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William Magear "Boss" Tweed [note 1] (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party's political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and State.
Kent Kane Parrot (May 22, 1880 – March 11, 1956) [1] was an American political figure and attorney who was considered the "boss" of municipal politics in Los Angeles, California, in the 1920s. Early years
Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York. Carroll & Graff. Allen, Oliver E. (1993). The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0201624632. Burrows, Edwin G.; Wallace, Mike (1999). Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898. Oxford University Press.
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In the years following its completion, the Tweed Courthouse was associated with the crimes of William Tweed, and many critics and newspapers viewed it negatively. [ 42 ] [ 90 ] For instance, reformer George C. Barrett said, "You look up at its ceilings and find gaudy decorations; you wonder which is the greatest, the vulgarity or the ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Convicted crime boss Michael Miske was found dead at FDC Honolulu federal prison Sunday morning, multiple sources confirm to KHON2. Miske was found guilty in July of ...
A personal assistant was convicted Monday of killing and dismembering his former boss after stealing an estimated $400,000 from him, Manhattan's district attorney said. A jury found Tyrese Haspil ...
At one time, financier Jay Gould acquired a controlling interest in the bank, [1] and New York's William M. Tweed ("Boss Tweed") was one of its directors. The Tenth National Bank was also "Gould's primary vehicle to finance his move to establish a gold corner ," leading up to Black Friday (1869) .