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[[File:C2aa3d4b.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tammany Hall]]
[[File:C2aa3d4b.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tammany Hall]]
The '''Tammany Hall''' was a political club in New York City that largely controlled the [[Democratic Party]] in Manhattan from 1800 to the 1950s. Opponents, such as the [[Bourbon Democrats]], always called it corrupt, charging that it traded favors for votes.
The '''Tammany Hall''' was a political club in New York City that largely controlled the [[Democrat Party]] in Manhattan from 1800 to the 1950s. Opponents, such as the [[Bourbon Democrats]], always called it corrupt, charging that it traded favors for votes.
Most of Tammany's leaders were Irish Catholics, but the most notorious leader was a Protestant, William Tweed, in the 1860s.
Most of Tammany's leaders were Irish Catholics, but the most notorious leader was a Protestant, William Tweed, in the 1860s.