Cemetery in Massachusetts, United States
St. Joseph Cemetery
Established 1888 (1888 ) Location Size 200 acres (81 ha)
In 1888 the directors of the
Holyhood Cemetery Association purchased land in
West Roxbury to develop St. Joseph Cemetery . At about 200 acres (81 ha), 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.
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The cemetery contains two British
Commonwealth war graves of a
Canadian Army Private from each of the two World Wars.
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Notable burials
Whitey Bulger (1929–2018), American
organized crime
boss , gangster, and FBI
informant
[3]
Jeremiah E. Burke (1867–1931), superintendent of
Boston Public Schools
John F. Collins (1919–1995),
Massachusetts State Representative (1947–51),
Massachusetts State Senator (1951–55),
Mayor of Boston (1960–68)
Mary Collins (1920–2010), first lady of Boston (1960–68)
Paul A. Dever (1903–1958),
Governor of Massachusetts and
Massachusetts Attorney General
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John Joseph Douglass (1873–1939),
Massachusetts State Representative (1899, 1900, 1906, and 1913), member of the
United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1925–35)
Arthur Fiedler (1894–1979), American
conductor known for his association with both the
Boston Symphony and
Boston Pops orchestras
John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (1863–1950), member of the
United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1895–1901),
Mayor of Boston (1906–08), grandfather and namesake of U.S. President
John F. Kennedy
Louise Day Hicks (1916–2003), member of the
United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1971–73), President of the
Boston City Council (1976)
John Patrick Higgins (1893–1955),
Massachusetts State Representative (1929–34), member of the
United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1935–37)
John Bernard Hynes (1897–1970),
Mayor of Boston (1950–60), President of the United States Conference of Mayors (1955–57)
Gregory Eric “Greg” Kelley (1944–1961), American
figure skater
John Joseph “Jack” Kirrane Jr. (1928–2016), American
ice hockey player
John William McCormack (1891–1980),
Massachusetts State Representative (1920–22),
Massachusetts State Senator (1923–28), member of the
United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1928–71),
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1962–71)
William Sarsfield McNary (1863–1930),
Massachusetts State Senator (1889–90, 1891–92), Chairperson of the
Massachusetts Democratic Party (1901–04),
Massachusetts State Representative (1900–02), member of the
United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1903–07)
Joseph Francis O'Connell (1872–1942), member of the
United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1907–11)
H. James Shea Jr. (1939–1970),
Massachusetts State Representative (1969–70) and
anti-war activist
William Joseph Stewart (1895–1964), American coach and sports official who was a
referee in the
National Hockey League (NHL) and an
umpire in
Major League Baseball (MLB), inductee of the
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
William Sweeney (1886–1948),
infielder in
Major League Baseball (1907–14)
Kevin Hagan White (1929–2012),
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (1961–67),
Mayor of Boston (1968–84)
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