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William Magear Tweed war ein amerikanischer Politiker. Der Anführer des Männerbunds St. Tammany Society und der von dieser Gesellschaft beherrschten Demokratischen Partei in New York war die zentrale Figur in einem weitreichenden Korruptionsskandal.
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 Democratic Party's political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and State.
12. Apr. 2024 · Boss Tweed (born April 3, 1823, New York, New York, U.S.—died April 12, 1878, New York) was an American politician who, with his “Tweed ring” cronies, systematically plundered New York City of sums estimated at between $30 million and $200 million.
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2. Jan. 2015 · 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....
18. Juni 2019 · Learn about the life and career of William M. Tweed, the leader of Tammany Hall and the Tweed Ring, who controlled New York City politics in the 19th century. Find out how he rose to power, amassed a fortune, and faced corruption charges and imprisonment.
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 M. "Boss" Tweed ruled and plundered the city so shamelessly in the years right after the Civil War that his name became synonymous with corruption and chicanery....
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