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Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
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| In office January 3, 1939 – May 16, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Vincent L. Palmisano |
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| Succeeded by | Edward Garmatz |
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| In office May 16, 1947 – May 16, 1959 |
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Member of the Baltimore City Council
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| In office 1935 – 1938 |
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| Born | August 1, 1903 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | August 23, 1987 (aged 84) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Legislator, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. (August 1, 1903 – August 23, 1987) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district and subsequently the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland.
D'Alesandro was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Mary and Thomas J. D'Alesandro, who was born in Montenerodomo, Abruzzo, Italy.1 D'Alesandro attended Calvert Business College in Baltimore. Before beginning his political career, he worked as a broker and in insurance, a career he returned to after his political service.
A Democrat, D'Alesandro served as a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1926 to 1933. After serving in Annapolis, D'Alesandro was then appointed as General Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, a post in which he served during 1933–1934. He then was elected to serve on the Baltimore City Council from 1935 to 1938.
D'Alesandro was then elected to the 76th Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1939, until he resigned on May 16, 1947. While in Congress, D'Alesandro strongly supported the Bergson Group, a "political action committee set up to that challenged the Roosevelt administration's policies on the Jewish refugee issue during the Holocaust, and later lobbied against British control of Palestine" despite his equally strong support for Roosevelt's other policies.2 Following his service in Congress he was Mayor of Baltimore for 12 years from May 1947 to May 1959. He was defeated for renomination by the Democrats in the March primary election in 1958. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1958.
D'Alesandro was a delegate to every Democratic National Convention from 1944 to 1968 and also served on the Federal Renegotiation Board from 1961 to 1969 before retiring from political life.
D'Alesandro lived in Baltimore until his death there in 1987. He was buried at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore.
His daughter, Nancy Pelosi, is a Representative from California, who served as the House of Representatives House Minority Leader between 2003 and 2007, and became the Speaker of the House on January 4, 2007. D'Alesandro's son, Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III, also served as Mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971.
Footnotes
- ^ Ancestry of Nancy Pelosi
- ^ Medoff, Rafael, "Pelosi's father and the Holocaust." Jerusalem Post. 11 April 2007. 16 April 2007.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Vincent L. Palmisano |
U.S. Congressman, Maryland 3rd District 1939—1947 |
Succeeded by Edward Garmatz |
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| Preceded by Theodore R. McKeldin |
Mayor of Baltimore 1947–1959 |
Succeeded by J. Harold Grady |
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| NAME | D'Alesandro, Thomas, Jr. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore, Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1987 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Baltimore, Maryland |
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