William Jay Gaynor (Carpe Diem)

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.