Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn

Holy Cross Cemetery
Details
Location
3620 Tilden Avenue, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°38′47″N 73°56′19″W / 40.6465°N 73.9386°W / 40.6465; -73.9386
TypeCatholic
Owned byDiocese of Brooklyn
Websitewww.ccbklyn.org/our-cemeteries/holy-cross-cemetery/
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Holy Cross Cemetery, located at 3620 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, is a Catholic cemetery operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Notable burials

  • John J. Bennett Jr. – Soldier and lawyer
  • Diamond Jim Brady – American businessman and philanthropist
  • John Bullman – American jockey
  • Tommy Burns – Canadian and U.S. Hall of Fame jockey
  • Louis Capone – organized crime figure
  • James Carey – Medal of Honor recipient
  • John Michael Clancy – U.S. Representative
  • Walter Donaldson – songwriter
  • Timothy Donoghue (1825–1908) – Medal of Honor recipient during American Civil War
  • "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons – American Hall of Fame racehorse trainer
  • Joseph C. H. Flynn – lawyer, politician, and magistrate
  • Edward H. Garrison – American Hall of Fame jockey
  • William Russell Grace (1832–1904) – Irish-American businessman and former Mayor of New York City
  • Frank Hayes (1901–1922) – won a steeplechase despite suffering a fatal heart midrace
  • Gil Hodges (1924–1972) – Major League Baseball player and manager
  • Patrick Keely – Architect
  • Ardolph Loges Kline – New York City Mayor, U.S. Representative
  • Frank J. Macchiarola – Chancellor of the New York City Schools, 1978–1983
  • Hugh McLaughlin – Boss of the Brooklyn Democratic Party in the late 1800s
  • Jean H. Norris – lawyer and first female magistrate of New York City
  • Mícheál Ó Lócháin (1836–1899) – one of the foremost activists in behalf of the Irish Gaelic language in the United States. Founded the first periodical in which Irish Gaelic had a major place.
  • Samuel O'Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine.
  • William R. Pelham – Medal of Honor recipient
  • James J. Reynolds – educator[1][2]
  • Quentin Reynolds – journalist[3]
  • Frank Thompson (1852–1925) – first major-league baseball player born in Portugal[4]
  • Albert Weisbogel – two-time Medal of Honor recipient (unmarked grave)
  • Frankie Yale (1893–1928) – organized crime figure

References

  1. ^ "J.J. Reynolds Dies; City Educator 50 Years". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 27, 1945. p. 27. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dr. J.J. Reynolds, Educator, 71, Dead – Ex-Assistant Superintendent in Kings – Warned U.S. of Nazi Program of Hate in '33". The New York Times. May 27, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Reynolds, Famed Newsman". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. March 18, 1965. p. 32. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Augustus Fernandez". The Brooklyn Standard Union. October 31, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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