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Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 â August 2, 1859) was an American politician and educational reformer. A Whig devoted to promoting speedy modernization, he served in the Massachusetts State legislature (1827â37).
T he 1894 election of William L. Strong as New York mayor gave Jacob Riis and other reformers an opportunity to initiate programs that Tammany Hall politicians had ignored.Riis found an ally in Theodore Roosevelt, then president of the Board of Police Commissioners.Tenements and Lodging Houses. he 1894 election of William L. Strong as New York mayor gave Jacob Riis and other reformers an opportunity to initiate programs that Tammany Hall politicians had ignored.