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1. untappedcities.com › 2015/11/19 › how-bossy-was-heHow Bossy Was He? Today in NYC History Boss Tweed is Arrested ...

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   3 days ago · Today is an anniversary celebrating a rare win for New York reformers: on November 19, 1871, William “Boss” Magear Tweed was arrested. Here are some fun and surprising stories you may not have...

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   4 days ago · William Tweed, boss of the notorious Tammany Hall, embezzled tens of millions from New York City’s treasury in the 1860s. The corruption started at the top but permeated all the way down ...

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6. untappedcities.com › 2020/04/20 › nycs-first-subwayNYC's First Subway, A One Block Pneumatic Tunnel Below ...

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   5 days ago · Despite the project’s initial success, Beach’s application for a permit from the Tammany Hall city government was denied by William “Boss” Tweed. At the time, Tweed hoped to construct an...

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7. untappedcities.com › 2015/11/06 › 10-stunning10 Stunning Interior Landmarks of NYC: Treasures of New York

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   2 days ago · Built through graft, to be the epitome of Boss Tweed ’s political machine, the Tweed Courthouse was the second oldest government building in New York City and cost $13 million in 1881 dollars....

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   Who was Boss Tweed?

   • William Magear Tweed (1823-1878), more commonly known in American history as “Boss Tweed,” was an object of scathing criticism by Thomas Nast. Tweed was a New York City politician who led a group of corrupt politicians who gained power in the Democratic party in 1863, when Tweed was elected “Grand Sachem” of Tammany Hall.

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   Why did Nast call Tweed Boss Tweed?

   • Tweed was known by the nickname Boss Tweed because of his political power and wealth. Nast titled his cartoon “THAT’S WHAT’S THE MATTER”, and he placed the following derisive words into the mouth of Tweed.

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   How did Boss Tweed become a lawyer?

   • Despite never studying as an attorney, Tweed was certified as a lawyer by his friend George Barnard. Opening a law office, he was then able to charge exorbitant fees to individuals and companies seeking his influence, under the catchall phrase “legal services.” 6. Boss Tweed's allies tried to erect a statue of him—while he was still alive.

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   How did Boss Tweed die?

   • 13. Boss Tweed died in prison the following year. While in prison, Tweed contracted severe pneumonia and died in 1878, reportedly worth not much more than a few thousand dollars. It was an ignoble end, and New York City Mayor Smith Ely refused to fly the City Hall flag at half-staff.

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9. www.britannica.com › topic › Know-Nothing-partyKnow-Nothing party | Definition, Platform, & Significance

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   5 days ago · Millard Fillmore. Anna Ella Carroll. Henry Winter Davis. John J. Crittenden. Anson Burlingame. (Show more) Know-Nothing party, U.S. political party that flourished in the 1850s. It was an outgrowth of the strong anti-immigrant and especially anti- Roman Catholic sentiment that started to manifest itself during the 1840s.

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    3 days ago · Anbinder also notes that, although Thomas Nast’s campaign in the 1870s to destroy the corrupt machine leader William ‘Boss’ Tweed originated partly in anti-Catholicism, immigrants played leading parts on both sides of the struggle. (Nast himself was from Bavaria.)