Fiorello H. La Guardia

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Fiorello H. La Guardia was a prominent three-term mayor of New York City (1934–1945) known for his reformist leadership during the Great Depression and World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
lawyer
mayor
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1882-12-11
dateOfDeath 1947-09-20
educatedAt New York University
education New York University School of Law
ethnicGroup Italian American
Jewish American
familyName La Guardia
fullName Fiorello Henry La Guardia
givenName Fiorello
hasHeritage Italian
Jewish
influenced urban reform in the United States
knownFor expanding social services in New York City
fighting corruption in New York City government
leadership during World War II
leadership during the Great Depression
radio addresses to the public
reading the comics over the radio during a newspaper strike
reformist leadership as mayor of New York City
support for labor rights
support for public housing projects
militaryService United States Army Air Service
movement New Deal
namedAfter Fiorello H. LaGuardia Airport
notableWork creation of New York City’s unified transit system
support for construction of LaGuardia Airport
numberOfTermsAsMayor 3
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEnd 1945-12-31
officeStart 1934-01-01
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York City
placeOfDeath New York City
politicalParty American Labor Party
Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Mayor of New York City
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
religion Episcopalian
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Marie Fisher
Thea Almerigotti
workedAs interpreter at Ellis Island

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