Boss Tweed New York
William magear tweed often erroneously referred to as william marcy tweed 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.
Boss tweed new york. William tweed aka boss tweed was a powerful political figure in the mid 19th century whose corruption made him famous in nyc. 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. Boss tweed april 3 1823 april 12 1878 was an american politician who as the leader of the political organization tammany hall controlled new york city politics in the years following the civil war. Boss tweed in 1868 tweed became grand sachem leader of tammany hall and was also elected to the new york state senate and in 1870 he and his cronies took control of the city treasury when they passed a new city charter that named them as the board of audit.
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. From this inauspicious beginning tweed managed to build a power base in his ward. House of representatives 1853 55. Tweed leveraged his power as a landowner and corporate board member to extend his influence throughout the city.