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    John Francis Hylan (April 20, 1868 – January 12, 1936) was the 96th Mayor of New York City (the seventh since the consolidation of the five boroughs),...
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    to ultimately win the mayoral election he had to defeat the mayor, John Francis Hylan. Walker's reputation as a flamboyant man-about-town made him a hero...
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    and Irving Avenues at the turn of the 20th century. New York mayor John Francis Hylan kept a townhouse on Bushwick Avenue during this period. Bushwick homes...
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    York City mayor John F. Hylan, before which it was known as Southfield Boulevard and the northern segment as Pennsylvania Avenue. Hylan Boulevard is one...
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    York City for one day on December 31, 1925, after the retirement of John Francis Hylan. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as the president...
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    Incumbent mayor John P. Mitchel, a reform Democrat running on the Fusion Party ticket, was defeated for re-election by Judge John Francis Hylan, supported...
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  • presidency mid-term, rather than winning it by popular election at large). John Hylan and Police Commissioner Richard Enright resigned December 30, 1925 to...
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    Democratic organizations also split their allegiances, with Hylan receiving support from John McCooey, the leader in Brooklyn, and Walker from Ed Flynn...
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    Socialist Morris Hillquit, and Tammany Hall Democrat John F. Hylan in the general election; Hylan, whose campaign was sharply critical of Mitchel, won...
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    England, Holland and Canada met in New York. The mayor of New York, John Francis Hylan, in his speech, said that the principles of the Pilgrim's Mayflower...
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    election took place on November 3, 1925. Incumbent Democratic mayor John Francis Hylan ran for re-election to a third term in office but was defeated in...
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    Democratic Party candidate John Francis Hylan. The major candidates included New York City mayor and Democratic Party candidate John Hylan who stood for re-election...
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    was a candidate for Mayor of New York City in 1917 when he lost to John Francis Hylan. He was born on September 12, 1847 in Lawrence County, Alabama to...
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    organization in Kings County. At an early age, McCooey became friends with John Francis Hylan, a future Mayor of New York City. McCooey married Catherine I. Sesnon...
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    Patrick's Cathedral, where the service was presided over by Cardinal Francis Spellman. On December 20, 1949, O'Dwyer married Elizabeth Sloan Simpson...
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    Robert F. Kennedy's strong support, Beame lost to the Republican nominee, John Lindsay. Beame won the 1973 Democratic mayoral primary with 34% of the vote...
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    arrived on 2 April 1921. He was welcomed to New York City by Mayor John Francis Hylan, and then spent three weeks giving lectures and attending receptions...
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    John Patrick O'Brien (February 1, 1873 – September 22, 1951) was an Irish-American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of New York City from January...
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    9, 2022. "Air Force Award Cards (Bronze Star): Trace, Clyde - Watzig, Francis". U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. May 20, 1945. Retrieved...
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    Trenton in New Jersey – where his father was Governor – and later Saint John's School in Ossining, New York. From 1885 to 1888 he served in the New York...
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    Gorgeous Mosaic. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-61039-301-0. McQuiston, John T. (October 20, 1991). "William Dinkins, Mayor's Father And Real Estate Agent...
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    of the town. Robert O. Tyler (1831–1874), U.S. Civil War general John Francis Hylan (1868–1936), 96th mayor of New York City "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files"...
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    Eric Adams (category John Jay College of Criminal Justice alumni)
    from the New York City College of Technology, a bachelor's degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and an MPA from Marist College. Adams experienced...
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    his plans for vocational education. He was defeated in 1917 by John Francis Hylan; Hylan was re-elected in 1921 and collaborated closely with Hearst until...
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    York Times. May 13, 1942. p. 19. Retrieved December 17, 2015. "Named By Hylan For Big City Posts — Alfred J. Johnson, City Chamberlain, Has Prominent...
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  • 41R, 31D, 1Prog 1915 1916 54D, 19R 1917 Frank R. Dowling (D) 1918 John Francis Hylan (D) Al Smith (D) Charles L. Craig (D) 5D 44D, 16R, 7Soc 1919 Robert...
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    8, 2019. Grynbaum, Michael M. (July 22, 2015). "De Blasio, Inspired by Francis, Describes an Evolving Relationship With Faith". The New York Times. Archived...
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    would remain in city ownership until 1922. Mayor Mitchel's successor, John Francis Hylan, commissioned a series of new boats after he was elected in 1917....
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    served until 1919. In addition, during the administration of Mayor John Francis Hylan, Quayle served as secretary to Frank Mann, deputy commissioner of...
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    McClellan Jr. William Jay Gaynor Edward Everett McCall John Francis Hylan Jimmy Walker John P. O'Brien Jeremiah T. Mahoney William O'Dwyer Ferdinand...
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