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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 ...
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History by Contract is a 1978 book by early aviation researchers Major William J. O'Dwyer, U.S. Air Force Reserve (ret.) and Stella Randolph about aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead.
The candidates were incumbent Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, a Republican, and King County District Attorney William O'Dwyer, a Democrat, as well as other, third-party candidates. La Guardia was also the nominee of the American Labor Party , and additionally ran on the City Fusion and City ballot lines.
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]
Incumbent Democratic Mayor William O'Dwyer had resigned as mayor of New York City in August 1950 to become the United States Ambassador to Mexico. As a result, fellow Democrat Vincent R. Impellitteri became acting mayor in August, having to run in the special election in November to serve out the remaining three years of O'Dwyer's term.
He replaced John P. O'Brien and was succeeded by William O'Dwyer. Before La Guardia's election as mayor in 1933, Tammany Hall had controlled the mayoralty for the past twelve years. [ 4 ] He would win reelection two times and became the first Mayor of New York City to serve three terms.
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. Morris was also the nominee of the Liberal Party, and additionally ran on the City Fusion ballot line. O'Dwyer won the contest with 48.87% of the ...