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The Man Who Stole New York City: Directed by Robert Florey. With James Daly, Frank Faylen, Carroll O'Connor, Edward Andrews. The rise and fall of Boss Tweed and his Tammany Hall political machine in 1860s New York City.
- Robert Florey
- 1963-12-13
- Drama
- 60
The story of William Magear Tweed, often known as Boss Tweed, is a captivating tale of power, corruption, and downfall. Tweed was the head of the Tammany Hall political machine, which controlled New York City's politics in the mid-19th century.
- Synopsis
- Early Life
- The Years of Corruption: The Tweed Ring
- Downfall
Born in New York City in 1823, Boss Tweed was a city alderman by the time he was 28 years old. Elected to other offices, he cemented his position of power in the city’s Democratic Party and thereafter filled important positions with people friendly to his concerns. Once he and his cronies had control of the city government, corruption became shocki...
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. On his second try, a year later, he ran again and won, and in 1852 he was elected to one term...
All the while, he had his associates appointed to key city and county posts, thus establishing a network of corruption that became known as the "Tweed ring." In 1860, Tweed opened a law office, despite not being a lawyer, and began receiving large payments from corporations for his "legal services" (which were in fact extortions hidden under the gu...
With the Tweed ring's activities reaching a fever pitch, and with the losses for the city piling up (to an estimated $30 to $200 million in present-day dollars), the public finally began to support the ongoing efforts of The New York Times and Thomas Nast (a political satirist for Harper’s Weekly) to oust Tweed, and he was at last tried and convict...
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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.
- 30 min
- Gilded Age
- 9, 10, 11, 12
- Political Parties
Sep 15, 2016 · William “Boss” Tweed, leader of Tammany Hall—Manhattan's county Democratic organization—was chief architect of the scheme that embezzled millions of dollars of public funds between 1868 and 1871. [1] . Yet, Republicans also deserve a fair share of the blame.
Apr 3, 2008 · April 3rd is the birthday of William Marcy Tweed — also known as Boss Tweed, the 19th century Manhattan politician whose name is synonymous with corruption, graft and more than a little bit...
Jul 2, 2009 · You cannot understand New York without understanding its most corrupt politician — William ‘Boss’ Tweed, a larger than life personality with lofty ambitions to steal millions of dollars from the city.
