John Purroy Mitchel was the 96th mayor of New York City, serving from 1914 to 1917. Elected at 34, he was the third-youngest mayor of the city, and was sometimes referred to as the "Boy Mayor of New York". Mitchel won the 1913 mayoral election in a landslide, but lost the Republican primary in 1917 and came in second place in the general election as an Independent. He is remembered for his short career as leader of anti-Tammany Hall reform politics in New York, as well as for his early death as an Army Air Service officer during a training flight in Louisiana amid World War I. Born: July 19, 1879 Died: July 6, 1918 In office: January 1, 1914 – December 31, 1917 Wiki link