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'''Al Smith''' (1873-1944), was the dominant Democratic politician in [[New York State]] in the 1920s and was elected governor five times. He was defeated in the 1928 Presidential Election. Smith was a leader of the [[Progressive Era]] because of his efficiency-oriented, growth-promoting pro-business policies as governor. He moved from a leader of liberals in the 1920s to a leader of conservatives in the 1930s.
{{Officeholder
|name=Al Smith
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Catherine Dunn
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=New York
|lieutenant=George R. Lunn<br>Seymour Lowman<br>Edwin Corning
|terms=January 1, 1923 – December 31, 1928
|preceded=Nathan L. Miller
|former=y
|succeeded=[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]
}}
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=New York
|lieutenant=Henry C. Walker
|terms=January 1, 1919 – December 31, 1920
|preceded=Charles S. Whitman
|former=y
|succeeded=Nathan L. Miller
}}
{{Officeholder/sheriff
|county=New York City{{!}}New York County
|terms=1916–1917
|preceded=Max Samuel Grifenhagen
|former=y
|succeeded=David H. Knott
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Member of the [[New York]] Assembly from New York County's 2nd District
|terms=January 1, 1904 – December 31, 1915
|preceded=Joseph Bourke
|former=y
|succeeded=Peter J. Hamill
}}
}}
'''Alfred Emanuel “Al” Smith''' (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was the dominant Democratic politician in [[New York State]] in the 1920s and was elected governor five times. He was defeated in the 1928 Presidential Election. Smith was a leader of the [[Progressive Era]] because of his efficiency-oriented, growth-promoting pro-business policies as governor. He moved from a leader of liberals in the 1920s to a leader of conservatives in the 1930s.
His name became best known a generation later for the "Al Smith dinner," an often-awkward charitable [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] fundraising gala at which the two presidential nominees traditionally appear together shortly before the election, to joke about themselves and their opponents.
His name became best known a generation later for the "Al Smith dinner," an often-awkward charitable [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] fundraising gala at which the two presidential nominees traditionally appear together shortly before the election, to joke about themselves and their opponents.