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Stop them damn pictures! I don’t care what the papers write about me. My constituents can’t read. But, damn it, they can see the pictures!
Boss Tweed
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Boss Tweed
Age: 55 †
Born: 1823
Born: April 3
Died: 1878
Died: April 12
Politician
Manhattan borough
New York City
William M. Tweed
William M Tweed
Boss Tweed
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