"DeSapio" and "De Sapio" redirect here. For the Italian actress, see Francesca De Sapio.
Carmine DeSapio
DeSapio on Firing Line, May 1, 1967
Secretary of State of New York
In office January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1959
Governor
W. Averell Harriman
Preceded by
Thomas J. Curran
Succeeded by
Caroline K. Simon
Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall
In office 1949–1962
Succeeded by
J. Raymond Jones
Personal details
Born
(1908-12-10)December 10, 1908 New York, New York, U.S.
Died
July 27, 2004(2004-07-27) (aged 95) New York, New York, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Theresa Natale
(m. 1937; died 1998)
Children
1
Alma mater
Fordham University
Carmine Gerard DeSapio (December 10, 1908 – July 27, 2004) was an American politician from New York City. He was the last head of the Tammany Hall political machine to dominate municipal politics.
Carmine Gerard DeSapio (December 10, 1908 – July 27, 2004) was an American politician from New York City. He was the last head of the Tammany Hall political...
observers of local politics already knew. Senator Kefauver concluded that CarmineDeSapio, leader of Tammany Hall, was assisting Costello and that Costello had...
resurgence in Tammany power in the 1950s, under the leadership of CarmineDeSapio, was met with Democratic opposition, led by Eleanor Roosevelt, Herbert...
Village Independent Democrats, based in Greenwich Village, which toppled CarmineDeSapio and the might of Tammany Hall. John Kifner, Reform Democrat to Face...
eighteen months in prison. Kefauver concluded that New York politician CarmineDeSapio was assisting the activities of Costello, and that Costello had become...
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Mills, the politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr., the Tammany Hall boss CarmineDeSapio, and Father James Harold Flye, mentor of James Agee. Among his most...
to Democrats including New York mayor Ed Koch, Secretary of State CarmineDeSapio, and Meade Esposito In 1972, he helped Nixon discredit the candidacy...
controlled political patronage positions and nominations, and figures like CarmineDeSapio were powerful kingmakers on a national level. However, many left the...
of CarmineDeSapio and Tammany Hall. In 1962 Koch ran for office for the first time, unsuccessfully opposing incumbent William Passannante, a DeSapio ally...
vigorously defended it.[citation needed] In 1954, Tammany Hall boss CarmineDeSapio led the effort to defeat Roosevelt's son, Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
University, 1882–1885 Ralph DeNunzio (1949) - Former chairman, New York Stock Exchange; Kidder, Peabody & Company CarmineDeSapio (1927) – Secretary of State...
2007 New York City steam explosion 2017 Farragut Station oil spill CarmineDeSapio Consolidated Edison Building Gashouse District George Metesky, "the...
Israel. In the 1930s, Italian Americans voted heavily Democratic. CarmineDeSapio in the late 1940s became the first to break the Irish Catholic hold...
larger statewide profile, CarmineDeSapio, the head of Tammany Hall pushed Hogan's candidacy. The move backfired on DeSapio with Kenneth B. Keating defeating...
Pecora was one of the candidates on the shortlist of Tammany boss CarmineDeSapio. Edward Corsi won the Republican nomination. The Liberals considered...
Message, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2017. "CarmineDeSapio". Notable Names Database. Retrieved October 12, 2017. "Joseph F. Finnegan...
strong ties to the Tammany Hall organization, which had been headed by CarmineDeSapio since 1949. By 1960, Wagner realized that maintaining these ties with...
52 Thomas J. Curran January 1, 1943 – January 1, 1955 Republican 53 CarmineDeSapio January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1959 Democratic 54 Caroline K. Simon January...