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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Tammany Hall canonical 18
Tammany Hall political machine 2
Tammany Hall Democrat 1

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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
Boss Tweed
surface form: William M. Tweed
basedIn New York City
controlledOffice Mayor of New York City
New York City Council
surface form: New York City Board of Aldermen

municipal patronage jobs
country United States of America
surface form: United States
declinePeriod mid-20th century
disbandedIn 1960s
ethnicBase Catholic immigrants
Irish American
surface form: Irish Americans
foundedAs Society of St. Tammany
governanceLevel county politics
municipal politics
headquartersLocation East 14th Street, Manhattan
Union Square Park
surface form: 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
surface form: 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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Al Smith wasInfluencedBy Tammany Hall
Al Smith affiliation Tammany Hall
James Fisk Jr. associatedWith Tammany Hall
William Francis Deegan memberOf Tammany Hall
William Francis Deegan politicalAlignment Tammany Hall
this entity surface form: Tammany Hall Democrat
George Washington Plunkitt memberOf Tammany Hall
Society of St. Tammany hasAlternativeName Tammany Hall
this entity surface form: Tammany Society
Society of St. Tammany developedInto Tammany Hall
this entity surface form: Tammany Hall political machine
Boss Tweed memberOf Tammany Hall
Boss Tweed leaderOf Tammany Hall
Daniel Sickles politicalMovement Tammany Hall
Richard Croker associatedWith Tammany Hall
Carmine DeSapio associatedWith Tammany Hall
Dead Rabbits associatedWith Tammany Hall
New York City politics hasHistoricalFeature Tammany Hall
this entity surface form: Tammany Hall legacy
Up in Central Park subject Tammany Hall
Up in Central Park featuresOrganization Tammany Hall
this entity surface form: Tammany Hall political machine
Thomas F. Foley movement Tammany Hall
Thomas F. Foley politicalMachine Tammany Hall