Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn

40°38′47″N 73°56′19″W / 40.6465°N 73.9386°W / 40.6465; -73.9386TypeRoman CatholicOwned byDiocese of BrooklynWebsiteOfficial websiteFind a GraveHoly 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

• 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

External links

• Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn at Find a Grave
• Brooklyn Catholic Cemeteries the official site
• Interment.net entry