Martin Behrman
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35th Mayor of New Orleans | |
In office December 5, 1904 – December 20, 1920 | |
Preceded by | Paul Capdevielle |
Succeeded by | Andrew J. McShane |
In office May 4, 1925 – January 12, 1926 | |
Preceded by | Andrew J. McShane |
Succeeded by | Arthur J. O'Keefe |
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Born | (1864-10-14)October 14, 1864 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 12, 1926(1926-01-12) (aged 61) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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Martin Behrman (October 14, 1864 – January 12, 1926), an American Democratic politician, was the longest-serving mayorinNew Orleans history.
Behrman was born in New York City, the son of Frederica and Henry Behrman.[1] His parents were emigrants from Germany. He was ethnically Jewish, but "knew little about his faith."[2] His parents brought him to New Orleans as an infant. He lived most of his life in the Algiers neighborhood, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. As a young man he became affiliated with the Regular Democratic Organization, a powerful political faction in New Orleans, during the 1888 campaignofFrancis T. Nicholls for governor of Louisiana.[3] Behrman served as a delegate to the Louisiana state constitutional convention in 1898.[4]
Behrman eventually served as mayor for just under 17 years, first from 1904 to 1920. After four consecutive terms he was defeated by reform candidate Andrew J. McShane. Behrman ran again in 1925 and won, serving from 1925; he died in New Orleans on January 12, 1926, less than a year into his fifth term.[5]
Preceded by | Mayor of New Orleans 1904–1920 |
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Preceded by | Mayor of New Orleans 1925–1926 |
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