Fiorello La Guardia

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_(posthumous)
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-12-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Bronx,_New_York
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Italian
Jewish
gptkbp:deathDate 1947-09-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Italian American
gptkbp:height 5 ft 2 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fiorello La Guardia
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Yiddish
Croatian
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Little_Flower
gptkbp:notableFor Leadership during World War II
Fighting corruption
Leadership during the Great Depression
Reading comics on radio during newspaper strike
Reforming New York City government
gptkbp:notableWork LaGuardia Airport named after him
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
congressman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Achille_La_Guardia
gptkb:Irene_Coen
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:American_Labor_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Mayor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_P._O'Brien
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:represents gptkb:New_York's_20th_congressional_district
gptkb:New_York's_14th_congressional_district
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:signature Fiorello La Guardia signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Fisher
gptkb:Thea_Almerigotti
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_O'Dwyer
gptkbp:termEnd 1945
gptkbp:termStart 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Progressive_Party_(1948)
gptkb:United_Nations_Relief_and_Rehabilitation_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4