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Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who served four terms as the 42nd governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 1928.
Alfred Emanuel Smith, também conhecido como Al Smith (30 de dezembro de 1873, Nova Iorque - 4 de outubro de 1944, Nova Iorque), foi um político estadunidense. [1] Ele foi o 42º Governador de Nova Iorque, de 1923 e 1928. [2]
Alfred Emanuel Smith. Born: December 30, 1873, New York, New York, U.S. Died: October 4, 1944, New York City (aged 70) Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Role In: United States presidential election of 1928.
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Smith's career in the Assembly represented the politics of the ghetto, combining pragmatic reform with service to the machine. In 1911 he was appointed chairman of the important Ways and Means Committee as well as vice-chairman of the Factory Investigating Commission. This gave him the opportunity to familiarize himself with industrial conditions. ...
Smith's candidacy was backed by the urban wing of the Democratic party. The rural wing supported William Gibbs McAdoo. The two-thirds requirement for nomination canceled out Smith and McAdoo, and after a bitter clash the delegates chose John W. Davis on the 103d ballot. At Davis's behest, Smith again ran for the governorship, defeating Lt. Col. The...
Smith's own account is Up to Now: An Autobiography (1929). A recent and probably definitive biography, which makes use of papers of Frances Perkins that have not been accessible to other biographers, is Matthew and Hannah Josephson, Al Smith: Hero of the Cities (1969). Also recent and well documented is the lively account by Richard O'Connor, The F...
Eldot, Paula, Governor Alfred E. Smith: the politician as reformer,New York: Garland, 1983. Handlin, Oscar, Al Smith and his America,Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1987, 1958. □
Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873–October 4, 1944), who was known as the "Happy Warrior," won four terms as Democratic governor of New York from 1918 to 1928, became the first Catholic candidate nominated for president by a major party, and then opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and reelection in 1936.
Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was elected Governor of New York four times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. He was the first Roman Catholic and Irish-American to run for President as a major party nominee.
25 de nov. de 2019 · Mr. Smith was a vice chairman of the foundation and master of ceremonies of what became known as the Al Smith dinner, a New York political institution hosted by the Roman Catholic archbishop of...
