Mayor of New York City York City politics into the 1960s and was a dominant player from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 through the era of Robert Wagner (1954–1965). The Mayor of New York City may appoint several deputy mayors to help oversee major offices within the executive branch of the city government. The powers and duties, and even the number of deputy mayors, are not defined by the City Charter. The post was created by Fiorello La Guardia (who appointed Grover Whalen as deputy mayor) to handle ceremonial events that the mayor was too busy to attend. Since then, deputy mayors
Allan Willett in Kenya during the Mau Mau Uprising. Upon leaving the military, he started his own business in 1962, importing machinery for the manufacturer of packaging and plastics. The resulting business, Willett International Limited became a market leader in electronic labeling processes and won two Queen's Awards. In 2003 Willett International was sold to a competitor. He lived with his wife Anne in Chilham, Kent. He died on 18 July 2015. Willett was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1997 Birthday Honours for services to export. On 5 January 2002 he succeeded Robin