Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976

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Dates:
Birth 1888-05-30
Death 1976-06-09
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Business executive and U.S. postmaster general 1933-1940.

From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1949. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122446088

James A. Farley was a Democratic party leader and a U.S. Postmaster General.

From the description of James A. Farley letter, 1971 Feb. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122411243

Politician.

From the description of Reminiscences of James Aloysius Farley : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574163

From the description of Reminiscences of James Aloysius Farley : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731719

American politician.

From the description of Letter, 1938 Dec., 9, Washington D.C., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184903456

James Aloysius Farley was Postmaster General from 1933-1940. Prior to and after this post, Farley was a force in the New York and the National Democratic Party. He worked on Franklin D. Roosevelt's first two campaigns; he opposed the third and resigned his cabinet post and Democratic National Committee Chairmanship in 1940. He retained his post as chair of the Democratic Party of New York until 1944. Lou Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees (1923-1939). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

From the description of Letter, 1939, July 5. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 49562518

Biographical Note

1888, May 30 Born, Grassy Point, N.Y. 1911 Elected town clerk, Grassy Point, N.Y. 1918 Appointed warden, Port of New York, N.Y. 1919 1929 Chairman, Rockland County Democratic Committee, Rockland County, N.Y. 1920 Married Elizabeth A. Finnegan 1922 1923 Member, New York State Assembly 1922 1933 Member, then chairman, New York State Boxing Commission 1924 1948 Delegate, Democratic National Conventions 1926 Sales manager of the Universal Gypsum Co. Organized James A. Farley Co. 1928 1934 Secretary, then chairman, New York State Democratic Committee 1929 Merged his company with five others to form General Builders Supply Corp. 1932 1940 Chairman, Democratic National Committee 1933 1940 Postmaster general 1938 Published Behind the Ballots. New York: Harcourt Brace 1940 1973 Chairman of the Board, Coca-Cola Export Corp.; honorary chairman, 1973-1976 1948 Published Jim Farley's Story; the Roosevelt Years. New York: Whittlesey House 1973 1976 Honorary chairman of the board, Coca-Cola Export Corp. 1976, June 9 Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the James A. Farley Papers, 1790-1976, (bulk 1918-1976), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Constitutional amendments
  • Irish Americans
  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • Politicians
  • Politics, Practical
  • Presidents
  • Professional sports

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  • Businessmen
  • Cabinet officers
  • Politicians

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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