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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.
Oct 20, 2019 · The patriarch, Thomas D’Alesandro Jr., was the son of Italian immigrants who brought back a major league baseball franchise, the Orioles, and celebrated the opening of the Harbor Tunnel and...
Aug 24, 1987 · Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., Mayor of Baltimore from 1947 to 1959 and an influence in Maryland and national Democratic politics for many years before that, died yesterday in his city's Mercy...
Sep 27, 2023 · May 16, 1947 – May 16, 1959. 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 ...
D'Alesandro was born in Baltimore, to Annunciata (née Lombardi) and Thomas J. D'Alesandro Jr. He was the oldest of six children, of whom his youngest sister Nancy Pelosi would later become prominent in her own right. He attended Loyola College in Baltimore and studied law at the University of Maryland School of Law.
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.
D'Alesandro, Jr was a United States Representative and subsequently the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1947 to 1959. Daughter Nancy (later known as Nancy Pelosi) would become the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. Eldest son Thomas would follow in D'Alesandro Jr's footsteps to also serve as Mayor of Baltimore, from 1967 to 1971.
