Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.

Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
D'Alesandro in 1939
41st Mayor of Baltimore
In office
May 16, 1947 – May 16, 1959
Preceded byTheodore McKeldin
Succeeded byJ. Harold Grady
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1939 – May 16, 1947
Preceded byVincent Palmisano
Succeeded byEdward Garmatz
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Baltimore City's 1st district
In office
1926–1933
Personal details
Born
Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr.

(1903-08-01)August 1, 1903
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedAugust 23, 1987(1987-08-23) (aged 84)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnnunciata Lombardi
Children6, including Thomas III, Nancy Pelosi

Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (August 1, 1903 – August 23, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 41st mayor of Baltimore from 1947 to 1959. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Maryland's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until 1947. He was known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the D'Alesandro political family, which includes Nancy Pelosi, the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives; and Thomas D'Alesandro III, the 44th mayor of Baltimore.