William Jay Gaynor
Politician
1849 – 1913
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Who was William Jay Gaynor?
William Jay Gaynor was an American politician from New York City, associated with the Tammany Hall political machine. He served as the 94th mayor of the City of New York from 1910 to 1913, and previously as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 1893 to 1909. On August 9, 1910, he was shot by a former city employee, the only New York City mayor to be hit by a bullet during an assassination attempt.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1849
Oriskany - Also known as
- Mayor William Jay Gaynor
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 10, 1913
Atlantic Ocean - Resting place
- Green-Wood Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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