Al Smith Biography

Al Smith biography

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NAME: Al Smith
OCCUPATION: Governor
BIRTH DATE: December 30, 1873
DEATH DATE: October 04, 1944
EDUCATION: St. James Parochial School
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Full Name: Alfred Emanuel Smith

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U.S. politician Al Smith was a four-time Democratic governor of New York, and the first Roman Catholic to run for the American presidency (1928).

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Al Smith was born Dec. 30, 1873, in New York, N.Y. His political career was launched in 1895, when Tammany Hall appointed him an investigator in the office of the New York City commissioner of jurors. He then served in the state assembly. In the 1918 gubernatorial race the following year, he was elected by a narrow margin. He was again elected governor in 1923 and served three more terms.