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The Tammany Society was founded in New York on May 12, 1789, originally as a branch of a wider network of Tammany Societies, the first of which had been formed in Philadelphia in 1772. [7] The society was originally developed as a club for "pure Americans". [8] The name "Tammany" comes from Tamanend, a Native American leader of the Lenape.
Tammany Society members also called him St. Tammany, the Patron Saint of America. [ 1 ] Tammanies are remembered today for New York City's Tammany Hall —also popularly known as the Great Wigwam—but such societies were not limited to New York, with Tammany Societies in several locations in the colonies, and later, the young country.
Tamanend ("the Affable"; [3] c. 1625 – c. 1701), historically also known as Taminent, [4] Tammany, Saint Tammany or King Tammany, [5] was the Chief of Chiefs and Chief of the Turtle Clan [6] of the Lenni-Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley signing the founding [7] [8] peace treaty with William Penn.
Puck magazine caricature of Kelly (on grill), 1881 This cartoon describes the aftermath of the fight for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1884.. John Kelly (April 20, 1822 – June 1, 1886) of New York City, known as "Honest John", was a boss of Tammany Hall and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1855 to 1858.
Politicians and people from various professions revolve around Croker, depicted as the sun in this 1898 cartoon from Puck.. Richard Croker was born in the townland of Ballyva, in the parish of Ardfield, six miles south of Clonakilty in County Cork on November 24, 1843, [2] son of Eyre Coote Croker (1800–1881) and Frances Laura Welsted (1807–1894). [3]
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.
The roots of the museum date back to 1791, when the "American Museum" was founded by John Pintard "under the patronage of the Tammany Society." [1] It was located at 57 King Street, with Pintard serving as secretary and Gardner Baker (more of a showman between the two) as keeper. [2]
It was influenced by the Tammany Society. The name derives from a Tammany insignia, a deer's tail worn in the hat. The name was in use as early as 1791 when a bucktail worn on the headgear was adopted as the "official badge" of the Tammany Society. The wearing of the bucktail was said to have been suggested by its appearance in the costume of ...