Peter B. Sweeny
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Peter Barr Sweeny was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Peter B. Sweeny.
Political cartoon depicting Sweeny's return to New York following the collapse of the Tweed Ring. The cartoon shows Sweeny reading the bulletin board showing various municipal scandals of the era with Sweeny saying "By gosh! It's the same old place!"
Picture of Peter Barr Sweeny's Grave
A. Oakey Hall
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Abraham Oakey Hall was an American politician, lawyer, and writer who served as Mayor of New York City from 1869 to 1872. He twice served as the New York County District Attorney from 1855 to 1858 and
Peter B. Sweeny
…1858, elected on the Democratic ticket in November 1857, but resigned due to ill health. Sweeny was City Chamberlain and Park Commissioner under Mayor A. Oakey Hall. He became notorious as a central figure in the ring that controlled Tammany Hall, and was depicted prominently in Thomas Nast's cartoons alongside…
Abraham Oakey Hall, c. 1870