In 1888 the directors of the

Holyhood Cemetery Holyhood Cemetery is a cemetery located in Brookline, Massachusetts. Description Laid out in 1857, the cemetery was designed to reflect the rural cemetery movement begun at Cambridge's Mount Auburn Cemetery. It was the first such cemetery in B ...

Association purchased land in

West Roxbury West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts bordered by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain to the northeast, the town of Brookline to the north, the cities and towns of Newton and Needham to the northwest and the town of Dedham to the ...

to develop St. Joseph Cemetery. At about , St. Joseph is one of the largest cemeteries in New England. In 1950, the Directors of Holyhood 1950 opened a new section on VFW Parkway called St. James the Apostle. Extensive landscape improvements have been carried out over the last ten years, and the main cemetery is almost fully developed. The cemetery contains two British

Commonwealth war graves The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mi ...

of a

Canadian Army The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...

Private from each of the two World Wars.

Notable burials

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(1929–2018), American

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, gangster, and FBI

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* Jeremiah E. Burke (1867–1931), superintendent of

Boston Public Schools Boston Public Schools (BPS) is a school district serving the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest public school district in the state of Massachusetts. Leadership The district is led by a Superintendent, hired by the ...

* John F. Collins (1919–1995), Massachusetts State Representative (1947–51),

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(1951–55),

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(1960–68) * Mary Collins (1920–2010), first lady of Boston (1960–68) *

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(1903–1958),

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and

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* John Joseph Douglass (1873–1939), Massachusetts State Representative (1899, 1900, 1906, and 1913), member of the

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from Massachusetts (1925–35) *

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(1894–1979), American conductor known for his association with both the

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and

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orchestras * John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (1863–1950), member of the

from Massachusetts (1895–1901),

(1906–08), grandfather and namesake of U.S. President

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(1916–2003), member of the

from Massachusetts (1971–73), President of the

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(1976) *

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(1893–1955), Massachusetts State Representative (1929–34), member of the

from Massachusetts (1935–37) * John Bernard Hynes (1897–1970),

(1950–60), President of the United States Conference of Mayors (1955–57) * Gregory Eric “Greg” Kelley (1944–1961), American

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* John Joseph “Jack” Kirrane Jr. (1928–2016), American

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player *

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(1891–1980), Massachusetts State Representative (1920–22),

(1923–28), member of the

from Massachusetts (1928–71),

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(1962–71) * William Sarsfield McNary (1863–1930),

(1889–90, 1891–92), Chairperson of the

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(1901–04), Massachusetts State Representative (1900–02), member of the

from Massachusetts (1903–07) * Joseph Francis O'Connell (1872–1942), member of the

from Massachusetts (1907–11) * H. James Shea Jr. (1939–1970), Massachusetts State Representative (1969–70) and

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* William Joseph Stewart (1895–1964), American coach and sports official who was a

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in the

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(NHL) and an

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(MLB), inductee of the

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* William Sweeney (1886–1948),

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(1907–14) * Kevin Hagan White (1929–2012),

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(1961–67),

(1968–84)

References

External links

The Holyhood Cemetery Association
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Notable burials

See also

References

External links