President. the people of Baltimore have been well served indeed by one of the most remarkable public servants it has ever been my privilege to call my friend. Thomas DAlesandro. Jr. The son of immigrant parents from central Italy and one of 14 brothers and sisters raised in Baltimores Little Italy. "Big Tommy" as he is respectfully known. was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1926. served in the Baltimore City Council from 1935 to 1938. followed by five terms in the House of Representatives. where he was chairman of the District of Columbia Committee. and then three terms as mayor of Baltimore from 1947 to 1959. On the eve of his 80th birthday this week. Tommy DAlesandro lives in Little Italy. near St.
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