Nucky Johnson

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Nucky Johnson was a powerful early 20th-century Atlantic City political boss and racketeer who dominated local politics and organized crime during Prohibition.

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instanceOf American politician
organized crime figure
political boss
racketeer
activity organized crime
political patronage
vote buying
basedIn Atlantic City, New Jersey
linked to: Atlantic City
birthDate 1883-01-20
birthPlace Smithville, New Jersey, United States
burialPlace Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, United States
linked to: Egg Harbor Township
chargeDate 1941
citizenship United States of America
controlled Atlantic City Boardwalk concessions
Republican Party machine in Atlantic County
local law enforcement in Atlantic City
convictedOf tax evasion
countryOfActivity United States of America
deathDate 1968-12-09
deathPlace Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
eraOfProminence 1910s
1920s
early 1930s
fullName Enoch Lewis Johnson
givenName Enoch
incarceratedAt Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
influenced political structure of Atlantic County, New Jersey
inPopularCulture inspiration for the character Nucky Thompson in the television series Boardwalk Empire
nickname Nucky
notableFor controlling Atlantic City politics during Prohibition
involvement in bootlegging
involvement in gambling operations
involvement in prostitution rackets
occupation political boss
politician
racketeer
sheriff
politicalParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
positionHeld Atlantic County Republican Party leader
Atlantic County treasurer
Sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey
regionOfInfluence South Jersey
relative Smith E. Johnson
releaseDate 1945
residence Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
linked to: Atlantic City
sentence 10 years in federal prison
spouse Florence Osbeck
Mabel Jeffries
stateOfActivity New Jersey
timePeriod Prohibition era

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Atlantic City Conference organizedBy Nucky Johnson