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William Magear Tweed, often referred to as "Boss" Tweed, 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. He was a director of the Erie Railroad, a director of the Tenth National Bank, a director of the New-York Printing Company, the proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, a significant stockholder in iron mines and gas companies, a board member of the Harlem Gas Light Company, a board member of the Third Avenue Railway Company, a board member of the Brooklyn Bridge Company, and the president of the Guardian Savings Bank.
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He was also the leader of the "Tweed ring" which systematically plundered New York City of sums estimated at between $30 million and $200 million.
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Tweed was born in 1823 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and ran for city alderman in 1850, but lost.
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William Magear Tweed , often erroneously referred to as William "Marcy" Tweed (see below), and widely known as "Boss" Tweed, 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. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City, a director of the Erie Railroad, a director of the Tenth National Bank, a director of the New-York Printing Company, the proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, a significant stockholder in iron mines and gas companies, a board member of the Harlem Gas Light Company, a board member of the Third Avenue Railway Company, a board member of the Brooklyn Bridge Company, and the president of the Guardian Savings Bank.
William M. Tweed - Wikipedia
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Boss Tweed , in full William Magear Tweed , erroneously called William Marcy Tweed , (born April 3, 1823, New York, New York, U.S.—died April 12, 1878, New York), American politician who, with his “Tweed ring” cronies , systematically plundered New York City of sums estimated at between $30 million and $200 million.
Boss Tweed | Biography, Political Machine, Cartoons, & Facts
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William Tweed, the “boss” of Tammany Hall, played a major role in New York City politics during the mid-1800s.
By the late 1850s, Tweed had ascended through a variety of local offices, including volunteer firefighter, school commissioner, member of the county board of supervisors, and street commissioner.
William “Boss” Tweed and Political Machines - Bill of Rights Institute
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Boss Tweed was born William Magear Tweed on April 3, 1823, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Tweed married Mary Jane Skaden in 1844, and in 1848 he organized a volunteer fire company. When he was 26 years old, in 1850, he ran for city alderman but lost.
Boss Tweed - Money Scam, Life & Tammany Hall - Biography
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William Magear “ Boss” Tweed , leader of New York City’s corrupt Tammany Hall political organization during the 1860s and early 1870s, is delivered to authorities in New York City after his…
“Boss” Tweed delivered to authorities - HISTORY
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