Boss Tweed

<p><strong>William Magear Tweed</strong> (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878), often erroneously referred to as William "Marcy" Tweed (see <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed#Middle_name">below</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> and widely known as "<strong>Boss</strong>" <strong>Tweed</strong>, was an American politician most notable for being the <a title= "Political boss" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_boss">political boss</a> of <a title="Tammany Hall" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammany_Hall">Tammany Hall</a>, the <a title="Democratic Party (United States)" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)">Democratic Party</a>'s <a title="Political machine" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_machine">political machine</a> that played a major role in the politics of <a title="History of New York City (1855–1897)" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_York_City_(1855%E2%80%931897)">19th-century New York City</a> and <a title="New York (state)" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)">state</a>. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City, a director of the <a title="Erie Railroad" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Railroad">Erie Railroad</a>, a director of the <a title="Tenth National Bank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_National_Bank">Tenth National Bank</a>, a director of the New-York Printing Company, the proprietor of the <a title= "Metropolitan Hotel (New York City)" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Hotel_(New_York_City)">Metropolitan Hotel</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> a significant stockholder in iron mines and gas companies, a board member of the <a class="mw-redirect" title= "Harlem Gas Light Company" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki