Fiorello La Guardia

Born December 11, 1882.

Born of an Italian father, Achille La Guardia, and a Jewish mother, Irene Coen, only a few years after they first arrived in New York City, Fiorello Enrico Raffaele (later just Henry) La Guardia knew struggle and hunger early in life, though his family life was happy. Though a longtime member of the Republican Party, La Guardia has recently officially departed their ranks.