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Burns, John Horne b. October 7, 1916 d. August 11, 1953
Author. A Harvard graduate, he served in Africa and Italy during World War II, working in military intelligence and as a translator. His first book “The Gallery” (1947) is a semi-autobiographical fictionalized account of his experiences in Italy and was well received by critics and the public. His subsequent efforts were not as successful; however, he has enjoyed something of a revival in recent years. Officially, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage but there is some evidence that his untimely...[Read More] (Bio by: MP)
Holyhood Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Collins, Patrick Andrew b. March 12, 1844 d. September 13, 1905
US Congressman, Boston Mayor. Elected to represent the 4th district of Massachusetts, he served from 1883 to 1889. He also served as Mayor of Boston from 1902 to 1905. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
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Connolly, James B. b. November 28, 1868 d. January 20, 1957
Olympic Athlete. He never went to high school, but educated himself before entering Harvard College as a freshman in 1895, at the age of 27. When he heard about the inaugural modern Olympic Games in Athens Greece, he asked for a leave of absence so he could compete. The college turned down his request but when he was excepted for the United States Olympic team he went anyway, paying his own passage. On April 6, 1896, he became the first athlete to win a gold medal in the modern Olympics, taking...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Crane, Edward Nicholas b. May 27, 1862 d. September 20, 1896
Major League Baseball Player. He played from 1884 to 1893 for the Boston Unions, Washington Nationals, New York Giants, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Grooms. As a rookie catcher and outfielder he finished second in the league with twelve home runs. Later in his career he became a pitcher, where in 1891 he led the American Association with a 2.45 ERA. However he had only one winning season and three times he collected nineteen or more losses. His life came to a tragic...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
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Furcolo, John Foster b. July 29, 1911 d. July 5, 1995
US Congressman, Massachusetts Governor. Elected to represent the 2nd District of Massachusetts, he served from 1949 to 1952. He served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1957 to 1961. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Holyhood Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Gallivan, James Ambrose b. October 22, 1866 d. April 3, 1928
US Congressman. Elected to represent the 12th District of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1914 to until his death in office on April 3, 1928. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Holyhood Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Geoghan, John b. 1935 d. August 23, 2003
Crime Figure. A former priest and convicted child molester, he was at the center of a sex abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic church. Geoghan died after being attacked by a fellow inmate at the state prison in Shirley, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Grace, Henry Patrick b. 1832 d. February 24, 1896
1871 Korean Campaign Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Navy under the name of "Patrick Henry Grace" during the Korean Expedition of June 10 and 11, 1871, and was awarded the CMOH for his bravery while serving as Quartermaster the "USS Benicia". His citation reads "Carrying out his duties with coolness, Grace set forth gallant and meritorious conduct throughout this action." He was one of 15 United States sailors and marines to be awarded the Medal of Honor...[Read More] (Bio by: William Sweeney)
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Plot: Lot 56
Guiney, Patrick Robert b. January 15, 1835 d. March 21, 1877
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 9th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the War". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Holyhood Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Fenwick Avenue, Lot 670
Houghton, Edward J. b. 1843 d. July 16, 1865
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Ordinary Seaman in the Union Navy. His citation reads "Houghton served on board the USS Picket Boat No. 1, in action, 27 October 1864, against the Confederate ram, Albemarle, which had resisted repeated attacks by our steamers and had kept a large force of vessels employed in watching her. The picket boat, equipped with a spar torpedo, succeeded in passing the enemy pickets within 20 yards without bieng discovered and then made...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
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Kennedy, David Anthony b. June 15, 1955 d. April 25, 1984
Kennedy Family Member. He was the son of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Democrat – New York) and nephew of the 35th US President, John F. Kennedy. Born David Anthony Kennedy in Washington, DC, he was the fourth of eleven children to Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy. In 1967, his father decided to run on the Democratic ticket to be President in the 1968 elections, and young David was there to help his father in the primaries. On June 5, 1968, just after his father had won...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Drug overdose of Demerol and cocaine
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Kennedy Sr., Joseph Patrick b. September 6, 1888 d. November 18, 1969
Businessman, US Political Figure. Best known as Patriarch of the Kennedy Family and the father of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a saloonkeeper, he was a hardworking, ambitious boy who got into Harvard, was popular and did well academically, but was shut out the more prestigious social clubs because of his Irish Catholic heritage. He graduated with...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
Cause of death: Complications from stroke
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Kennedy, Michael LeMoyne b. February 27, 1958 d. December 31, 1997
Son of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy, he was killed in a freakish skiing accident while on vacation in Aspen, Colorado, when he skied into a tree while playing football on skis with other Kennedy family members. The sixth of eleven children of 1968 Presidential candidate Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy, he was considered one of the more politically astute Kennedys, but preferred to...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Skiing accident
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Kennedy, Rose b. July 22, 1890 d. January 22, 1995
American socialite, best known as the matriarch of the politically prominent Kennedy family and mother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. She was born Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the eldest child of John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, a prominent figure in Boston politics who served one term in Congress and later became the city's mayor. The Fitzgerald family lived for a time at 39 Welles Avenue, in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
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Kennedy, Rose Marie 'Rosemary' b. September 13, 1918 d. January 7, 2005
Younger sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Known as "Rosemary" during her lifetime, shes was a shy and mentally slow child. The family had difficulty dealing with Rosemary's problems, and in 1941 her father, Joseph Kennedy Sr., asked a neurosurgeon to perform a prefrontal lobotomy, which was considered a...[Read More] (Bio by: Scott Maxwell)
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King, Edward Joseph b. May 11, 1925 d. September 18, 2006
Massachusetts Governor, Professional Football Player. A native of Chelsea, Massachusetts, he served as the Governor of Masachusetts fom 1979 to 1983. He also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts in 1980. Before entering politics, King also played professional football for the Buffalo Bisons from 1948 to 1949, and the Baltimore Colts in 1950. (Bio by: K)
Holyhood Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Murray, William Francis b. September 7, 1881 d. September 21, 1918
U.S. Congressman. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Elected to represent Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1914. Also served as a member of Massachusetts State House of Represenatives (1907-1908) and Member of Massachusetts Governor's Council (1910).
Holyhood Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
O'Donnell, Kenneth P. b. March 4, 1924 d. September 9, 1977
Special Assistant to US President John F. Kennedy ('Special Political Advisor to the President'). He was a Kennedy family friend who attended Harvard with Bobby Kennedy.
Holyhood Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
O'Neil, Joseph Henry b. March 23, 1853 d. February 19, 1935
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1889 to 1895. He represented the 2nd District from 1889 to 1891, the 4th District from 1891 to 1893 and the 9th District from 1893 to 1895. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Holyhood Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
O'Reilly, John Boyle b. June 28, 1844 d. August 10, 1890
Social Reformer. Irish Republican Brotherhood member who enlisted in the British Army in Dublin in 1865 to recruit Irish rebels. Convicted of treason by a Dublin court martial in 1866, he was transported to Australia in 1867, in the last group of convicts sent there from England. He escaped on an American whaling ship to the USA in 1868 and became editor and proprietor of the Boston Pilot newspaper and a poet, novelist, man of letters and Irish American leader. He defended Irish rebels, Native...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Holloran)
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