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Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who served four terms as the 42nd governor of New York and was the Democratic Party 's presidential nominee in 1928 .
Al Smith (born December 30, 1873, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 4, 1944, New York City) was a U.S. politician, four-time Democratic governor of New York and the first Roman Catholic to run for the U.S. presidency (1928).
Al Smith, Governor of New York, was a candidate for President of the United States in the 1928 election. His run was notable in that he was the first Catholic nominee of a major party, he opposed Prohibition, and he enjoyed broad appeal among women, who had won the right of suffrage in 1920. Background.
Aug 4, 2016 · Eighty-eight years ago a Happy Warrior from the streets of New York ran for President of the United States. His name was Al Smith, and he deserves to be remembered now as another bitter...
Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was elected Governor of New York four times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. He was the first Roman Catholic and Irish-American to run for President as a major party nominee.
Oct 17, 2019 · Al Smith was the first Catholic to win a major party's presidential nomination in 1928, challenging the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant power structure. He defended his faith and his loyalty to the U.S. Constitution, paving the way for future Catholic candidates such as Kennedy and Cuomo.
May 1, 2023 · Learn about Al Smith, the reformer, governor, and presidential candidate who rose from the Lower East Side to the top of the Democratic Party. Listen to an interview with Dr. Robert A. Slayton, author of Empire Statesman, on the Long Island History Project podcast.
