Joseph Barbara | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Giuseppe_%22Joe_The_Barber%22_Barbara.jpg) 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 |
Joseph Mario Barbara[1][2] (/bɑːrˈbɛərə/;[3] 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.
- ^ Weston, Cael (November 1, 1988). "RHOADES CONFIRMS CRIME FIGURE SUPPORT". The Morning Call. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
Joseph Mario Barbara Sr., a former capo of the Buffalo Cosa Nostra family who hosted the now-infamous Appalachian crime meeting.
- ^ Hunt, Thomas. "The American Mafia - Who Was Who: Barbara, Joseph "Barber" (1905-1959)".
- ^ Blumenthal, Ralph (July 31, 2002). "For Sale, a House With Acreage. Connections Extra.; Site of 1957 Gangland Raid Is Part of Auction on Saturday". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
Mr. Barbara (pronounced Bar-BARE-a), [...] Mr. Vasisco recalled that in 1956, about a year before the big raid, troopers stopped a car with fake plates. Inside was Carmine Galante, a Bonanno underboss. An investigation pointed to some kind of crime conclave in Binghamton. [...] "We get back out of the way and listen," Mr. Vasisco said. They heard the younger Barbara reserve six rooms, saying his father would pay.