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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 · John Morrissey, who was born in Templemore, 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...
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 ...
Feb 21, 2018 · 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.
Sep 10, 2013 · As Saratoga Springs celebrates 150 years of thoroughbred racing, Liz O’Connell tells the tale of John Morrissey, an Irish immigrant who organized, operated and had the vision to develop what is now one of the world’s greatest racecourses.
Dec 18, 2023 · A political John Morrissey. Politically, Morrissey started as an antagonist to the local political chieftains in New York's Fifth Ward. His political career did not align with the notorious...
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.
