William Boss Tweed Apush

Boss tweed in full william magear tweed erroneously called william marcy tweed born april 3 1823 new york new york u s died april 12 1878 new york american politician who with his tweed ring cronies systematically plundered new york city of sums estimated at between 30 million and 200 million.

William boss tweed apush. Tweed was a bookkeeper and a volunteer fireman when elected alderman on his. Boss tweed william tweed head of tammany hall nyc s powerful democratic political machine in 1868. In 1871 the new york times published evidence of tweed s corruption and illegal activities leading to his arrest and conviction. Actual construction cost 3million.

Tweed ran an organization that helped immigrants in neighborhoods most notably the irish and rose in politics as his society expanded. Project cost tax payers 13million. Between 1868 and 1869 he led the tweed reign a group of corrupt politicians in defrauding the city. William tweed head of tammany hall nyc s powerful democratic political machine in 1868.

Boss tweed was the boss of tammany hall the democratic party headquarters in new york city. Corrupt new york city political machine led by boss tweed that used tactics such as bribery graft and fradulent elections. 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. Responsible for the construction of the ny court house.