Dean Alfange
| Dean Alfange | |
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Alfange in 1922
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| Member of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board | |
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In office 1970s – 1975 Serving with Joseph H. Boyd Emil Mosbacher, Jr. |
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| Governor | Nelson Rockefeller |
| Deputy New York State Attorney General | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1897 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | October 24, 1989 (aged 91) Manhattan, New York City, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | American Labor Party, Democratic Party, Liberal Party of New York, |
| Spouse(s) | Thalia Perry |
| Children | Dean Alfange, Jr. |
| Alma mater |
Hamilton College Columbia University Law School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 USA
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Dean Alfange (December 2, 1897 – October 24, 1989) was an American politician who held nominations and appointments from a number of parties, including the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the American Labor Party, and the Liberal Party of New York, of which he was a founding member. Born in the Ottoman Empire to two native Greek parents, Alfange remained involved in Greek-American organizations for much of his life, as well as activist Zionist groups.
He was a prominent liberal legal commentator who supported the notion of judicial activism and a Living Constitution. He ran for a number of offices, including Governor of New York, where his candidacy split the liberal vote, allowing Thomas E. Dewey to win the governorship. He also ran for the United States House of Representatives, but lost again. He is well remembered for a short piece he wrote entitled either "An American's Creed" or simply "My Creed". The Creed espouses the ideas of self-reliance and freedom.
Alfange was born Constantine Alflangi in Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire, to two ethnic Greek parents. His parents moved to New York in 1902, where they raised him in Utica, New York. He graduated from Utica Free Academy in 1918, and joined the United States Army during World War I.
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