Christopher Augustine Buckley Sr., commonly referred to as Blind Boss Buckley, was a saloonkeeper and Democratic Party political boss in San Francisco, California. Though he never held public office,
"Mythology Up To Date," a political cartoon published in The Wasp depicting Buckley as Orpheus, September 22, 1894
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The Wasp, also known as The Illustrated Wasp, The San Francisco Illustrated Wasp, The Wasp News-Letter and the San Francisco News- Letter Wasp, was an American weekly satirical magazine based in San F
Christopher Augustine Buckley
…Buckley ruled the San Francisco Democratic Party apparatus in the late 19th century. Biography "Mythology Up To Date," a political cartoon published in The Wasp depicting Buckley as Orpheus, September 22, 1894 Buckley arrived with his family in San Francisco in 1862. His father was an Irish immigrant stonemason…
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