William Magear Tweed (1823-1878)

"Boss" Tweed, Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall & U.S. Congressman from New York

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He purchased "Woodcliff" (see images) in 1869 as his country home off Fort Washington Avenue, but after the law caught up with him in 1871 and he fled to Europe his son sold it to the "Merchant Prince of America," A.T. Stewart.

Parents (2)

Richard Tweed

Chair & Brush Manufacturer, New York City

1791-1860

Eliza (Magear) Tweed

Mrs Eliza (Magear) Tweed

1793-1873

Spouse (1)

Mary Jane (Skaden) Tweed

Mrs Mary Jane (Skaden) Tweed

1825-1880

Children (8)

William Magear Tweed, Jr.

Hotel Proprietor of New York; retired to Stamford, Connecticut

1845-1902

Richard Tweed

Assistant District Attorney, New York; died in an insane asylum at Paris

1848-1884

Mary Amelia (Tweed) Maginnis

Mrs Mary Amelia (Tweed) Maginnis

1851-1887

Elizabeth Cornelison (Tweed) Maginnis

Mrs "Lizzie" Elizabeth Cornelison (Tweed) Maginnis

1851-1921

Josephine Skaden (Tweed) Douglas

Mrs Josephine Skaden (Tweed) Douglas

1852-1920

Julia Skaden Tweed

"Jennie" Tweed; died unmarried

1856-1882

Charles Cornell Tweed

of New Haven, Connecticut

1863-1907

George McLean Tweed

Died at the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane

1865-1905

Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York By Kenneth D. Ackerman Boss Tweed: The Story of a Grim Generation By Denis Lynch

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Gilded Age Politicians Rogues, Rebels & Villains