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William Magear “Boss” Tweed was a nineteenth century New York politican known for his greed and exploitation. The New York Times and Harper's Weekly exposed the rampant corruption of Boss Tweed and his "Tweed Ring" through stories of the various frauds and the political cartoons of Thomas Nast.
William Magear "Boss" Tweed [note 1] (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) 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.
Boss Tweed, American politician who, with his ‘Tweed ring’ cronies, systematically plundered New York City of sums estimated at between $30 million and $200 million. He was finally exposed by The New York Times, by the satiric cartoons of Thomas Nast, and by the efforts of reform lawyer Samuel J. Tilden.
William Tweed was becoming “Boss” Tweed to his contemporaries. He soon showed his political worth. In early 1863, the Civil War seemed stalemated.
18 cze 2019 · William M. “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. Tweed leveraged his power as a landowner and corporate board member to extend his influence throughout the city.
The voters swept the Tweed Ring from power in the November election of 1871, and trials and prison followed shortly thereafter for Tweed and his henchmen. When Tweed escaped from prison in 1875 and fled to Spain, he was captured in Spain because the police there recognized him from Nast’s cartoons.
William “Boss” Tweed and Immoderation. Explore the vice of immoderation in civil society in this lesson on civic virtue. Examine “Boss” Tweed and his corrupt New York political machine, and how the vice affected politics and civil society.
