He died in debtors prison a few years after he was extradited from Spain, where he was recognized due to a Thomas Nast cartoon.
He was instrumental in chartering the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Art Museum and became a member of the board of directors of the Erie railroad after helping Jay Gould legalize illegal stock sales. He died in debtors prison a few years after he was extradited from Spain, where he was recognized due to a Thomas Nast cartoon. His downfall began in 1871 when M. J. Rourke gave the New York Times information on cost overruns on a courthouse construction and was completed when he was successfully prosecuted for graft by Samuel Tilden. For ten points identify this corrupt New York politician and leader of Tammany Hall.
He was instrumental in chartering the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Art Museum and became a member of the board of directors of the Erie railroad after helping Jay Gould legalize illegal stock sales.
William Marcy “Boss” Tweed