2nd Director General of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
In office April 1, 1946 – December 31, 1946
Preceded by
Herbert H. Lehman
Succeeded by
Office abolished
99th Mayor of New York City[1]
In office January 1, 1934 – January 1,
1946
Preceded by
John P. O'Brien
Succeeded by
William O'Dwyer
5th President of the United States Conference of Mayors
In office 1935–1945
Preceded by
Daniel Hoan
Succeeded by
Edward Joseph Kelly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by
Isaac Siegel
Succeeded by
James J. Lanzetta
Constituency
20th district
In office March 4, 1917 – December 31, 1919
Preceded by
Michael F. Farley
Succeeded by
Nathan D. Perlman
Constituency
14th district
10th President of the New York City Board of Aldermen
In office January 1, 1920 – December 31, 1921
Preceded by
Robert L. Moran
Succeeded by
Murray Hulbert
Personal details
Born
Fiorello Enrico Raffaelo La Guardia
(1882-12-11)December 11, 1882 New York City, U.S.
Died
September 20, 1947(1947-09-20) (aged 64) New York City, U.S.
Resting place
Woodlawn Cemetery
Political party
Republican
Other political affiliations
Roosevelt Progressive (1916) American (1916) Democratic (1918) LaFollette Progressive (1924) Socialist Party of America (1924) Progressive Labor (1926) City Fusion (1933–1941) American Labor (1937–1941) Ind. Progressive (1937) United City (1941)
Spouses
Thea Almerigotti
(m. 1919; died 1921)
Marie Fisher
(m. 1929)
Children
3
Education
Timothy Dwight School
Alma mater
New York University
New York University School of Law
Profession
Politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army Air Service
Years of service
1917–1919
Rank
Major
Battles/wars
World War I
Italian front
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (/fiːəˈrɛloʊləˈɡwɑːrdiə/; born Fiorello Raffaele Enrico LaGuardia,[a]Italian pronunciation:[fjoˈrɛlloraf.faˈɛ.leenˈriːkolaˈɡwardja]; December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the 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 personality and diminutive, rotund stature.[b] A socialist member of the Republican Party, La Guardia was frequently cross-endorsed by parties other than his own, especially parties on the left under New York's electoral fusion laws. A panel of 69 scholars in 1993 ranked him first among the ten best mayors in American history.[2]
He was born to Italian immigrants in New York City. Before serving as mayor, La Guardia represented Manhattan in Congress and on the New York City Board of Aldermen. As mayor, during the Great Depression and World War II, La Guardia unified the city's transit system; expanded construction of public housing, playgrounds, parks, and airports; reorganized the New York Police Department; and implemented federal New Deal programs within the city. He pursued a long series of political reforms, curbing the power of the powerful Irish-controlled Tammany Hall political machine that controlled the Democratic Party in Manhattan. He also re-established merit-based employment and promotion within city administration.[3]
La Guardia was also a highly visible national political figure. His support for the New Deal and relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt crossed party lines, brought federal funds to New York City, and cut off patronage to La Guardia's Tammany enemies. La Guardia's WNYC radio program "Talk to the People", which aired from December 1941 until December 1945, expanded his public influence beyond the borders of the city.[4]
^"The Green Book: Mayors of the City of New York" Archived May 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine on the official NYC website.
^Melvin G. Holli, The American Mayor: The Best and the Worst Big-City Leaders (Pennsylvania State UP, 1999), p. 4–11.
^Kessner 1989.
^"Talk to the People | WNYC". WNYC. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018.
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