Description: John Purroy Mitchel (1879 – 1918) was a native New Yorker. Trained as a lawyer, he gained wide recognition as a reformer who began investigating corruption, incompetence, waste and inefficiency in the city government in 1906. With the support of the anti-Tammany force, he was elected president of the Board of Aldermen in 1909 where he enacted fiscal reforms. In 1913, based on his efforts to improve the efficiency of government operations, he was nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor. At the age of 34 he was the second youngest person elected mayor and often referred to as “The Boy Mayor of New York.”Free shipping with USPS Media Mail. Shipped insured with signature confirmation required.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: Astra Books
Subject: John Purroy Mitchel
Year Printed: 1965
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: Edwin R. Lewison
Personalized: No
Region: North America
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Historical
Character Family: Biography, NY history
