Abraham Beame

Abraham Beame
Beame in 1965
104th Mayor of New York City[1]
In office
January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1977
Preceded byJohn Lindsay
Succeeded byEd Koch
36th and 38th New York City Comptroller
In office
January 1, 1970 – December 31, 1973
MayorJohn Lindsay
Preceded byMario Procaccino
Succeeded byHarrison J. Goldin
In office
January 1, 1962 – December 31, 1965
MayorRobert F. Wagner, Jr.
Preceded byLawrence E. Gerosa
Succeeded byMario Procaccino
Personal details
Born
Abraham David Birnbaum

(1906-03-20)March 20, 1906
London, England
DiedFebruary 10, 2001(2001-02-10) (aged 94)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Ingerman
(m. 1928; died 1995)
Children2
RelativesMarty Ingels (nephew)
Alma materBaruch College (degree originally conferred by the City College of New York)
ProfessionAccountant

Abraham David Beame ( Birnbaum; March 20, 1906 – February 10, 2001)[2] was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977.[3] As mayor, he presided over the city during the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when the city was almost forced to declare bankruptcy.

  1. ^ "Mayors of the City of New York (The Green Book)". nyc.gov.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYTobit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Parks Remembers Mayor Beame". Daily Plant. XVI (3304). New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. February 16, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

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