Who did Fiorello La Guardia replace as mayor in 1934?
John P. O'Brien
Robert F. Wagner Jr.
William O'Dwyer
David N. Dinkins
Answer
Fiorello La Guardia replaced John P. O'Brien as mayor in 1934. O'Brien was a Tammany Hall politician who had been mayor since 1932. La Guardia was a reform candidate who was elected on a platform of cleaning up corruption and improving the city's infrastructure. He served as mayor until 1945, and is considered one of the most important mayors in New York City history.
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