Profile
Jimmy Walker
Politician
Male
Born
Jun 19, 1881
Hometown
United States
Died
Nov 18, 1946
Political Party
Democratic Party ...
Religion
Roman Catholic
James John Walker, often known as Jimmy Walker and colloquially as Beau James, was the mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. During a corruption scandal he was forced to resign.
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1881
Birth
Born on June 19, 1881.
TWENTIES
1910
29 Years Old
Walker was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1910 to 1914, and of the New York State Senate from 1914 to 1925.
FORTIES
1923
42 Years Old
He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate from 1923 to 1924.
1926
45 Years Old
In 1926 he became Mayor of New York City, having defeated incumbent John F. Hylan in the 1925 Democratic primary with the help of Governor Alfred E. Smith and Tammany Hall.
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Walker won re-election by an overwhelming margin in 1929, defeating Republican Fiorello La Guardia and Socialist Norman Thomas.
FIFTIES
1932
51 Years Old
Facing pressure from Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Walker resigned from office on September 1, 1932, and promptly fled for Europe until the danger of criminal prosecution appeared remote.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1945
64 Years Old
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Walker is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and was given the Edward J. Neil Trophy in 1945 for his service to the sport.
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1946
65 Years Old
After his return to the United States, for a time Walker acted as head of Majestic Records. He died at the age of 65, in 1946.
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