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Robert Ferdinand Wagner II

Robert F. Wagner Jr.
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Wagner greets the Little Rock Nine (1958)
102nd Mayor of New York City
In office
January 1, 1954 – December 31, 1965
Preceded by Vincent R. Impellitteri
Succeeded by John V. Lindsay
United States Ambassador to Spain
In office
June 24, 1968 – March 7, 1969
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded by Frank E. McKinney
Succeeded by Robert C. Hill
17th Borough President of Manhattan
In office
January 1, 1950 – December 31, 1953
Preceded by Hugo Rogers
Succeeded by Hulan Jack
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the New York County, 16th district
In office
January 1, 1938 – January 13, 1942
Preceded by William Schwartz
Succeeded by John P. Morrissey
Personal details
Born Robert Ferdinand Wagner II
(1910-04-20)April 20, 1910
New York City
Died February 12, 1991(1991-02-12) (aged 80)
New York City
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Susan Edwards
(m. 1942-64; her death)
Barbara Cavanagh
(m. 1965; div. 1971)
Phyllis Fraser
(m. 1975-91; his death)
Children Robert Ferdinand Wagner III
Religion Roman Catholic

Robert Ferdinand Wagner II (April 20, 1910 – February 12, 1991), usually known as Robert F. Wagner Jr. served three terms as the mayor of New York City, from 1954 through 1965. When running for his third term, he broke with the Tammany Hall leadership, ending the reign of clubhouse bosses in city politics.

Wagner was born in Manhattan, the son of Margaret Marie (McTague) and German-born United States Senator Robert Ferdinand Wagner I. He attended Taft School and graduated from Yale University in 1933, where he was on the business staff of campus humor magazine The Yale Record and became a member of Scroll and Key (as was John Lindsay, his successor as mayor). He attended Harvard Business School and the Graduate School of International Studies in Geneva. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1937. In 1942, he was the Exalted Ruler of New York Lodge No. 1 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. A residential building is named after him on the Stony Brook University campus.

Wagner was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 16th D.) in 1938, 1939–40 and 1941–42. He resigned his seat on January 13, 1942, and joined the Army Air Corps to fight in World War II. After the war he served as City Tax Commissioner, Commissioner of Housing and Buildings, and Chairman of the City Planning Commission. He was Borough President of Manhattan from 1950 to 1953. He also served as delegate to numerous Democratic conventions, and was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1956.


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