fiorello henry la guardia

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Definition of fiorello henry la guardia in English English dictionary

{i} (1882-1947) U.S. lawyer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, mayor of New York City (1933-1945)

born Dec. 11, 1882, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Sept. 20, 1947, New York City U.S. politician, mayor of New York City (1933-45). He practiced law in New York City from 1910 before serving in the U.S. House of Representatives (1917, 1918-21, 1923-33). A progressive Republican, he cosponsored a bill that restricted the courts' power to ban strikes, boycotts, and picketing by organized labour; opposed Prohibition; and supported woman suffrage and child-labour laws. As New York's mayor, he fought Tammany Hall corruption and introduced reform programs for civic improvement through low-cost housing, social-welfare services, and new roads and bridges. A colourful figure with a flair for the dramatic, he enjoyed enormous popularity for his fearlessness and his lack of pretension. In 1945 he declined to run for a fourth term as mayor

Hyphenation

Fi·o·rel·lo Hen·ry la guardia

Turkish pronunciation

fiôrelō henri lä gwärdiı

Pronunciation

/fēôˈrelō ˈhenrē ˈlä ˈgwärdēə/ /fiːɔːˈrɛloʊ ˈhɛnriː ˈlɑː ˈɡwɑːrdiːə/