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Occupation. Boxer, Gang leader, and Politician. John Morrissey (February 12, 1831 – May 1, 1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish American politician, bare-knuckle boxing champion, and criminal. He was born in 1831 in Ireland. His parents moved to New York State when he was a young child.
Apr 5, 2024 · Learn about John Morrissey, a Tipperary-born fighter who became a US Congressman and a rival of Bill the Butcher. Find out his boxing career, his role in Tammany Hall and his legacy in Saratoga Springs.
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Feb 12, 2021 · John Morrissey: Toward Setting The Record Straight. February 12, 2021 by John Warren 1 Comment. John Morrissey was born in Ireland on February 12th, in 1831. As a result of bigoted attacks by his political enemies being carried forward by later writers like Herbert Asbury in Gangs of New York (1928), he’s been falsely accused of being in ...
Feb 5, 2021 · John Morrissey. Of all the longshots to achieve improbable glory in the storied history of American thoroughbred racing, there is arguably no more astonishing rags-to-riches odyssey than that of John Morrissey, the driving force behind the inaugural Saratoga meeting in 1863 and the founder of Saratoga Race Course.
Wed Feb 21 2018 - 13:00. This weekly series for Irish Times Abroad profiles an Extraordinary Emigrant from Irish history, based on entries from the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of Irish...
Sep 10, 2013 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Morrissey, a boxer, gambler and politician who organized and ran the first thoroughbred race meet in Saratoga Springs in 1863. Discover how he rose from poverty in Ireland to become a powerful figure in Tammany Hall and the Saratoga Association.
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Jan 21, 2019 · Learn about John Morrissey, a famous Irish-American boxer who became a powerful political boss in New York. He fought Bill the Butcher, ran for Congress and was known as \"Old Smoke\".