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28. Feb. 2019 · Alfred E. Smith (Al Smith) Alfred E. Smith was born on December 30, 1873 in Manhattan, New York’s Lower East Side. Smith was born to Anglo-Irish, working-class parents. He was educated in the neighborhood parochial school and displayed an interest in politics early in life. Politically, he represented the populist wing of the Democratic Party ...
Alfred E. Smith. Known as the "Happy Warrior," Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) before becoming Governor, he served in the Assembly for twelve years, and lead the body as Speaker. Combining grand vision with a streetwise popular touch, Smith made sweeping changes to the organization of state government. As a social reformer, Smith expanded support ...
About. ALFRED E. SMITH, the forty-fifth and forty-seventh governor to serve New York, was born in New York City on December 30, 1873. His education was limited due to the death of his father. In an effort to help support his family, he went to work in a fish market at the age of fourteen. Smith first entered politics in 1903, serving as a ...
Smith tried unsuccessfully to lessen fears of a proletarian revolu-tion and undermine the opposition of Sweet and his colleagues by taking steps to ease the labor turmoil in the state. He appointed a 9Public Papers of Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, 1919 (New York, 1920), 35. 10"Reconstruction in State Politics," Nation, CVIII (January 1i ...
Smith on the Web: SMITH, Alfred E. A concise biography of Smith. AL SMITH: THE HAPPY WARRIOR Often referred to as “The Happy Warrior”, this site details Smith’s rise from working in the Fulton fish market to his loss in the presidential election of 1928. The American Presidency Describes Smith’s presidential efforts. Includes reading list.
28. Feb. 2024 · Smith first served as an investigator in the office of the Commissioner of Jurors and later served in the New York State Assembly from 1904-1915. Smith served as vice-chairmen of the state commission appointed to investigate the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. After seeing the dangerous and unhealthy workplace conditions at New York City ...
25. Feb. 2001 · Unhappy Warrior. On June 26, 1928, Governor Alfred E. Smith, of New York, held an impromptu party for the press. It was the first night of the Democratic Convention, which was taking place that ...
