Dean Alfange, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dean Alfange

politician

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1897

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1989

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Dean Alfange

  • Dean Alfange (December 2, 1897 – October 24, 1989) was an American politician who held nominations and appointments from a number of parties, including the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the American Labor Party, and the Liberal Party of New York, of which he was a founding member.
  • Born in the Ottoman Empire to two native Greek parents, Alfange remained involved in Greek-American organizations for much of his life, as well as activist Zionist groups. He was a prominent liberal legal commentator who supported the notion of judicial activism and a Living Constitution.
  • He ran for a number of offices, including Governor of New York, where his candidacy split the liberal vote, allowing Thomas E.
  • Dewey to win the governorship.
  • He also ran for the United States House of Representatives, but lost again.
  • He is well remembered for a short piece he wrote entitled either "An American's Creed" or simply "My Creed".
  • The Creed espouses the ideas of self-reliance and freedom.

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