List of Irish American politicians
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This is a list of famous Irish American politicians.
[edit] Politicians
- James G. Barry - St. Louis mayor [3] "James G. Barry was born in Ireland in 1800..."
- William B. Barry - US Congressman
- Edward P. Boland - US Congressman [4]
- James E. Boyd - Omaha mayor [5] "He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, September 9, 1834..."
- Bob Brady - US Congressman [6]
- David C. Broderick - US Senator [7]
- John T. Browne - Houston mayor [8] "Born in Dublin, Ireland..."
- Billy Bulger - President of the Massachusetts State Senate [9] "Bulger, one of the most successful Irish-American politicians of his generation..."
- Aedanus Burke - US Congressman [10] "Aedanus Burke (1742 - 1802) of Galway went to Virginia..."
- Thomas Burke - North Carolina governor [11] "Thomas Burke, born about 1747 in Galway, Ireland, moved to Orange County in North Carolina about 1770 from Virginia..."
- Thomas A. Burke - Cleveland mayor, US Senator [12]
- William J. Burke - US Congressman [13] "Born near London, England of Irish parents..."
- Brendan Byrne - former Governor of New Jersey
- Jane Byrne - Chicago mayor [14] "She turns to the Irish mayor of Chicago, Jane Byrne..."
- Thomas R. Byrne - St. Paul mayor [15]
- James F. Byrnes - US Senator [16] "He was the grandson of Irish Catholic immigrants who came to American after the Great Irish ..."
- Hugh Carey - New York governor [17]
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton - the sole Catholic signatory of the American Declaration of Independence [18]
- Bob Casey, Jr. - Pennsylvania state treasurer and Democratic nominee for US Senate
- Robert P. Casey - former Pennsylvania governor [19]
- John Michael Clancy - US Congressman [20] "born in County Queens, Ireland, May 7, 1837; immigrated with his parents to the United States..."
- Grover Cleveland - US president [21] "Ancestry: Irish-English"
- DeWitt Clinton - New York City mayor [22] "He was the son of an Irish-American Revolutionary War hero and a Dutch mother."
- W. Bourke Cockran - US Congressman [23]
- Patrick Collins - Boston mayor [24] "Patrick Collins (1844-1905) was the second Irish-born mayor in Boston's history..."
- Martin Condon - Knoxville mayor [25] "The career of Knoxville's first Irish Catholic mayor..."
- John Conness - US Senator [26] "Senator John Conness of California, an Irish immigrant himself..."
- James Cooney - US Congressman [27]
- John Coughlin - First Ward Alderman in Chicago 1893-1938 [28]
- Richard Croker - Tammany Hall boss [29] "Richard Croker was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1841..."
- Joseph Crowley - US Congressman [30] "Crowley was also named one of the Top 100 Irish American Leaders..."
- James Michael Curley - Boston mayor [31] "James Curley the son of Irish immigrants from County Galway..."
- Thomas Cusack - US Congressman [32] "born in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland..."
- Richard J. Daley - Chicago mayor [33] "Richard J. Daley, an only child, was born in 1902 into an Irish Catholic neighborhood of south Chicago..."
- Richard M. Daley - Chicago mayor, son of Richard J. Daley
- William M. Daley - U.S. Secretary of Commerce, son of Richard J. Daley
- John Darragh - Pittsburgh mayor [34] "John Darragh was born in Ireland, but emigrating to America at an early day became a prosperous farmer."
- William Dawson - St. Paul mayor
- John Dempsey - Connecticut governor
- Éamon de Valera - President of Ireland [35] "The child of a Spanish father and an Irish mother, de Valera was born in New York City, but moved to Ireland upon the death of his father. He became a teacher of mathematics and an avid supporter of the Irish language movement..."
- Michael Donohoe - US Congressman [36] "Michael Donohoe was born in Killeshandra in 1864. After spending a short time teaching in the local National School he emigrated to the U.S. in 1886..."
- Mike Doyle - US Congressman from Pennsylvania [37]
- John G. Downey - California governor [38] "John G. Downey, who became governor at the early age of 32, was born in Ireland..."
- Warren J. Duffey - US Congressman from Ohio [39] also [40]
- Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne - Chicago mayor and Illinois governor
- James Duane - New York City mayor [41] "James Duane, son of an Irish-born merchant, became the first Irish-American mayor in 1784..."
- Mark M. Fagan - Jersey City mayor [42]
- Mike Fahey - Omaha mayor [43]
- Thomas Fallon - San Jose mayor
- James A. Farley - Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, US Postmaster General [44] "One of five sons, Jim Farley was born on May 30, 1888, to Irish Catholic immigrant parents in Grassy Point, New York..."
- John Frederick Finerty, US Congressman
- Joseph E. Finerty, Gary mayor
- John F. Fitzgerald, Boston mayor
- Thomas Fitzsimons, US Congressman
- John Fitzpatrick, New Orleans mayor
- Mike Fitzpatrick, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Peter F. Flaherty, former Pittsburgh mayor
- Michael P. Flanagan, US Congressman
- Daniel J. Flood, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Raymond Flynn, Boston mayor
- William S. Flynn, Rhode Island governor
- Mark Foley, Congressman from Florida
- Thomas Gallagher, Pittsburgh mayor
- Martin Galvin, founder of NORAID
- J. Joseph Garrahy, Rhode Island governor
- William Jay Gaynor, New York City mayor
- Martin H. Glynn, New York governor
- Charles P. Gillen, Newark mayor
- Thomas F. Gilroy, New York City mayor
- Patrick Gleason, Long Island City poitical machine boss
- William R. Grace, New York City mayor
- J. Harold Grady, Baltimore mayor
- William T. Granahan, US Congressman
- James Griffin, Mayor of Buffalo, New York, New York State Senator
- Frank Hague, Jersey City mayor
- James M. Hanley, US Congressman
- Jerramiah T. Healy, Jersey City mayor
- James J. Heffernan, US Congressman
- Brian Higgins, US Congressman
- John Hogan, US Congressman
- John Patrick Hopkins, Chicago mayor
- Harry R. Hughes, Governor of Maryland
- Denis M. Hurley, US Congressman
- Henry Hyde, US Congressman
- John F. Hylan, New York City mayor
- Thomas Kean, former Governor of New Jersey
- Frank Keating, Oklahoma governor
- William J. Keating, former Congressman from Ohio
- Augustine B. Kelley, US Congressman
- Patrick H. Kelley, US Congressman
- Edward A. Kelly, US Congressman
- Edward Joseph Kelly, Chicago mayor
- John Kelly, Tammany Hall boss
- Joseph J. Kelly, Buffalo mayor
- Randy Kelly, St. Paul mayor
- Michael Kenna, First Ward Alderman in Chicago 1897-1923
- Edward Kennedy, US Senator
- John F. Kennedy, US President
- Joseph Kennedy, rumrunner, U.S. ambassador
- Mark Kennedy, former US Congressman
- Patrick J. Kennedy, US Congressman
- Robert F. Kennedy, US Senator
- Martin H. Kennelly, Chicago mayor
- John V. Kenny, Jersey City mayor
- Peter T. King, US Congressman
- Patrick Leahy, US Senator
- Huey Long, Louisiana governor
- Robert Lowry, US Congressman
- Stephen Lynch, US Congressman
- Thomas Lynch, Jr., signatory to the Declaration of Independence
- Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General
- Michael Madigan, Illinois Speaker of the House, Illinois Democratic Party Chairman
- George Maguire, St. Louis mayor
- Mike Mansfield, US Senator, Ambassador
- William McAleer, US Congressman
- Gerald McCann, Jersey City mayor
- Patrick McCarran, US Senator
- Carolyn McCarthy, US Congressman
- Eugene McCarthy, US Senator
- Joseph McCarthy, US Senator
- P.H. McCarthy, San Francisco mayor
- William C. McCarthy, Pittsburgh mayor
- Frank McCoppin, San Francisco mayor
- John W. McCormack, Speaker of the House
- Jim McDermott, US Congressman
- John J. McDonough, St. Paul mayor
- Lawrence E. McGann, US Congressman
- Edwin D. McGuinness, Providence mayor
- James Kennedy McGuire, Syracuse mayor
- John J. McGrath, US Congressman
- J. Howard McGrath, US Senator, Rhode Island governor
- James McGreevey, New Jersey governor
- Nancy McHale Polech, Democratic Stragegist and candidate in Upstate NY
- Thomas McKean - signatory to the Declaration of Independence [45] "Thomas M'Kean was the second son of William M'Kean, a native of Ireland, who sometime after his emigration to America, was married to an Irish lady, with whom he settled in the township of New-London..."
- Bernard J. McKenna, Pittsburgh mayor
- Joseph McKenna, US Attorney General
- William McKinley - US President [46] "He was the 7th child born to William and Nancy Alison McKinley (of Irish and Scotch descent)."
- Hugh McLaughlin, Brooklyn Democratic party boss
- Joseph McLaughlin, US Congressman
- Robert McNamara, United States Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy
- Frank J. McNulty, US Congressman
- Michael R. McNulty, US Congressman
- Marty Meehan, US Congressman
- John Purroy Mitchel, New York City mayor
- Robert M. Moore, Cincinnati mayor
- Jim Moran, US Congressman
- John Morrissey, US Congressman
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former US Senator
- P.H. Moynihan, US Congressman
- William J. Moxley, US Congressman
- Bryan Mullanphy, St. Louis mayor
- James C. Murray, US Congressman
- Charles F. Murphy, Tammany Hall boss
- Dick Murphy, San Diego mayor
- Frank Murphy, Detroit mayor, Michigan governor
- George Murphy, US Senator
- Isaac Murphy, Arkansas governor
- Morgan F. Murphy, US Congressman
- Timothy Murphy, US Congressman
- Tom Murphy, Pittsburgh mayor
- William T. Murphy, US Congressman
- Richard Neal, US Congressman
- Michael N. Nolan, Albany mayor
- Mary T. Norton, US Congressman
- Frank O'Bannon, Indiana governor
- Christopher D. O'Brien, St. Paul mayor
- Hugh O'Brien, Boston's first Irish mayor
- James O'Brien (US Congressman)
- John P. O'Brien, New York City mayor
- Thomas J. O’Brien, US Congressman
- Dan O'Connell, Albany mayor
- Bob O'Connor, Mayor of Pittsburgh
- Maureen O'Connor, San Diego mayor
- Herbert R. O'Conor, Maryland governor
- Kenneth O'Donnell, Senior Aide to President John F Kennedy
- William O'Dwyer, New York City mayor
- James A. O'Gorman, US Senator
- Barratt O'Hara, US Congressman
- Arthur J. O'Keefe, New Orleans mayor
- Martin O'Malley, Baltimore mayor
- Charles H. O'Neill, Jersey City mayor
- Thomas O'Neill, Speaker of the House
- William A. O'Neill, Connecticut governor
- Daniel O'Reilly, US Congressman
- George F. O'Shaunessy, US Congressman
- George Pataki - New York governor [47] "The grandson of Hungarian immigrants on his father's side and Italian and Irish immigrants on his mother's side, Pataki grew up on a small farm in Peekskill..."
- Tom Pendergast, Kansas City Democratic machine boss
- James D. Phelan, San Francisco mayor, US Senator
- George Washington Plunkitt, Tammany Hall member
- Jack Quinn, US Congressman
- John Quinn, US Congressman
- Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004) the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). At age 69, he was the oldest person elected President. Before entering politics, Reagan was a popular motion picture actor, as well as head of the Screen Actors Guild, a television actor, an announcer for the Chicago Cubs, and a motivational speaker. His speaking style, which was widely regarded as well-delivered and persuasive, earned Reagan the accolade "The Great Communicator" from the media. His presidency was marked by several innovative acts of Anti-Communist tactics (the most prominent being the Iran-Contra Affair)[1]
- Thomas Reilly, Massachusetts Attorney General
- Daniel J. Riordan, US Congressman
- Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor
- William R. Roberts, US Congressman
- John J. Rooney, US Congressman
- George H. Ryan, Illinois governor
- Jim Ryan, Illinois Attorney General, half Irish and half Italian
- Paul Ryan, US Congressman
- Tim Ryan, US Congressman
- William Ryan, US Congressman
- Wilson Shannon, Ohio governor
- William F. Sheehan, Buffalo democratic machine boss
- James Shields, US Senator
- Sargent Shriver, Democratic politician
- Al Smith, New York governor, Democratic Party presidential candidate (Irish grandparent; Smith identified as an Irish American)
- James Smith, signatory to the Declaration of Independence
- P.J. Somers, Milwaukee mayor
- Michael J. Stack, US Congressman
- Christopher D. Sullivan, US Congressman
- James Sullivan, Massachusetts governor
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan, US Senator
- Timothy D. Sullivan, US Congressman
- George Taylor, signatory to the Declaration of Independence
- Charles Thomson, secretary to the Continental Congress
- Matthew Thornton, signatory to the Declaration of Independence
- John F. Tierney, US Congressman
- John V. Tunney, US Senator
- Jimmy Walker, New York City mayor
- David I. Walsh, Massachusetts' first Catholic governor
- James T. Walsh, US Congressman
- Patrick Walsh, US Senator
- Thomas W. Ward, Austin mayor
- Thomas J. Whelan, Jersey City mayor
- William Whipple, signatory to the Declaration of Independence
- Kevin White, Boston mayor
