William Magear "Boss" Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the...
50 KB (6,073 words) - 17:53, 18 May 2024
built in the Italianate style with Romanesque Revival interiors. William M. "Boss" Tweed – the corrupt leader of Tammany Hall, a political machine that...
90 KB (9,553 words) - 20:09, 11 April 2024
recognition in the 1870s with its aggressive coverage of corrupt politician William M. Tweed. Following the Panic of 1893, Chattanooga Times publisher Adolph Ochs...
223 KB (19,850 words) - 08:42, 22 May 2024
History of The New York Times (1851–1896) (section 1869–1876: Jones era, the Tweed Ring, and national recognition)
publish a series of articles criticizing Tammany Hall political boss William M. Tweed, despite vehement opposition from other New York newspapers. In 1871...
31 KB (3,970 words) - 14:35, 9 May 2024
tweed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tweed is a woollen fabric. Tweed may also refer to: Tweed, Ontario, Canada Tweed, Ontario (village) Tweed,...
2 KB (303 words) - 01:29, 7 December 2023
Erie War (category William M. Tweed)
Tammany Hall political party machine, and made Boss Tweed a director of the Erie Railroad. Tweed (who later died in prison for embezzlement and fraud)...
6 KB (855 words) - 09:36, 19 January 2024
Senator Tweed may refer to: Charles Austin Tweed (1842–1918), Florida State Senate and California State Senate William M. Tweed (1823–1878), New York...
263 bytes (61 words) - 02:39, 18 May 2024
Tammany Hall (category William M. Tweed)
engine for graft and political corruption, most infamously under William M. "Boss" Tweed in the mid-19th century. The Tammany ward boss or ward heeler,...
98 KB (12,277 words) - 09:09, 19 May 2024
David Dudley Field II (category William M. Tweed)
team of defense counsel that William M. Tweed assembled to defend himself during the first criminal prosecution of Tweed in 1873. Other members of the...
19 KB (2,114 words) - 01:15, 5 May 2024
Ludlow Street Jail (category William M. Tweed)
Ephemeral New York Obituary for William M. Tweed - The New York Times April 13, 1878 "The Death of William M. Tweed.; Crowds Of People Around Mr. Douglass'...
7 KB (533 words) - 16:31, 29 August 2023