Tammany Hall

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Tammany Hall was a powerful New York City Democratic political machine that dominated local politics for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries through patronage and party organization.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Democratic Party organization
political machine
political organization
activityPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
associatedWith Al Smith
Boss Tweed
Carmine DeSapio
George Washington Plunkitt
Richard Croker
William M. Tweed
basedIn New York City
controlledOffice Mayor of New York City
New York City Board of Aldermen
municipal patronage jobs
country United States
declinePeriod mid-20th century
disbandedIn 1960s
ethnicBase Catholic immigrants
Irish Americans
foundedAs Society of St. Tammany
governanceLevel county politics
municipal politics
headquartersLocation East 14th Street, Manhattan
Union Square, Manhattan
influenced New York City mayoral elections
New York State politics
legacy archetype of American political machine
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York State
mediaPortrayal symbol of urban political corruption
namedAfter Tamanend
notableFor control of New York City politics
immigrant voter mobilization
party organization
patronage system
political corruption
opposedBy Progressive Era reform movements
good-government groups
reformers
politicalAlignment Democratic Party
urban political machine
roleIn integration of immigrants into U.S. politics
supported constituent welfare assistance
immigrant social services
usedPractice patronage hiring
political bossism
spoils system
vote buying

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Al Smith
affiliation
Al Smith
wasInfluencedBy

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