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Theodore Roosevelt starts the list with service until 31 December 1900 followed obscure Governors like:

Odell.

Higgins

Hughes

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Dix

Sulzer

Glynn

Whiteman and finally the famous

Al Smith who became the 42nd Governor serving until 1920 and then

Miller and back to Al Smith who served until 1928. The New Era begins in 1929 with

Franklin Roosevelt in office from 1929-1932 and then

Lehman

Poletti and

Thomas Dewey who held the post from 1943 to 1954 while trying to and failing to become the US President. Then

Averell Harriman,

Nelson Rockefeller until 1973 and

Wilson

Carey and then

Mario Cuomo who hel the office fromm 1983 t0 1984. Followed by

George Pataki who closed out the list of New York governors of the 1900's.

That 100 years of New York Governors includes some greats and near greats in the politics of America.

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