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Anton Cermak
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Anton Joseph Cermak (May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American Democratic politician who was elected mayor of Chicago in 1931. He was assassinated during his term in 1933 by Giuseppe Zangara.
Quotes
It is true that I have not come on the Mayflower but I came as fast as I could.
In response to "Big Bill" Thomson, who made fun of his origins in Bohemia
Francois Hollande, June 15, 2007, in the magazine History, No. 339, Chicago Record, "The Saga of a Democratic stronghold," p. 43, appeared in February 2009, Pap Ndiaye and Caroline Rolland.
I'm glad it was me instead of you
Cermak's alleged words to Franklin Roosevelt after he was shot.
O'Connor, Len: Clout: Mayor Daley and His City. McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 1984. 0-8092-5424-7.
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Category:Mayors of Chicago
Category:1873 births
Category:1933 deaths
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians
Category:Murdered people
Category:Immigrants to the United States