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# Jerome Cavanagh

(1928–1979)   Lawyer

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Jerome Cavanagh was a lawyer.

## Quick Facts About Jerome Cavanagh

Born June 16, 1928

Died November 27, 1979

Profession Lawyer

## About Jerome Cavanagh

American mayor (1928-1979)... \| Jerome Patrick Cavanagh was an American politician who served as the 64th mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1962 to 1970. Initially a popular figure, his reputation was seriously damaged by the city's 1967 riots, the most destructive of any U.S. city that decade. He was the first mayor to reside at th

##  Quotes by Jerome Cavanagh

> [He played football too long without a helmet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-cavanagh/he-played-football-too-long-without-a-helmet/)

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[Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/)

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> [What will it profit this country if we... put our man on the Moon by 1970 and at the same time you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-cavanagh/what-will-it-profit-this-country-if-we-put-our-man-on-the-moon-by/)

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[Cities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cities/)

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> [We hoped against hope that what we had been doing was enough to prevent a riot. It was not enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-cavanagh/we-hoped-against-hope-that-what-we-had-been-doing-was-enough-to/)

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[Afterlife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afterlife/)

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