From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (deputy mayor)
Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (deputy mayor)
Robert Ferdinand Wagner III (January 6, 1944 – Novem-
ber 15, 1993), also known as Robert (Bobby) Ferdinand
Death
Wagner III, was a noted New York City civic leader who On November 15, 1993, Wagner was found dead of natural
served as the Deputy Mayor of the City of New York, and causes in his hotel room in San Antonio, Texas, while re-
President of the New York City Board of Education. He is searching a book he was writing on urban America. He
often confused with his father of the same name, Robert had complained of flu-like symptoms to friends in the
F. Wagner Jr., who served as Manhattan Borough Pres- two days preceding his death, but had not sought medical
ident and Mayor of the City of New York when Robert treatment. He was survived by his younger brother Dun-
III was a little boy. He was also the grandson of Senator can. A memorial service was held at St. Patrick’s Cathe-
Robert Ferdinand Wagner I. He changed his name to dral.[1]
Robert F. Wagner Jr. after his father dropped the ’Jr’.
References
Biography [1] Roberts, Sam (November 17, 1993). "Robert F.
Robert III was the son of Robert Ferdinand Wagner II and Wagner Jr., Former Deputy Mayor and School
his first wife Susan. Robert III was nine years old when Board Chief, Dies at 49". New York Times.
his father, the Manhattan Borough President, was elect- http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/17/obituaries/
ed to the first of three terms as the Mayor of The Ci- robert-f-wagner-jr-former-deputy-mayor-and-
ty of New York. He was educated at the Buckley School school-board-chief-dies-at-49.html. Retrieved
in Manhattan, Phillips Exeter Academy, graduated from 2010-07-20. "Robert F. Wagner Jr., the gentle
Harvard University in 1965, and then earned a master’s 49-year-old scion of a family that defined New York
degree in public education from Princeton University. politics for three generations, died suddenly on
Monday in a hotel room in Texas, where he was
researching a book on urban America. An autopsy
Public service performed yesterday morning was inconclusive,
Wagner was an elected City Councilman-at-large in Man- and it may take several weeks before tissue
hattan. He lost the Democratic primary for Manhattan samples can be used to determine the cause of the
Borough President (his father’s old job) to Andrew Stein former New York City deputy mayor’s sudden
in 1977, which seemingly ended the possibility of Wagner death in San Antonio, the chief medical
ascending to higher elected office. He served as Deputy investigator there said."
Mayor for Policy, Head of the City Planning Commission, Persondata
Head of the Health and Hospitals Commission, and Presi-
Name Wagner, Robert F., Jr
dent of the New York City Board of Education under New
York City Mayor Edward Koch. More noteworthy, Wag- Alternative names
ner served as a Senior Policy Adviser to New York City Short description
mayors and New York governors for over twenty years. Date of birth January 6, 1944
Primarily a Democrat, he supported Republican-Liber-
Place of birth
al Rudolph Giuliani in his candidacy for mayor against
David Dinkins. At the time of his death, Wagner was serv- Date of death November 15, 1993
ing as Senior Policy Adviser to Mayor-Elect Rudolph Gi- Place of death
uliani of New York City, who was expected to return Mr.
Wagner to his post as a Deputy Mayor; was chairman of
the civic group Citizens Union; was vice-president of a
polling organization he founded, LH Research; and had
expressed an interest in joining the Democratic Presiden-
tial administration of Bill Clinton in an urban capacity-
his expertise.
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