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William Jay Gaynor.
American politician; Mayor of New York City from 1910 to 1913
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About 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 95th mayor of the City of New York from 1910 to 1913, and previously as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 1893 to 1909. As mayor he was noted as a reformer who broke ranks and refused to take orders from the Tammany boss Charles Francis Murphy.
Everything about William Jay Gaynor →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, judge, jurist
- Position held
- Mayor of New York City
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 2, 1849, 1851
- Died
- September 10, 1913