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Politics & Governance
Anthony Celebrezze
1910–1998Anzi, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
5-term Cleveland Mayor
Biography
5-term Cleveland Mayor; HEW Secretary under Kennedy and Johnson; first Italian-American HEW Secretary. 5-term Mayor of Cleveland; first Italian-American HEW Secretary; 6th Circuit federal judge
Notable For
- 5-term Cleveland Mayor
- HEW Secretary under Kennedy and Johnson
- first Italian-American HEW Secretary
Honors & Recognition
- 5-term Mayor of Cleveland
- first Italian-American HEW Secretary
- 6th Circuit federal judge
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Politics & Governance
- Specialty
- Mayor/Cabinet
- Years
- 1910–1998
- Birth Place
- Anzi, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Regional Ancestry
- Basilicata
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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