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Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery
Details
Location	3620 Tilden Avenue, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°38′47″N 73°56′19″W / 40.6465°N 73.9386°W
Type	Catholic
Owned by	Diocese of Brooklyn
Website	www.ccbklyn.org/our-cemeteries/holy-cross-cemetery/
Find a Grave	Holy Cross Cemetery

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

[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 .

[4] "Augustus Fernandez". The Brooklyn Standard Union. October 31, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.

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Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn

Notable burials

References

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