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Herbert Hoover defeated the Democrat, Gov. Al Smith of NY in 1928. (There may be other examples.)
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Franklin D Roosevelt owed his nomination for president to his success as?
Governor of NY
Why did Teddy Roosevelt decide to run for president in 1912?
he was from a very high-class family, and he was the governor of ny
Who Became President in 1933?
Franklin D. Roosevelt began his first term on March 4, 1933. He was governor of NY before he was President.
Is NY a blus state or red state?
The State of New York has a Democratic Governor, two Democratic Senators, 27 Democratic representatives, and only two republican representatives, so it's pretty safe to say that New York is a "blue" state.
What president served as a reform mayor and governor of New York?
Grover Cleveland fits this description. We was mayor of Buffalo, NY and later the governor of New York and was noted as a reformer.
What jobs did Grover clenvland have?
Prior to President, he was a clerk in a law firm, Erie County NY Assistant Attorny, Sheriff of Erie County NY, Mayor of Buffalo, NY and Governor of New York State
Where did Franklin Delano Roosevelt live while he ran for president?
He was living in the governor's mansion in Albany, NY when he ran for the first time. He also had his ancestral home at Hyde Park, NY.
What US government position did both Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt hold before becoming president?
They were both governor of New York. FDR became governor in 1929 and Theodore was governor of NY in 1898.
Was Franklin Roosevelt elected president without being a senator?
He was a never a US senator. However, he was governor of New York and NY state senator before he was elected president.
What kind of reputation did president Grover Cleveland have?
Cleveland was reformer, both as governor of NY and as President. He was noted for his honesty contrasted to many of the Republican officials who held office at that time.
What president was nicknamed happy warrior?
Former NY governor and 1928 presidential candidate Alfred E. Smith was nicknamed the 'Happy Warrior'.
What president was a resident of NJ?
Woodrow Wilson was governor of NJ when he was elected President. Before that, he was the President and a Professor at Princeton U. Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell, NJ, but moved to NY with his parents when he was 13 and lived in NY thereafter. Richard Nixon retired in Saddle River, New Jersey.
