Morrissey, John

Self taught Irish immigrant, Tammany hall enforcer, gang leader, professional prizefighter, entrepreneur, and two term member of Congress from New York's Fifth District.

Life Span
to
    Full name
    John Morrissey
    Place of Birth
    Burial Place
    Birth Date Certainty
    Exact
    Death Date Certainty
    Exact
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Origins
    Free State
    No. of Spouses
    1
    Family

    Susan Smith (wife)

    Occupation
    Politician
    Businessman
    Other
    Other Occupation
    Professional boxer
    Relation to Slavery
    White non-slaveholder
    Church or Religious Denomination
    Catholic (Roman or Irish)
    Political Parties
    Democratic
    Government
    US House of Representatives
    State legislature
    Local government
    How to Cite This Page: "Morrissey, John," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/47233.