AKA Fiorello Henry LaGuardia
Born:11-Dec-1882 Birthplace:New York City Died:20-Sep-1947 Location of death:New York City Cause of death:Cancer - Pancreatic Remains: Buried,Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY
Gender: Male Religion:Anglican/Episcopalian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States Executive summary: New York City Mayor, 1934-45 Military service: US Army Air Corps (WWI) Father: Achille LaGuardia (Catholic) Mother: Irene Cohen (Jewish) Wife: Thea Almerigotti (m. 8-Mar-1919, d. 1921 tuberculosis) Wife: Marie Fisher (m. 28-Feb-1929, two children adopted) Daughter: Jean Marie (adopted) Son: Eric (adopted)
Law School:LLB, New York University School of Law (1910)
US Official Chairman, US Section, Joint Board on Defense (1940-46) US Official Director, Office of Civilian Defense (1941-42) Mayor of New York City (1934-45) US Congressman, New York 20th (4-Mar-1923 to 3-Mar-1933) New York City Council (1920-21) US Congressman, New York 14th (4-Mar-1917 to 31-Dec-1919, resigned) New York State Official Deputy Attorney General, New York State (1915-17) US Official American Consular Agent, Fiume, Hungary (1904-06) US Official American Consular Service, Budapest and Trieste (1901-04) Freemasonry Tonsillectomy Italian Ancestry Paternal Jewish Ancestry Maternal Risk Factors:Diabetes,Obesity
New York: A Documentary Film (14-Nov-1999) · Himself
Author of books: The Making of an Insurgent: An Autobiography, 1882-1919 (1948, memoir)
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