Tweed Ring

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tweed_Ring
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:activePeriod late 1860s
early 1870s
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tammany_Ring
gptkbp:arrested 1871
gptkbp:arrestedLeader gptkb:William_M._Tweed
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Tammany_Hall
gptkbp:category gptkb:History_of_New_York_City
gptkb:Political_scandals_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1873
gptkbp:estimatedStolenAmount $30 million to $200 million
gptkbp:exposedBy gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Thomas_Nast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tweed Ring
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:New_York_City_government
gptkbp:leader gptkb:William_M._Tweed
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notableFor corruption
embezzlement
political patronage
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:William_M._Tweed
gptkb:A._Oakey_Hall
gptkb:Peter_B._Sweeny
gptkb:Richard_B._Connolly
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boss_Tweed
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6