Vito Anthony Marcantonio
Italian-American lawyer and politician (1902 - 1954) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 51
Vito Anthony Marcantonio was an American lawyer and politician who represented East Harlem in New York City for seven terms in the United States House of Representatives.
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Congressman Fiorello La Guardia (left) and Marcantonio, his campaign manager, c. late 1920s
Mrs. Charles Jones of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia (left), testifies on silicosis deaths before the House Labor Committee, January 20, 1936. Marcantonio (right) instigated the investigation.
Marcantonio denounces WPA budget cuts at a Workers Alliance convention, January 13, 1940
Marcantonio on a visit to Los Angeles c. 1930s
Marcantonio (center) greets labor leaders planning an "Italian-American Unity Rally" at Madison Square Garden, September 2, 1943
American Labor Party campaign poster featuring Marcantonio as a candidate for reelection to Congress, 1948. Above him the faces of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fiorello La Guardia, and Henry A. Wallace look on.
Henry Wallace and Paul Robeson flank Marcantonio just before an American Labor Party rally at Madison Square Garden, 1949About this person
Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1954 · aged 51
