Marcantonio, Vito (Anthony) (1902–1954)

US politician. A political activist in high school, he became Fiorello La Guardia's protégé. He was a law clerk in LaGuardia's congressional office, assistant US attorney general (1930–34), and, as a Republican serving New York, a member of the US House of Representatives (1935–37, 1939–51). An overt leftist, he was a critical supporter of the New Deal. In 1947 he raged against the House Committee on Un-American Activities. His opposition to the Korean War led to his defeat in 1951. Marcantonio was born in New York City.