3 Quotes & Sayings By Al Smith
Al Smith was the first Catholic to be nominated for president by a major political party. He was elected governor of New York in 1928 and 1929, and was the Democratic nominee for president in 1928, as well as in 1932 and 1936. He also served as a United States Senator from New York from 1929 to 1931. In 1930, his candidacy for the presidency generated an outpouring of support from across the country
However, he lost to Herbert Hoover in a landslide that ensured that Hoover would remain in office for a record four years.