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Jimmy Walker
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James John Walker, known colloquially as Jimmy Walker and Beau James, was an American attorney, lyricist, and Democratic Party politician who served as the 98th mayor of New York City from 1926 until
Portrait by Eugene de Salignac, 1932
Portrait by Eugene de Salignac, 1932
Walker and future President Franklin D. Roosevelt supported Al Smith at the 1924 Democratic National Convention, but later split politically.
Walker and future President Franklin D. Roosevelt supported Al Smith at the 1924 Democratic National Convention, but later split politically.
Walker on the cover of Time magazine, January 11, 1926
Walker on the cover of Time magazine, January 11, 1926
Walker throwing a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game, c. 1929
Walker throwing a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game, c. 1929
Betty Compton
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Betty Compton, was an English actress and singer, who married New York City mayor Jimmy Walker in 1933.
Jimmy Walker
…curb excessive violations or would prove to be newsworthy. His affairs with "chorus girls" were widely known, and he left his wife, Janet, for showgirl Betty Compton. The first U.S. arrival in New York City of the best known Anastasia Romanov impostor, Anna Anderson, in 1928 and the eventual public denial of her by…
Betty Compton portrait 1925
Betty Compton portrait 1925
Compton and husband Jimmy Walker at the White House in 1938
Compton and husband Jimmy Walker at the White House in 1938