William Magear Tweed (April 3 1823 – April 12 1878) – often erroneously referred to as William Marcy Tweed (see below) 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 19th century New York City and State.
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