Timothy Sullivan (politician)

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Timothy Daniel Sullivan (born July 23, 1862 in New York City , † August 31, 1913 there ) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1906 and in 1913 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Timothy Sullivan attended public schools in his home country. He began his professional career as a shoe shiner and newspaper seller in Manhattan . Soon he rose in the business world. When he was around 25 he owned or partnered in six saloons. Politically he became a member of the Democratic Party and the in New York City very influential and corrupt Tammany Hall organization. For this he controlled the Low East Side. In doing so, he built his own political network. He has also been involved in illegal activities such as voting and betting fraud or illegal gambling. At times he even controlled most of the crime in New York City through his influence on the gangs of the time. In addition, he became a successful businessman in the real estate industry, in the theater business, in boxing and horse racing. The legal and illegal business were interwoven. Sullivan also used his position of power for a political career. From 1886 to 1894 he was a member of the New York State Assembly and from 1894 to 1903 and between 1909 and 1912 he was a member of the local Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1902 , Timothy Sullivan was elected as a candidate for his party in the eighth constituency of New York state in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Thomas J. Creamer on March 4, 1903 . After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on July 27, 1906 . In 1912 he was re-elected to Congress in the 13th constituency. The legislature began on March 4, 1913, but Sullivan did not attend any more sessions. At this point he was already in the tertiary stage of syphilis . He died on August 31, 1913 under mysterious circumstances. Sullivan was run over by a train. It remained open whether he had already been laid dead on the tracks or whether it was suicide. This means that neither murder nor suicide can be ruled out.

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