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Kelly, John

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Kelly, John, 1822–86, American politician, boss of Tammany Tammany or Tammany Hall, popular name for the Democratic political machine in Manhattan. Origins


After the American Revolution several patriotic societies sprang up to promote various political causes and economic interests.
..... Click the link for more information.  Hall, b. New York City. He entered politics at an early age. At first he opposed Tammany Hall, but later (1853) joined the organization and became city alderman. He served (1855–58) in Congress and was (1859–61, 1865–67) sheriff of New York County. After the exposure of William M. Tweed, Kelly, by then popularly known as "Honest John," reorganized the Tammany machine. By 1874 he held control of the organization and carried on continuous warfare with the faction of Samuel J. Tilden, who originally had cooperated with him in reorganizing Tammany. Kelly's refusal to back Tilden's candidate for governor, Lucius Robinson, and his decision to run for governor himself as an independent helped bring about the election (1879) of Alonzo Cornell. While he was head of Tammany, Kelly was able to determine the course of New York City elections, and he himself was city comptroller from 1876 to 1880. Upon retirement (1884) he yielded his political control to one of his lieutenants, Richard Croker Croker, Richard, 1841–1922, American politician, head of Tammany Hall from 1886 to 1902, b. Co. Cork, Ireland. He became prominent as Democratic leader of New York City's East Side and as an aide of John Kelly.
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See M. R. Werner, Tammany Hall (1932, repr. 1968).
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The interplay between these characters as they fight it out in the second half is priceless, with all credit to the foursome of Rachel Rae, Richard Kelly, John Edon and Louise Grantham respectively (all Lipa trained).
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM St James's Gardens, Liverpool ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
But the visitors played some great hockey, with chances falling to Luke Kelly, John Moscrop and Brett Kullar after some fluent play, although, as has so often been the case this season, they failed to capitalise on.
Howarth heroics prove in vain by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Maximums were in abundance this week with the tie between Mark Elkin and Colin Farrington containing two, one for each player, and there was also one each for Keith Kelly, John Burdett, Brendan Lysaght, Ian McFarlane, Carl Winters and Terry Blakemore.
Darts: County calamity leaves a battle to save status; DIARY by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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