mayor

Biography

Robert Wagner was considered New York's "first modern mayor" by former Mayor John Lindsey1. The son of former New York Senator, Robert Wagner, Sr., politics came naturally to his stature2. His father was deeply influenced by FDR's New Deal and was the author of the "Wagner Act," which created the National Labor Creation's Board3.

• 1. Clarity, James F. "Robert Wagner, 80, Pivotal New York Mayor, Dies." New York Times February 13, 1991.
• 2. Ibid.
• 3. Ibid.

Biography

Robert Moses was born to Emanuel Moses, a department-store owner, and Bella Silverman Moses, on December 18, 1888. He grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, and then on East 46th Street in Manhattan. He was accepted to Yale University at the age of 17, and he graduated in 1909. Subsequently, he received a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University in 1914. In 1913, he began working for the Municipal Research Bureau, a research and advisory arm for the nationwide municipal government reform movement.