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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, 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.
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).
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.
Feb 25, 2001 · 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 year in...
“I Will Not Be Influenced in Appointments”: Al Smith Accepts the Nomination for President. Religion figured prominently in the 1928 presidential election when Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic governor of New York, became the first Catholic to run as the candidate of a major political party.
Oct 17, 2019 · Running for president in 1928, Al Smith argued it was possible to be both a good Catholic and a faithful servant of the American people, writes Terry Golway. Even in losing, he changed U.S....
Alfred Emanuel Smith, Jr. (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944), known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American statesman who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York four times, and was the Democratic US presidential candidate in 1928.
May 1, 2023 · Al Smith was a reform champion after the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, four-time governor of New York State, and the first Catholic presidential candidate.
Jul 19, 2019 · A useful model is found in Alfred E. Smith, the four-term New York governor and 1928 Democratic presidential nominee who engaged in a raucous preview of his transformative national...
