1831 - 1878
John Morrissey American Boxing
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First Name |
John
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Last Name |
Morrissey
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Birthday |
12th February, 1831
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Birthplace |
Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
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Died |
1st May, 1878
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Place of Death |
Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
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Build |
Athletic
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Boxer, Gang leader, and Politician
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Occupation |
Boxing
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John Morrissey (February 12, 1831 – May 1, 1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish-born American, whose parents moved to New York State when he was a young child. In the early 1850s he went to San Francisco at the time of the California Gold Rush. In California he became a bare-knuckle boxer and on his return to New York, he challenged and defeated "Yankee Sullivan", who was then recognized as the American boxing champion. He became a professional gambler, owning gambling houses in New York City in the 1850s and 1860s. He became a U.S. Congressman from New York, between 1867 and 1871, backed by Tammany Hall. However, he later fell out with the Tammany Hall political machine and became Democratic State Senator for New York between 1876 and 1878, running as an anti-Tammany candidate.
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