John Lindsay

@Former Mayor of New York City, Birthday and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ John Vliet Lindsay was an American politician, broadcaster and lawyer. Parkinson's Disease Democrats Republicans American Yale University Lawyers & Judges Political Leaders Sagittarius Celebrities John Vliet Lindsay was an American politician, broadcaster and lawyer. He was a congressman, mayor of New York City. He was tagged as ‘the red mayor’, ‘Commie rat’, ‘bum’ and ‘traitor’ by protestors during riots and strikes. He was a Republican who later switched sides to join the Democratic Party. Both his endeavours in bidding for the Democratic presidential nomination and the Democratic senator nomination were unsuccessful. John Vliet Lindsay was a regular broadcaster of ‘Good Morning America’ as guest host of the show. He was famous for his ‘ghetto walks’ as also his clashes with labour groups. He penned down his memoir ‘Journey Into Politics: Some Informal Observations’. His other writings include a non-fiction ‘The City’ and a novel ‘The Edge’. He appeared in Otto Preminger’s film ‘Rosebud’. He was considered one of the most controversial and visible urban leaders of that time.

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Birthday: November 24, 1921 Died on: December 19, 2000 Nationality: American Famous: Former Mayor of New York City, Politician, Democrats, Republicans, Yale University, Lawyers & Judges, Political Leaders Ideologies: Democrats, Republicans Spouses: Mary Anne Harrison Lindsay Known as: Mayor John V. Lindsay, Mayor John Lindsay, John V. Lindsay, John Vliet Lindsay Information Detail Birthday November 24, 1921 Died on December 19, 2000 Nationality American Famous Former Mayor of New York City, Politician, Democrats, Republicans, Yale University, Lawyers & Judges, Political Leaders Ideologies Democrats, Republicans Spouses Mary Anne Harrison Lindsay Known as Mayor John V. Lindsay, Mayor John Lindsay, John V. Lindsay, John Vliet Lindsay Childrens John Lindsay Universities Yale University St. Paul's School 1948 - Yale Law School 1944 - Yale College Yale University Notable Alumnis Yale University Birth Place Manhattan, New York City Religion Protestantism, Episcopal Church Gender Male Father George Nelson Lindsay Mother Florence Eleanor Vliet Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Manhattan, New York City Famous as Politician, Former Mayor of New York City Died at Age 79

Manhattan, New York City

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He married Mary Anne Harrison on June 18, 1949. The couple had a son John and three daughters - Katharine, Margaret and Anne. Unsplash Personal Life

On December 19, 2000, he died in Hilton Head Island in South Carolina suffering from pneumonia and Parkinson’s disease. Unsplash Personal Life

John Vliet Lindsay was born on November 24, 1921, in West End Avenue, New York, in a well to do family of George Nelson Lindsay and Florence Eleanor Vliet. His father was an investment banker and a lawyer. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied in ‘Buckley School’ and also in ‘St. Paul’s School’. In 1944, he completed his BA from ‘Yale University’. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After earning his bachelor’s degree, he joined the ‘United States Navy Reserve’ and rendered his service as a gunner during World War II. He became a lieutenant and earned five battle stars. He was discharged from service in 1946. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He earned his LLB from ‘Yale Law School’ in 1948 and after a year he returned to New York and joined the bar. He was appointed in the law firm ‘Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Christie’. After four years he became a partner of the firm. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He served the ‘Youth for Eisenhower’ club as one of its founders in 1951. Unsplash Career

In 1952, he became the President of ‘New Young Republican’ club. Unsplash Career

In 1955, he was appointed as executive assistant of attorney general Herbert Brownell in the justice department where he looked after civil liberty cases including the ‘Civil Rights Act’ of 1957. Unsplash Career

In 1958, after winning the Republican primary, he was elected to Congress to represent ‘Silk Stocking’ district in Upper East Side, Manhattan. Unsplash Career

He advocated for federal support of Medicare and education and favoured for setting up of ‘National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities’ and ‘Department of Urban Affairs’. As one of the prominent members of moderate and liberal group of Republicans, he gave his vote for the ‘Civil Rights Act’ of 1964. Unsplash Career

In 1998, a park in Brooklyn was named in his honour as ‘Lindsay Triangle’. Unsplash Trivia

In 2000, a fellowship program in the ‘Yale Law School’ was named in his honour. Unsplash Trivia

The East River Park was given his name in 2001 as a mark of honour. Unsplash Trivia

The South Loop Drive in the Central Park of Manhattan was renamed after him in December 2013. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	November 24, 1921
Died on	December 19, 2000
Nationality	American
Famous	Former Mayor of New York City, Politician, Democrats, Republicans, Yale University, Lawyers & Judges, Political Leaders
Ideologies	Democrats, Republicans
Spouses	Mary Anne Harrison Lindsay
Known as	Mayor John V. Lindsay, Mayor John Lindsay, John V. Lindsay, John Vliet Lindsay
Childrens	John Lindsay
Universities	Yale University St. Paul's School 1948 - Yale Law School 1944 - Yale College Yale University
Notable Alumnis	Yale University
Birth Place	Manhattan, New York City
Religion	Protestantism, Episcopal Church
Gender	Male
Father	George Nelson Lindsay
Mother	Florence Eleanor Vliet
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Manhattan, New York City
Famous as	Politician, Former Mayor of New York City
Died at Age	79

John Lindsay

American

Nov 24, 1921

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Manhattan, New York City