Fiorello H. La Guardia

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_(posthumously)
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-12-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Bronx
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict gptkb:New_York's_20th
New York's 14th
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Italian-American
Jewish
gptkbp:deathDate 1947-09-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:height 5 ft 2 in
gptkbp:honor LaGuardia Airport named after him
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fiorello H. La Guardia
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Yiddish
English
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:militaryRank major
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Little_Flower
gptkbp:notableEvent read comics over radio during newspaper strike
gptkbp:notableFor fighting corruption
reforming New York City government
supporting New Deal policies
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Mayor
gptkb:lawyer
politician
congressman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Achille_La_Guardia
gptkb:Irene_Coen
gptkbp:party gptkb:Progressive_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:American_Labor_Party
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:signature Fiorello H La Guardia Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Fisher
gptkb:Thea_Almerigotti
gptkbp:termEnd 1933
1945
gptkbp:termInCongressStart 1917
gptkbp:termStart 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fiorello_H._LaGuardia_High_School_of_Music_&_Art_and_Performing_Arts
gptkb:New_York_City_Opera
gptkb:UNRRA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5