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Fiorello Henry La Guardia [a] (born Fiorello Raffaele Enrico La Guardia; [b] December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as the 99th mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1946. He was known for his irascible, energetic, and charismatic ...
Jane Bolin, the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States, was appointed by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1939. La Guardia appointed Eugene Faulkner as a New York City Marshal, in 1935, making him the second black person and first black Republican to hold that position. [23]
The New York City mayoral election of 1941 took place on November 4, 1941, in New York City. The candidates were incumbent Mayor Fiorello La Guardia , a Republican, and King County District Attorney William O'Dwyer , a Democrat, as well as other, third-party candidates.
Then he served as New York City mayor from 1934 to 1946 when author Terry Golway explains how Republican LaGuardia got along famously with Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt and had easy ...
The 1937 New York City mayoral election took place on November 2, 1937 in New York City. Incumbent Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, the Republican candidate, was reelected with 60.09% of the vote, defeating the Democratic candidate Jeremiah T. Mahoney, a lawyer and former New York Supreme Court justice, as well as other, third party candidates. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. For a list of the Dutch directors-general who governed New Amsterdam as part of New Netherland between 1624 and 1664, see Director-General of New Netherland. The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter ...
The New York City mayoral election of 1933 took place on November 7, 1933, in New York City. [1] Incumbent Democratic Mayor John P. O'Brien, who was elected in a special election after the resignation of Mayor Jimmy Walker, faced Republican Congressman and 1929 mayoral candidate Fiorello La Guardia, and former acting mayor and President of the ...
Newbold Morris, president of the New York City Council (ran as No Deal candidate) Morris was meant to be on the Republican slate, but he refused the nomination and attacked Goldstein as a "discarded Tammany candidate for mayor". La Guardia asked Morris to run and he announced his candidacy as the nominee of the No Deal Party on August 5. [5]