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Wagner family of Woodside and New York City, New York

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Robert Ferdinand Wagner (1877-1953) — also known as Robert F. Wagner — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Nastatten, Hessen-Nassau, Germany, June 8, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1905, 1907-08 (New York County 30th District 1905, New York County 22nd District 1907-08); member of New York state senate 16th District, 1909-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1913-14; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-26; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1924-26; U.S. Senator from New York, 1927-49; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938. Catholic. German ancestry. Member, Elks; Phi Sigma Kappa. Introduced Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway Pension Law, and other social and economic legislation in the U.S. Senate. On July 18, 1934, he while touring port facilities in Oregon during a labor dispute, he and his party were fired on (ten shots) by guards. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 4, 1953 (age 75 years, 330 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Maria Magdalena Friederike (Schmidt) Wagner and Reinhard Karl William Wagner; married, August 11, 1908, to Margaret Marie McTague; father of Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr.; grandfather of Robert Ferdinand Wagner III.
		Political family: Wagner family of Woodside and New York City, New York.
		Cross-reference: Joseph F. Crater — Maurice Bloch
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: New York Red Book 1936

Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. (1910-1991) — also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 20, 1910. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42; resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972 (alternate); borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; defeated in primary, 1969; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1956; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69. Catholic. German and Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died of heart failure in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Robert Ferdinand Wagner and Margaret Marie (McTague) Wagner; married to Susan Edwards; married 1965 to Barbara Joan Cavanagh; married 1975 to Phyllis Fraser Cerf; father of Robert Ferdinand Wagner III.
		Political family: Wagner family of Woodside and New York City, New York.
		Cross-reference: Herman Weinkrantz
		See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Time Magazine, October 1, 1956

Robert Ferdinand Wagner III (1944-1993) — also known as Robert F. Wagner III; Bobby Wagner — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born January 6, 1944. Democrat. Candidate for borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1977. Catholic. Died in his room at the Embassy Suites Hotel, San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., November 15, 1993 (age 49 years, 313 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Susan (Edwards) Wagner and Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr.; grandson of Robert Ferdinand Wagner.
		Political family: Wagner family of Woodside and New York City, New York.
		Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (opened 1996), in Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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