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Governor of New York. He then served four terms as Governor of New York, elected in 1932 to replace Franklin D. Roosevelt (who had been running for president ), and re-elected in 1934, 1936 and 1938 (when he was elected to New York's first four-year gubernatorial term).
Herbert Lehman won that 1928 race in close fashion, creating the opportunity for himself and Roosevelt to transform the Lieutenant Governor’s position from a mostly ceremonial office to one in which Lehman played a major role in developing and implementing state policies.
Herbert H. Lehman served two terms (1929-1933) as lieutenant governor of New York State under the administration of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, who referred to him as “my good right arm.”
24 feb 2017 · Lehman began New York’s Little New Deal, pressed President Roosevelt early on to respond to Nazi persecution of the Jews, battled red tape in Washington to relieve hunger and help refugees ...
From 1943 until 1946, as director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, he directed the largest international relief effort in history: 24 million tons of food, clothing, and medical supplies to 500 million victims of world war.
From 1943 until 1946, as director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, he directed the largest international relief effort in history: 24 million tons of food, clothing, and medical supplies to 500 million victims of world war.
12 giu 2024 · This new biography of Herbert H. Lehman -- four-time Governor of New York State, U.S. Senator, humanitarian, and political reformer -- fills the void left by scholars who have neglected this revered public servant of the mid-20th Century.
