boss tweed

     

The political ring led by this man stole as much as $200 million from NYC before it was ousted in 1871

Trivia about boss tweed

  • This New York "boss" fled to Europe but was captured by Spaniards who recognized him from a cartoon
  • In 1864 this NYC politician set up a printing company, then assigned all city printing to it
  • This Tammany Hall "Boss" died in NYC's Ludlow Street Jail April 12, 1878
  • This New York City political boss served in the House of Representatives from 1853-55
  • This former NYC fireman & his Tammany Hall cronies plundered as much as $200 million
  • The gang holds a buggy wash to raise a million dollars' bail for this Tammany "Boss" when he's arrested in 1871
  • In December 1875 this former commissioner of NYC's public works escaped from jail & fled to Cuba
  • He served in Congress & in the New York state senate before his arrest for fraud in 1871
  • This 19th c. politician was born at 1 cherry street, Manhattan & died in the Ludlow St. jail
  • The wanted poster seen here is for this once powerful politician after he escaped a New York City jail in 1875
  • In 1871 this New Yorker said, "As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?"

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