Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1888, May 30 | Born, Grassy Point, N.Y. |
| 1911 | Elected town clerk, Grassy Point, N.Y. |
| 1918 | Appointed warden, Port of New York, N.Y. |
| 1919-1929 | Chairman, Rockland County Democratic Committee, Rockland County, N.Y. |
| 1920 | Married Elizabeth A. Finnegan |
| 1922-1923 | Member, New York State Assembly |
| 1922-1933 | Member, then chairman, New York State Boxing Commission |
| 1924-1948 | Delegate, Democratic National Conventions |
| 1926 | Sales manager of the Universal Gypsum Co. Organized James A. Farley Co. |
| 1928-1934 | Secretary, then chairman, New York State Democratic Committee |
| 1929 | Merged his company with five others to form General Builders Supply Corp. |
| 1932-1940 | Chairman, Democratic National Committee |
| 1933-1940 | Postmaster general |
| 1938 | Published Behind the Ballots. New York: Harcourt Brace |
| 1940-1973 | Chairman of the Board, Coca-Cola Export Corp.; honorary chairman, 1973-1976 |
| 1948 | Published Jim Farley's Story; the Roosevelt Years. New York: Whittlesey House |
| 1973-1976 | Honorary chairman of the board, Coca-Cola Export Corp. |
| 1976, June 9 | Died, New York, N.Y. |