    robert ferdinand wagner ii (april 20, 1910 â february 12, 1991), usually known as robert f. wagner, jr. served three terms as the mayor of new york city, from 1954 through 1965. when running for his third term, he broke with the tammany hall leadership, ending the reign of clubhouse bosses in city politics. ==life and early career== wagner was born in manhattan, the son of margaret marie mctague and german-born united states senator robert ferdinand wagner i. he attended taft school and yale university, where he became a member of scroll and key (as was his successor). in 1942, he was the exalted ruler of new york lodge no. 1 of the benevolent and protective order of elks. a residential building is named after him on the stony brook university campus. wagner was a member of the new york state assembly (new york co., 16th d.) in 1938, 1939â40 and 1941â42. he resigned his seat on january 13, 1942, and joined the army air corps to fight in world war ii. he was borough president of manhattan from 1950 to 1953. he also served as delegate to conventions, and was nominated for the senate and the vice-presidency. ==mayor== his nomination and election as new york city mayor in 1953 caused a rift in the democratic party, and instigated a long-standing feud between eleanor roosevelt and carmine desapio, boss of tammany hall. during wagner's tenure as new york city's mayor, he built public housing and schools, created the [[city university of new yor
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