| |  | Gordon Weaver Browning (November 22, 1895-May 23, 1976) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States Congress and was... |  | John N. Ford (born May 3, 1942) is a funeral director, insurance agent, and consultant in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a former Democratic member of... |  | Richard Joseph Daley was the longest-serving mayor of Chicago. He served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago and is... |  | Matthew Stanley Quay (September 30, 1833 - May 28, 1904) was an immensely powerful Pennsylvania political boss; "kingmaker" (Benjamin Harrison,... |  | Thomas Joseph Pendergast (July 22, 1873 - January 26, 1945) controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri as a political boss. "Boss Tom"... |  | Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 - December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He... |  | Pat Marcy (d. 1993) was a legendary political boss with great influence over the Illinois Democratic Party. According to Federal prosecutors, as... |  | Robert Cooley (b. 1943) is a former mob lawyer, government informant and author of the 2004 autobiography "When Corruption Was King". Born to an... |  | Alexander Robey Shepherd, better known as Boss Shepherd, was one of the most controversial and influential civic leaders in the history of... |  | Jim Nance McCord (March 17, 1879 - September 2, 1968) was Governor of Tennessee from 1945 to 1949. A Tennessee native, he was the long-term editor... | |
