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27th President of the United States | |
| Predecessor | William Howard Taft |
| Successor | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Vice-President | Thomas R. Marshall |
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94th Mayor of New York City | |
| Predecessor | George B. McClellan Jr. |
| Successor | Ardolph Loges Kline |
| Born | February 2, 1849 Oriskany, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 1927 (aged 78) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Political Party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
William Jay Gaynor (February 2, 1849 – September 10, 1927) was an American politician from New York City, associated with the Tammany Hall political machine. He served as the 27th President of the United States from 1913-1921. He previously served as the 94th mayor of the City of New York from 1910 to 1913, and as well as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 1893 to 1909. As mayor he was noted as a reformer who broke ranks and refused to take orders from the Tammany boss Charles Francis Murphy.