Fiorello La Guardia Biography

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NAME: Fiorello La Guardia
OCCUPATION: Mayor, U.S. Representative
BIRTH DATE: December 11, 1882
DEATH DATE: September 20, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Full Name: Fiorello Henry La Guardia

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New York City’s former mayor Fiorello La Guardia served from 1933 to 1945. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Fiorello La Guardia was born in New York City on December 11, 1882. He practiced law before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1917. He served as New York City’s may from 1933 to 1945. During his time in politics, La Guardia opposed Prohibition and supported woman suffrage. The progressive Republican declined a 4th term as mayor and died in 1947.