Jul 27, 2022
William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 –
April 12, 1878), often erroneously referred to as William "Marcy"
Tweed (see below),[1] and
widely known as
"Boss" Tweed, was an
American politician most notable for being the political
boss of Tammany Hall,
the Democratic
Party's political
machine that played a major role in the politics
of 19th-century
New York City and state. At the
height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in
New York City, a director of the Erie
Railroad, a director of the Tenth
National Bank, a director of the New-York Printing Company, the
proprietor of the Metropolitan
Hotel,[2] a
significant stockholder in iron mines and gas companies, a board
member of the Harlem Gas
Light Company, a board member of the Third
Avenue Railway Company, a board member of the Brooklyn
Bridge Company, and the president of the Guardian Savings
Bank.
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