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Smith was the foremost urban leader of the efficiency movement in the United States and was noted for achieving a wide range of reforms as the New York governor in the 1920s. Smith was the first Roman Catholic to be nominated for president of the United States by a major party.
25 paź 2024 · Al Smith (born December 30, 1873, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 4, 1944, New York City) was a U.S. politician, four-time Democratic governor of New York and the first Roman Catholic to run for the U.S. presidency (1928).
Alfred Emanuel Smith (znany jako Al Smith) (ur. 30 grudnia 1873 w Nowym Jorku, zm. 4 października 1944 tamże) – amerykański polityk, faworyt Stowarzyszenia Tammany Hall. Smith urodził się na Manhattanie w rodzinie katolickiej. W wieku lat 14 musiał porzucić szkołę po śmierci swego ojca.
Alfred Emanuel “Al” Smith was an American politician who served as the Governor of New York for four times and became the first ever Catholic nominee for President. He was a very popular Governor and is credited to have brought about a wide range of reforms during the 1920s.
Al Smith, Governor of New York, was a candidate for President of the United States in the 1928 election. His run was notable in that he was the first Catholic nominee of a major party, he opposed Prohibition, and he enjoyed broad appeal among women, who had won the right of suffrage in 1920.
Al Smith, Governor of New York, was a candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 1924 election.
Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was elected Governor of New York four times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. He was the first Roman Catholic and Irish-American to run for President as a major party nominee.
