Carmine DeSapio | |
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Secretary of State of New York | |
In office January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1959 | |
Governor | W. Averell Harriman |
Preceded by | Thomas J. Curran |
Succeeded by | Caroline K. Simon |
Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall | |
In office 1949–1962 | |
Succeeded by | J. Raymond Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | New York, New York, U.S. | December 10, 1908
Died | July 27, 2004 New York, New York, U.S. | (aged 95)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Theresa Natale
(m. 1937; died 1998) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Fordham University |
Carmine Gerard DeSapio (December 10, 1908 – July 27, 2004) was an American politician from New York City. He was the last head of the Tammany Hall political machine to dominate municipal politics.