<P> William Francis Deegan (December 28, 1882--April 3, 1932) was an architect, organizer of the American Legion, major in the Army Corps of Engineers, and Democratic political leader in New York City . </P> <P> He was born on December 28, 1882 to Irish immigrants . He studied architecture at Cooper Union and at age 35 served in World War I as a staff officer in the 105th Field Artillery . </P>

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