William Mooney

United States Revolutionary War soldier

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Tammany Hall

  • Thomas Nast: Tammany Hall politics
    In Tammany Hall: Origin

    To resist these influences, William Mooney, an upholsterer in New York City, founded the Society of St. Tammany, or Columbian Order, in 1786. The group was formally organized under bylaws and a constitution on May 12, 1789, a few days after the inauguration of George Washington as the first…

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