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John Morrissey (February 12, 1831 – May 1, 1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish American politician, bare-knuckle boxing champion, and criminal. He was born in 1831 in Ireland. His parents moved to New York State when he was a young child.
Apr 5, 2024 · Learn about John Morrissey, a Tipperary-born fighter who became a US Congressman and a rival of Bill the Butcher. Find out his boxing career, his role in Tammany Hall and his legacy in Saratoga Springs.
Feb 12, 2021 · John Morrissey was born in Ireland on February 12th, in 1831. As a result of bigoted attacks by his political enemies being carried forward by later writers like Herbert Asbury in Gangs of New York (1928), he’s been falsely accused of being in criminal league with Tammany Hall, for leading “the dead rabbits gang,” and for being involved ...
A fighting spirit will get you a long way in politics, as John Morrissey’s life shows. He was born in 1831 in Co Tipperary, the family emigrating shortly afterwards to settle in Troy, New York.
History, Sociology. An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prodigious gambler, John Morrissey was -- if nothing else -- an unlikely ca...
Apr 6, 2024 · John Morrissey, who was born in Tem‐ plemore, Co Tipperary, may be the most interesting Irish immigrant that you’ve never heard of. Morrissey lived the real-life story of the world portrayed in the 2002 film "Gangs of New York" - he defended Irish immi‐ grants from nativist anti-Catholics like Bill the Butcher and his Bowery Boys.
Dec 18, 2023 · John Morrissey's life and legacy have often been misrepresented due to historical biases held by his political adversaries and perpetuated by later authors like Herbert Asbury...
