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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 1945 New York City mayoral election took place on November 6, 1945, in New York City. The candidates were King County District Attorney William O'Dwyer, a Democrat, and Jonah J. Goldstein, a Republican judge, as well as other, third-party candidates. O'Dwyer won the contest with 56.77% of the vote. [1]
The New York City mayoral election of 1949 took place on November 8, 1949, in New York City. The candidates were incumbent Mayor William O'Dwyer , a Democrat, and former City Council President and 1945 mayoral candidate Newbold Morris , a Republican, as well as other, third-party candidates.
Due to O'Dwyer's unexpected resignation, New York City Council President Vincent R. Impellitteri was appointed as mayor of New York City following after O'Dwyer left office in August 1950. Impellitteri had been an ally of O'Dwyer and the Tammany Hall Democratic political machine through that time, with O'Dwyer personally selecting him as New ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 March 2025. For a list of the Dutch directors-general who governed New Amsterdam as part of New Netherland between 1624 and 1664, see Director-General of New Netherland. The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter. The ...
The principal candidates were Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent running for the third time on the Republican and Independence Party lines, and New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, running for the Democratic and Working Families Parties. Bloomberg had enjoyed pluralities of about 9% to 16% in most independent published pre-election ...
Brian O'Dwyer (born October 10, 1945) is an American lawyer, activist, and active member of the Irish-American community. O'Dwyer currently serves as the Chair of the New York State Gaming Commission [2] and a member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars. [3]
Peter Paul O'Dwyer (June 29, 1907 – June 23, 1998) was an Irish-born American politician and civil rights lawyer who served as President of the New York City Council during 1974–1977. He was the younger brother of Mayor William O'Dwyer , and the father of New York State Gaming Commission Chair Brian O'Dwyer .