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William O'Dwyer (July 11, 1890 – November 24, 1964) was an Irish-American politician who served as the 100th Mayor of New York City, holding that office from 1946 to 1950. O'Dwyer went on to serve President Harry Truman as Ambassador to Mexico from 1950–1952. O'Dwyer began his political career by serving as the Kings County District ...
The La Guardia and Wagner Archives was established in 1982 at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, New York, to collect, preserve, and make available primary materials documenting the social and political history of New York City, with an emphasis on the mayoralty and the borough of Queens.
William O'Dwyer, who had built his reputation as Brooklyn's top prosecutor on his case against Murder, Inc., ran for mayor once again. [2] In 1941, William O'Dwyer lost to incumbent Fiorello LaGuardia by over 100,000 votes. In the following years, however, he enhanced his political image by enlisting in World War II.
This exposé led to an investigation by Brooklyn District Attorney Miles McDonald, and resulted in the eventual resignation of Mayor of New York City William O'Dwyer. [1] [2] His article in True Magazine I Broke the Brooklyn Graft Scandal was the basis for the 1958 movie The Case Against Brooklyn. [3]
Arthur William Wallander [62] [63] [64] September 23, 1945 – February 28, 1949: William O'Dwyer: William P. O'Brien [65] February 28, 1949 – September 25, 1950 Thomas Francis Murphy [66] [67] February 21, 1950 – July 6, 1951: Vincent R. Impellitteri: George P. Monaghan [68] [69] [70] July 9, 1951 – December 31, 1953 Francis William ...
A photo of Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer, who served in Detroit Police Department's narcotics unit working with Mayor Coleman Young in 1976, in his office at the Christopher M. Wouters ...
A former Fox News reporter says in a lawsuit he was targeted and fired for pushing back against false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In the suit moved to federal court ...
Incumbent mayor Fiorello La Guardia was re-elected to a third term in office over Kings County District Attorney William O'Dwyer. La Guardia, a Republican, was also the nominee of the American Labor Party, and additionally ran on the City Fusion and United City ballot lines. Primary elections were held on September 16.