Jeremiah T. Mahoney | |
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Justice of the New York Supreme Court | |
In office January 1923 – November 1928 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Greenbaum |
Succeeded by | William T. Collins |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City | June 23, 1878
Died | June 15, 1970 New York City | (aged 91)
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | |
Jeremiah T. Mahoney (June 23, 1878 – June 15, 1970) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served on the New York Supreme Court and as president of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). As president of the AAU, he advocated for the United States to boycott the 1936 Summer Olympics in protest of the antisemitic and racial policies of Nazi Germany. He was the Democratic Party nominee for mayor of New York City in the 1937 election, but lost to Fiorello La Guardia.