John Kelly

"Honest John" Kelly
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"Honest John" Kelly  was Tammany Hall's 1st Irish Catholic leader was a career politician whose nickname resulted from success in his earlier position as NY Sheriff, a post where the salary consisted of a portion of fees collected, in his case $800,000 by 1867.

Born, Apr 20, 1822
Died, June 1, 1886
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