Tom Pendergast
Politician
1873 – 1945
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Who was Tom Pendergast?
Thomas Joseph Pendergast was a political boss who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri from approximately 1925 to 1939. "Boss Tom" Pendergast gave workers jobs and helped elect politicians, becoming wealthy in the process. He was eventually convicted of income tax evasion and served 15 months in a Federal prison.
Pendergast was a patron of the early political career of Harry S. Truman, a fact that caused some controversy after Truman became Vice President and then President.
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- Born
- Jul 22, 1873
Saint Joseph - Siblings
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- St. Mary's College, Kansas
- Lived in
- Missouri
- Died
- Jan 26, 1945
Kansas City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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