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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).
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...
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.
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.
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...
Apr 18, 2019 · Al Smith was the son of Irish immigrants and a self-made man. Al’s first job came when he was eleven years old selling newspapers. After his father’s death when he was thirteen, he took on a series of jobs including chaser for a trucker, oil worker, and three years working at the Fulton Fish Market.
