Tammany Hall - Leaders, Bibliography

The most powerful of the four Democratic Party Committees in New York City; originally a club (the Society of Tammany) founded in 1789, which in the late 19th-c and early 20th-c was notorious for its political corruption. During the selection process for presidential candidates, it generally controlled the votes of the other New York City representatives. However, as formal party control of political activity weakened, so did that of the City committees.

For the band, see Tammany Hall NYC

Tammany Hall was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in New York City politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.

Tweed Machine

By 1854, Tammany's lineage and support from immigrants had combined to make it a powerful force in New York politics. The last building to serve as the physical Tammany Hall, in Union Square, is now home to the New York Film Academy.

Leaders

1797	–	1804	Aaron Burr
1804	–	1814	Teunis Wortmann
1814	–	1817	George Buckmaster
1817	–	1822	Jacob Barker
1822	–	1827	Stephen Allen
1827	–	1828	Mordecai M. Noah
1828	–	1835	Walter Bowne
1835	–	1842	Isaac L. Varian
1842	–	1848	Robert H. Morris
1848	–	1850	Isaac B. Fowler
1850	–	1856	Fernando Wood
1857	–	1858	Isaac V. Fowler
1858			Fernando Wood
1858	–	1859	William M. Fowler
1859	–	1867	William M. Connolly
1867	–	1871	William M. Tweed
1872			John Kelly and John Morrissey
1872	–	1886	John Kelly
1886	–	1902	Richard Croker
1902			Lewis Nixon
1902			Charles F. Haffen
1902	–	1924	Charles F. Murphy
1924	–	1929	George W. Olvany
1929	–	1934	John F. Curry
1934	–	1937	James J. Dooling
1937	–	1942	Christopher D. Sullivan
1942			Charles H. Hussey
1942	–	1944	Michael J. Kennedy
1944	–	1947	Edward V. Loughlin
1947	–	1948
1948	–	1949	Hugo E. Rogers
1949	–	1961	Carmine G. DeSapio

Bibliography

Allen, Oliver E.