Fiorello La Guardia

Politician
BIRTHDAY
December 11,1882
Birthplace
New York City, NY
Age
Sep 20,1947,age 64
Birth Sign
Sagittarius
BIRTHDAY
December 11,1882 (age Sep 20,1947,age 64)
Birthplace
New York City, NY

About

Republican politician who was the 99th Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. He also served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district 1923 to 1933.

Before Fame

He went to Budapest after joining the State Department.

Trivia

Despite being from the opposite party he supported FDR's New Deal and he later had an airport named after him.

Family Life

He married twice, and his first marriage to Thea Almerigotti ended in November 1921 due to her death of tuberculosis.

Associated With

He was supported by Franklin D. Roosevelt because he reciprocated support to his New Deal initiatives.