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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 · John Morrissey, who was born in Templemore, Co Tipperary, may be the most interesting Irish immigrant that you’ve never heard of. Morrissey lived the real-life story of the world portrayed in...
Feb 12, 2021 · This fight made John Morrissey the most well-known sports figure in the world. His political career began in opposition to Tammany ward bosses in the Fifth Ward of New York in the mid-1850s.
Feb 5, 2021 · 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.
Sep 10, 2013 · As Saratoga Springs celebrates 150 years of thoroughbred racing, Liz O’Connell tells the tale of John Morrissey, an Irish immigrant who organized, operated and had the vision to develop what is now one of the world’s greatest racecourses.
Feb 21, 2018 · A fighting spirit will get you a long way in politics, as John Morrissey’s life shows. He was born in 1831 in Co Tipperary, the family emigrating shortly afterwards to settle in Troy, New York.
Jan 21, 2019 · On May 1, 1878 at the age of 47 John Morrissey died after getting Pneumonia. The entire State Senate attended his funeral in Troy, and 20,000 mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects.
