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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.
Record group: Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985 (National Archives Identifier: 440)Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, compiled 1921 - 1940, documenting the period 1860 - 1865 (National Archives Identifier: 524418)
Roosevelt was born February 28, 1942, in Berkeley, California, to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, Jr. and his first wife Katherine Winthrop (née Tweed; 1920-2009). [9] [10] His paternal grandfather was Archibald Roosevelt, Sr., the third son of Theodore Roosevelt. His maternal grandfather was Harrison Tweed, the grandson of William M. Evarts.
The only known photo of Theodore Roosevelt (left) with Franklin Delano Roosevelt (right), taken in 1915.. Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt (c. 1626–1659), the immigrant ancestor of the Roosevelt family, arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) sometime between 1638 and 1649.
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Articles relating to William M. Tweed, political boss of Tammany Hall (1823 –1878, term 1858-1871), and his term in leadership. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Tweed was married three times and divorced twice. By his first marriage on June 14, 1914, to Eleanor Roelker, he had two children. Following his divorce in 1928, he married Blanche Oelrichs Barrymore, the former wife of John Barrymore who used the name Michael Strange in her acting and writing careers.