Joseph Barbara (mobster)
Joseph Mario Barbara (/bɑːrˈbɛərə/; born Giuseppe Maria Barbara, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe maˈriːa barˈbaːra]; August 9, 1905 – June 17, 1959), also known as "Joe the Barber", was an Italian-American mobster who became caporegime of the Southern New York Tier territory of the Buffalo crime family, and hosted the abortive Apalachin meeting in 1957. Barbara died on June 17, 1959.
Joseph Barbara | |
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Barbara in the Federal District Court in Syracuse, New York, April 1959 | |
| Born | Giuseppe Maria Barbara August 9, 1905 Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | June 17, 1959 (aged 53) Johnson City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Joe the Barber |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Caporegime |
| Spouse |
Josephine Vivona (m. 1933) |
| Children | 4 |
| Allegiance | Buffalo crime family |
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