Patrick Leahy
official U.S. Senate photo of Patrick Leahy c. 2009, Senate Judiciary Committee
Birth Name: Patrick Joseph Leahy
Place of Birth: Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, United States
Date of Birth: March 31, 1940
Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*Italian (mother)
Patrick Leahy is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as State’s Attorney of Chittenden County, from May 10, 1966 to January 2, 1975, a U.S. Senator from Vermont, from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 2023, and as President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, from December 17, 2012 to January 3, 2015, and again, from January 20, 2021 to January 3, 2023, among other duties. He has appeared in several Batman films.
Patrick is the son of Alba Maria (Zambon Vialmin) and Howard Francis Leahy. He is married to Marcelle Pomerleau, with whom he has three children.
Patrick’s paternal grandfather was Patrick Joseph Leahy (the son of Andrew Leahy and Margaret Heffernan). Patrick’s grandfather Patrick was born in New York. Margaret was Canadian.
Patrick’s paternal grandmother was Johanna Carroll (the daughter of John Carroll and Johanna Donnelly). Patrick’s grandmother Johanna was born in Vermont, to Irish parents.
Patrick’s maternal grandfather was named Pietro Zambon Vialmin. Pietro was born in Budoia, Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
Patrick’s maternal grandmother was named Vincenzia Burigana. Vincenzia was born in Budoia.
Source: Genealogy of Patrick Leahy – http://www.geni.com
Patrick’s paternal grandmother was Johanna Carroll (the daughter of John Carroll and Johanna Donnelly). Patrick’s grandmother Johanna was born in Vermont, to Irish parents.
His maternal grandparents were from Budoia, Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, which is a north east region of Italy right near Venice (which was noted in the profile). I think for consistency purposes that region should be part of the tags.
Tag “Friulian”
Not many people can claim Friulian ancestry. Nicholas D’Agosto is the one I remember atm.
Friulian people are basically of Venetian stock. Note Zambon/ Vialmin surnames (-on/-in are typically suffixes there).
If someone has a MyHeritage account, I believe there may be more stuff on Zambon line.