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Fiorello Henry La Guaria (born Fiorello Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower," the translation of his Italian first name, Fiorello, and, most likely, a reference to his short stature. A Republican, he was a popular mayor and a strong supporter of the New Deal. La Guardia led New York's recovery during the Great Depression and became a national figure, serving as President Roosevelt's director of civilian defense during the run-up to the United States joining the Second World War.

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  • Known as the "Little Flower", he left the House of Representatives in 1933 & became mayor of NYC
  • In May he announced that he wouldn't seek a fourth term as mayor of New York City
  • Before he was elected mayor of New York City in 1933, he served 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives
  • "Stars and Stripes" is a patriotic ballet dedicated to the memory of this NYC mayor, son of a bandmaster
  • New York:The man seen here:
  • This "Little Flower" N.Y. rep. (& later mayor) believed that God would disapprove of prohibition"And I don't think that he intended the use of grapes to be made into jelly."
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew) In 1940 this mayor established Arthur Avenue Market to eliminate the pushcarts he found a nuisance
  • This mayor presided over the construction of New York City's first municipal airport

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