Quick Facts

• 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

Best Known For

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).