the killers...[Read More]
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Fagan Sr., Mark M. b. September 29, 1869 d. July 16, 1955
22nd Jersey City Mayor. A native of Jersey City, he had little formal education, and as a youth, he worked for his uncle as an undertaker. A Republican, he entered politics while still in his twenties becoming a county freeholder though he was not re-elected. A few years later in 1901, Republican Party boss, Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson, asked him to run for mayor, which Fagan did and won. At age 32, he was the youngest mayor ever elected in Jersey City. Re-elected for three consecutive two-year...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank McGady)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Block A - Plot 288
Fields, John Joseph "Jocko" b. October 20, 1864 d. October 14, 1950
Major League Baseball Player. Utility player with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League from 1887-1889. The next year, he played with the Pittsburgh Burghers of the Players League. He returned to Pittsburgh in '91 and also played with the Phillies. He finished baseball in 1892 with the New York Giants. Over his six season career, he batted .271 with 358 hits and 12 homers. (Bio by: Robert)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Hague, Frank b. January 17, 1876 d. January 1, 1956
Frank Hague came from a squalid Irish-immigrant slum area of Jersey City called the Horseshoe. A prizefighter in his youth, Hague turned to politics at the age of 21. Hague was elected Mayor of JerseyÊCity in 1917, a position he would hold for 30 years. During that time, he became the most powerful politician in New Jersey. By organizing his political machine, he quickly took control of Hudson County politics. By 1919, Hague started to control state politics. Jersey City's A. Harry Moore servedÊ...[Read More]
Cause of death: From complications of bronchitis and asthma.
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: The tomb is on an island in the north-central part of the cemetery.
Hamill, James Alphonsus b. March 30, 1877 d. December 15, 1941
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Jersey's 10th and 12th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1907 to 1921. Also served as a Member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly from 1902 to 1907. (Bio by: K)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Hughes, Michael J. "Mickey" b. October 25, 1866 d. April 10, 1931
Major League Baseball Player. Pitched for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms from 1888-1890. He won 25 of his 39 career wins in '88. He also played with the Philadelphia Athletics in his last season. In 1889, he won a game in the "exhibition" against the New York Giants for the championship that the Giants won. (Bio by: Robert)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
McNamara, Michael b. 1841 d. April 25, 1907
Korean Campaign 1871 Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born in Clure, Ireland. He entered the US Marine Corps at New York. He served as a Private. His citation reads "On board the USS Benicia during the capture of the Korean forts, 11 June 1871. Advancing to the parapet, McNamara wrenched the matchlock from the hands of an enemy and killed him". (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Block I, Section G, Grave 29-30
Norton, Mary Teresa b. March 7, 1875 d. August 2, 1959
US Congresswoman. The first surviving daughter of Irish immigrants, she lived a lifetime of firsts. She was the first female member of Congress from New Jersey, the first female Democrat elected from the eastern shore, the first female to chair the state's democratic committee, and the first female chairman of a major congressional committee. Although she did not attend high school, she graduated from Packard Business College in 1896 and worked as a secretary until her marriage. Following the...[Read More] (Bio by: Beth Painter)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
O'Brien, Charles Francis Xavier b. March 7, 1879 d. November 14, 1940
US Congressman. Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. After graduating from Fordham University and the New York Law School, O'Brien became a lawyer in Jersey City. He became a judge and than the Public Safety Director of Jersey City. A Democrat, O'Brien was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1920. He served in the 67th Congress. O'Brien earned the nickname, "The Golden Voiced Orator". He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank McGady)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Puhl, John G. b. January 10, 1876 d. August 24, 1900
Major League Baseball Player. Member of the New York Giants in 1898-1899. He played in only three games over that span. His debut was October 13, 1898 and played one more game the following season accumulated two career hits in 11 at bats. He died at age 24. (Bio by: Robert)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Tumulty, T. James b. March 2, 1913 d. November 23, 1981
New Jersey Congressman. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Born into a political family, he was the son of the Assistant U.S. Attorney General, Thomas J. Tumulty, and the nephew of Joseph P. Tumulty, Woodrow Wilson's personal secretary. After graduating from Seton Hall University and the John Marshall Law School, Tumulty became a lawyer in Jersey City. He started out as a Republican and a member of the "Anti-Hague Young Republicans", but later switched to supporting Jersey City mayor...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank McGady)
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section M

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