Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn
40°38′47″N 73°56′19″W / 40.6465°N 73.9386°W / 40.6465; -73.9386Type Catholic Owned by Diocese of Brooklyn Website www.ccbklyn.org/our-cemeteries/holy-cross-cemetery/ Find a Grave Holy Cross Cemetery Bishops Churches Education Miscellany
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
- 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
- ^ "J.J. Reynolds Dies; City Educator 50 Years". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 27, 1945. p. 27. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reynolds, Famed Newsman". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. March 18, 1965. p. 32. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Augustus Fernandez". The Brooklyn Standard Union. October 31, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- Official website
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn at Find a Grave
- Brooklyn Catholic Cemeteries
- Interment.net entry
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