Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn
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| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°38′47″N 73°56′19″W / 40.6465°N 73.9386°W |
| Type | Roman Catholic |
| Owned by | Diocese of Brooklyn |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Holy Cross Cemetery |
Holy Cross Cemetery, located at 3620 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Notable burials[edit]
- 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
- Frank Thompson (1852–1925) – first major-league baseball player born in Portugal[1]
- Albert Weisbogel – two-time Medal of Honor recipient (unmarked grave)
- Frankie Yale (1893–1928) – Organized crime figure
References[edit]
- ^ "Augustus Fernandez". The Brooklyn Standard Union. October 31, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn at Find a Grave
- Brooklyn Catholic Cemeteries the official site
- Interment.net entry
