Boss Tweed Tammany Hall

Boss tweed was the boss of tammany hall the democratic party headquarters in new york city.

Boss tweed tammany hall. William magear boss tweed leader of new york city s corrupt tammany hall political organization during the 1860s and early 1870s is delivered to authorities in new york city after his capture. At the heart of it all was william magear tweed nicknamed boss tweed the corrupt politician behind the tammany hall party machine from the height of its power in 1868 to his eventual downfall in 1871. William magear tweed april 3 1823 april 12 1878 often erroneously referred to as william marcy tweed see below and widely known as boss tweed was an american politician most notable for being the boss of tammany hall the democratic party political machine that played a major role in the politics of the world 19th century new york city and state. Tammany hall the executive committee of the democratic party in new york city historically exercising political control through the typical boss ist blend of charity and patronage.

Tammany hall boss william tweed built the hall into a political force after the culmination of the civil war and effectively established the model of urban bossism which was copied by other bosses throughout the country in the next several decades. It became synonymous with big city government corruption during the period of its rule by boss william m. A recent book chronicled that he was no more corrupt than. Boss tweed is the legendary corrupt new york political boss who taught the irish what they needed to know about grabbing political power.