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James Aloysius Farley (May 30, 1888 – June 9, 1976) was an American politician who simultaneously served as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Postmaster General under President Franklin Roosevelt, whose gubernatorial and presidential campaigns were run by Farley.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 103 relations: Abraham Beame, Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, Air Mail scandal, Airmail, Al Smith, American Negro Exposition, As Maine goes, so goes the nation, Booker T. Washington, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Brain trust, Campaign finance reform in the United States, Catholic Church, Catholic Church in the United States, Charles Francis Murphy, China Clipper, Civil and political rights, Coca-Cola, Cordell Hull, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party (United States), Edward J. Flynn, Eleanor Roosevelt, Empire State Building, Equality before the law, Farley file, Folkways Records, Frank C. Walker, Frank Hague, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York), Gene Tunney, George Washington Carver, Grassy Point, New York, Great Famine (Ireland), Harold L. Ickes, Harry S. Truman, Harry Wills, Hawthorne, New York, Holy See, Hoover Commission, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Irish Americans, Jack Dempsey, James A. Farley Building, James A. Farley Jr., James Roosevelt, Jimmy Walker, John J. Raskob, Juan Trippe, ... Expand index (53 more) »

  2. 1940 United States vice-presidential candidates
  3. Candidates in the 1940 United States presidential election
  4. Candidates in the 1944 United States presidential election
  5. Franklin D. Roosevelt administration cabinet members
  6. New York State Athletic Commissioners

Abraham Beame

Abraham David Beame (né Birnbaum; March 20, 1906February 10, 2001) was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977.

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.

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African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Air Mail scandal

The Air Mail scandal, also known as the Air Mail fiasco, is the name that the American press gave to the political scandal resulting from a 1934 congressional investigation of the awarding of contracts to certain airlines to carry airmail and the subsequent disastrous use of the U.S. Army Air Corps to fly the mail after the contracts were revoked.

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Airmail

Airmail (or air mail) is a mail transport service branded and sold on the basis of at least one leg of its journey being by air.

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Al Smith

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. James Farley and al Smith are Catholics from New York (state), Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly and Laetare Medal recipients.

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American Negro Exposition

The American Negro Exposition, also known as the Black World's Fair and the Diamond Jubilee Exposition, was a world's fair held in Chicago from July until September in 1940, to celebrate the 75th anniversary (also known as a diamond jubilee) of the end of slavery in the United States at the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865.

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As Maine goes, so goes the nation

"As Maine goes, so goes the nation" was once a maxim in United States politics.

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Booker T. Washington

Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which provide voluntary after-school programs for young people.

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Brain trust

Brain trust was a term that originally described a group of close advisers to a political candidate or incumbent; these were often academics who were prized for their expertise in particular fields.

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Campaign finance reform in the United States

Campaign finance laws in the United States have been a contentious political issue since the early days of the union.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Catholic Church in the United States

The Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the pope.

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Charles Francis Murphy

Charles Francis "Silent Charlie" Murphy (June 20, 1858 – April 25, 1924), also known as Boss Murphy, was an American political figure.

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China Clipper

China Clipper (NC14716) was the first of three Martin M-130 four-engine flying boats built for Pan American Airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific airmail service from San Francisco to Manila on November 22, 1935.

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Civil and political rights

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals.

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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company.

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Cordell Hull

Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871July 23, 1955) was an American politician from Tennessee and the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during most of World War II. James Farley and Cordell Hull are candidates in the 1940 United States presidential election and Franklin D. Roosevelt administration cabinet members.

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Democratic National Committee

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal committee of the United States Democratic Party.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Edward J. Flynn

Edward Joseph Flynn (September 22, 1891 – August 18, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician. James Farley and Edward J. Flynn are Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist.

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Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

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Equality before the law

Equality before the law, also known as equality under the law, equality in the eyes of the law, legal equality, or legal egalitarianism, is the principle that all people must be equally protected by the law.

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Farley file

A Farley file is a set of records kept by politicians on people whom they have met.

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Folkways Records

Folkways Records was a record label founded by Moses Asch that documented folk, world, and children's music.

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Frank C. Walker

Frank Comerford Walker (May 30, 1886 – September 13, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician. James Farley and Frank C. Walker are Franklin D. Roosevelt administration cabinet members, Laetare Medal recipients and United States Postmasters General.

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Frank Hague

Frank Hague (January 17, 1876 – January 1, 1956) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Mayor of Jersey City from 1917 to 1947, Democratic National Committeeman from New Jersey from 1922 until 1949, and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1924 until 1949.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. James Farley and Franklin D. Roosevelt are candidates in the 1940 United States presidential election and candidates in the 1944 United States presidential election.

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Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave.

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Gene Tunney

James Joseph Tunney (May 25, 1897 – November 7, 1978) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1915 to 1928.

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George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver (1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.

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Grassy Point, New York

Grassy Point (formerly known as North Haverstraw), was a hamlet on the west side of the Hudson River, in the Town of Stony Point in Rockland County, New York, United States.

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Great Famine (Ireland)

The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger (an Gorta Mór), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and subsequently had a major impact on Irish society and history as a whole.

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Harold L. Ickes

Harold LeClair Ickes (March 15, 1874 – February 3, 1952) was an American administrator, politician and lawyer. James Farley and Harold L. Ickes are Franklin D. Roosevelt administration cabinet members.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.

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Harry Wills

Harry Wills (May 15, 1889 – December 21, 1958) was a heavyweight boxer who held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times.

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Hawthorne, New York

Hawthorne is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Holy See

The Holy See (url-status,; Santa Sede), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the pope in his role as the Bishop of Rome.

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Hoover Commission

The Hoover Commission, officially named the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, was a body appointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1947 to recommend administrative changes in the Federal Government of the United States.

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

How to Win Friends and Influence People is a 1936 self-help book written by Dale Carnegie.

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Irish Americans

Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens.

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Jack Dempsey

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.

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James A. Farley Building

The James A. Farley Building is a mixed-use structure in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, which formerly served as the city's main United States Postal Service (USPS) branch.

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James A. Farley Jr.

James Aloysius Farley Jr. (May 26, 1928 – August 6, 1986) was an American sports commissioner who served as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission from 1975 to 1977. James Farley and James A. Farley Jr. are new York State Athletic Commissioners.

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James Roosevelt

James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine, activist, and Democratic Party politician.

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Jimmy Walker

James John Walker (June 19, 1881November 18, 1946), known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. James Farley and Jimmy Walker are Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly.

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John J. Raskob

John Jakob Raskob, KCSG (March 19, 1879 – October 15, 1950) was a financial executive and businessman for DuPont and General Motors, and the builder of the Empire State Building. James Farley and John J. Raskob are Catholics from New York (state).

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Juan Trippe

Juan Terry Trippe (June 27, 1899 – April 3, 1981) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, entrepreneur and the founder of Pan American World Airways, one of the iconic airlines of the 20th century.

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Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937

The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, frequently called the "court-packing plan",Epstein, at 451.

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Kingmaker

A kingmaker is a person or group that has great influence on a royal or political succession, without themselves being a viable candidate.

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Laetare Medal

The Laetare Medal is an annual award given by the University of Notre Dame in recognition of outstanding service to the Catholic Church and society. James Farley and Laetare Medal are Laetare Medal recipients.

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Louis Howe

Louis McHenry Howe (January 14, 1871 – April 18, 1936) was an American reporter for the New York Herald best known for acting as an early political advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Ludlow Amendment

The Ludlow Amendment was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States which called for a national referendum on any declaration of war by Congress, except in cases when the United States had been attacked first.

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M. William Bray

Michael William Bray (September 25, 1889 – January 17, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician.

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Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City.

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Mandatory challenger

In professional boxing and some other combat sports, a mandatory challenger is an opponent whom a champion must either fight (in a mandatory defence) or be forced to vacate their title as champion.

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Meet the Press

Meet the Press is a weekly American television Sunday morning talk show broadcast on NBC.

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Miniature sheet

A souvenir sheet or miniature sheet is a postage stamp or a small group of postage stamps still attached to the sheet on which they were printed.

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National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933

The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) was a US labor law and consumer law passed by the 73rd US Congress to authorize the president to regulate industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery.

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National Postal Museum

The National Postal Museum, located opposite Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States, covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries.

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NBC News

NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC.

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New Deal

The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938 to rescue the U.S. from the Great Depression.

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New Deal coalition

The New Deal coalition was an American political coalition that supported the Democratic Party beginning in 1932.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house.

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New York State Athletic Commission

The New York State Athletic Commission or NYSAC, also known as the New York Athletic Commission, is a division of the New York State Department of State which regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of New York, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, professional wrestlers, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.

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New York State Democratic Committee

The New York State Democratic Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New York.

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Packard Business College

Packard's Business College or Packard Business College was a post-secondary business college in New York City which provided a concentrated one-year education in practical business subjects, such as arithmetic, bookkeeping, penmanship, and business correspondence.

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Pan Am

Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and more commonly known as Pan Am, was an airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century.

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Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI (Pio XI), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939), was the Bishop of Rome and supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 to 10 February 1939.

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Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII (born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli,; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958.

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (PANYNJ; stylized, in logo since 2020, as Port Authority NY NJ) is a joint venture between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, established in 1921 through an interstate compact authorized by the United States Congress.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Prohibition in the United States

The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

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Prophet

In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people.

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Rockland County, New York

Rockland County is the second-southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York, after Richmond County.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Archdiocese of New York (Archidiœcesis Neo-Eboracensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the State of New York.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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Solid South

The Solid South was the electoral voting bloc for the Democratic Party in the Southern United States between the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Special interest group

A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences.

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Stony Point, New York

Stony Point is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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Tammany Hall

Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St.

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Tex Rickard

George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (January 2, 1870 – January 6, 1929) was an American boxing promoter, founder of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892.

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The Hundred Year Association of New York

The Hundred Year Association of New York, founded in 1927, is a non-profit organization in New York City that recognizes and rewards dedication and service to the City of New York by businesses and organizations that have been in operation in the city for a century or more and by individuals who have devoted their lives to the city as city employees.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tuskegee University

Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU; formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute) is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama.

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United States Postmaster General

The United States postmaster general (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). James Farley and United States Postmaster General are United States Postmasters General.

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University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame (ND), is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana.

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Upstate New York

Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York.

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USG Corporation

USG Corporation, also known as United States Gypsum Corporation, is an American company which manufactures construction materials, most notably drywall and joint compound.

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Waldorf Astoria New York

The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

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Walter Folger Brown

Walter Folger Brown (May 31, 1869January 26, 1961) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the Postmaster General of the United States from March 5, 1929, to March 4, 1933, under Herbert Hoover's administration. James Farley and Walter Folger Brown are United States Postmasters General.

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William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx in New York City.

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146th New York State Legislature

The 146th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to May 4, 1923, during the first year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.

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1924 Democratic National Convention

The 1924 Democratic National Convention, held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, 1924, was the longest continuously running convention in United States political history.

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1940 Democratic National Convention

The 1940 Democratic National Convention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 15 to July 18, 1940.

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See also

1940 United States vice-presidential candidates

Candidates in the 1940 United States presidential election

Candidates in the 1944 United States presidential election

Franklin D. Roosevelt administration cabinet members

New York State Athletic Commissioners

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Farley

Also known as Farley's Follies, Farley, James, Farley, James Aloysius, James A. Farley, James Aloysius Farley.

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