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William Jay Gaynor

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American politician; Mayor of New York City from 1910 to 1913

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1849 to 1913 · aged 64
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William Jay Gaynor was an American politician from New York City, associated with the Tammany Hall political machine. He served as the 95th mayor of the City of New York from 1910 to 1913, and previously as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 1893 to 1909.

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Gaynor walks across the Brooklyn Bridge to his inauguration.Gaynor walks across the Brooklyn Bridge to his inauguration.Gaynor moments after the assassination attempt. August 9, 1910. At left is Edward J. Lichtfield, a neighbor of Gaynor's, and at right is Jacob Katz.[14]Gaynor moments after the assassination attempt. August 9, 1910. At left is Edward J. Lichtfield, a neighbor of Gaynor's, and at right is Jacob Katz.[14]William Jay Gaynor's memorial in Cadman Plaza Park in BrooklynWilliam Jay Gaynor's memorial in Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn

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William Jay Gaynor was an American politician from New York City, associated with the Tammany Hall political machine. He served as the 95th mayor of the City of New York from 1910 to 1913, and previously as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 1893 to 1909. As mayor he was noted as a reformer who broke ranks and refused to take orders from the Tammany boss Charles Francis Murphy.

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United States
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1849 to 1913 · aged 64
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