William M. Tweed
American politician (1823-1878)
7 dated entries naming William M. Tweed, drawn from 6 separate years between 1823 CE and 1878 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
Also written as Boss Tweed in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.
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19th century
- 1823April 3 – William M. Tweed, American political boss (d. 1878)source
- 1858William M. Tweed begins his 13-year term as "Boss" of Tammany Hall.source
- 1871September 3 – New York City residents, tired of the corruption of the Tammany Hall political machine and "Boss" William M. Tweed, its "Grand Sachem", meet to form the 'Committee of Seventy' to reform local politics.source
- 1871October 27 – Boss Tweed of Tammany Hall is arrested for bribery, ending his grip on New York City.source
- 1875December 4 – Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Spain.source
- 1876November 23 – Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Marcy Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City, after being captured in Spain.source
- 1878April 12 – William M. Tweed, American politician (b. 1823)source