Al Smith
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith, Alfred Emanuel Smith I, Alfred Emanuel Smith Sr., Alfred E. Smith, Alfred Smith, Alfred Emanuel Smith, Alfred Emanuel Smith Jr.
American statesman and governor (1873–1944)
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Al Smith was an American male musician associated with genres including blues, jazz, psychedelic rock, rap, and folk rock. MusicBrainz also classifies his work under acoustic rock, indie, and indie folk. He was born on December 30, 1873, and died on October 4, 1944. Smith had five children.
An author named Al Smith has published 36 works, including the *Project Management Professional Workbook*, *Certified Associate in Project Management Workbook*, *PMI-ACP Self-Study Flash Cards*, *PMI-RMP Self-Study Flash Cards*, and the *PMI-RMP Risk Management Professional Exam Preparation Workbook*. Crossref lists five works for this name.
A quote attributed to Al Smith states, "All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy." The subject is referenced by 1,952 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- George R. Lunn , Seymour Lowman , Edwin Corning
- Preceded by
- Nathan L. Miller
- Succeeded by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Born
- Alfred Emanuel Smith , ( 1873-12-30 ) December 30, 1873, New York City , New York, U.S.
- Died
- October 4, 1944 (1944-10-04) (aged 70), New York City, New York, U.S.
- Resting place
- Calvary Cemetery
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Catherine Dunn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 6, 1900</span>"}]]}'>1900 ; died May 4, 1944</span>"}]]}'>1944 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emanuel
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor of New York
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Award
- Laetare Medal
- Image
- AlfredSmith.png
- Number of children
- 5
- Work location
- Albany
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Al Smith
- date of birth
- 1873-12-30
- date of death
- 1944-10-04
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- place of burial
- Calvary Cemetery
- birth name
- Alfred Emanuel Smith
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/alfred-emanuel-smith
- different from
- Al Smith
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of New York from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1923 to 1928. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's presidential nominee in the 1928 presidential election, losing to Republican nominee Herbert Hoover in a landslide.
The son of an Irish American mother and a Civil War–veteran Italian American father, Smith was born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, near the Brooklyn Bridge. He resided in that neighborhood for his entire life. Although Smith remained personally untarnished by corruption, he—like many other New York Democrats—was linked to the notorious Tammany Hall political machine that controlled New York City politics during his era. Smith served in the New York State Assembly from 1904 to 1915 and was the speaker of the Assembly in 1913. He also served as the sheriff of New York County from 1916 to 1917. He was first elected governor in 1918, lost his 1920 bid for re-election, and was elected again in 1922, 1924, and 1926. Smith was the foremost urban leader of the efficiency movement in the U.S. and was noted for achieving a wide range of reforms as governor.
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