Timothy Daniel "Big Tim" Sullivan (July 23, 1862 - August 31, 1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent figure within Tammany Hall. Known as "King of the Tenderloin" of the then-vice-district Times Square, he controlled much of the city's criminal activities for much of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wikipedia
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...SULLIVAN, Timothy Daniel, (1862 - 1913) SULLIVAN, Timothy Daniel, a Representative from New York; born in New York City July 23, 1862; attended public schools; businessman, real estate and ... bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001061
Born to poor Irish parents in the notorious Five Points neighborhood, as an adult "Big" Tim Sullivan successfully cultivated careers in business and politics. www.tenement.org/encyclopedia/irish_tammany.htm