About the duties of the borough president he said: "I love the work and I love Brooklyn and I never want to do anything else." The 20 years he served as chief executive of the Nations most populous county followed 18 years during which he was a distinguished legislator in the State assembly. member of the city council. and alderman. World War I began his upfront career. he joined the infantry. Returning to Brooklyn in 1922 he became the candidate of the fifth assembly district for the State legislature. His opponent was seemingly unbeatable. The young candidate and his supporters staged a dynamic campaign. He was 1 of 10 children of a proud. devoted mother who had immigrated from Canada. She had been widowed when John was 14 and she had seen him leave school to help support the family. He worked as a bellhop. newsboy. truckman and eventually became the proprietor of a furniture business.
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