Tessie Wall
Deceased Person
1869 – 1932
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Who was Tessie Wall?
Teresa Susan Donohue, better known as Tessie Wall was an American madam who owned and operated brothels in San Francisco, California from 1898 to 1917. She was married to gambler and political boss Frank Daroux, whom she attempted to kill in 1917 as he sought to divorce her. In the 1920s she was the unofficial "Queen" of the annual Policeman's Balls that were held at the Civic Auditorium. She was the most successful madam in San Francisco in the early 20th-century.
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- Born
- May 1, 1869
San Francisco - Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Irish people
- Profession
- Died
- 1932
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on July 23, 2013
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