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John A. Hennessy (1859 - April 22, 1951), was a newspaper editor and a special investigator for Governor Sulzer in the Tammany Hall corruption trial of 1913.

Biography

He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1893 (Kings Co., 8th D.), 1894 and 1895 (both Kings Co., 2nd D.).

He died on April 22, 1951, in Brooklyn.

References

1. "Hennessy, The Man Who Beat Tammany". The Independent (New York). Vol. 76. 1917. pp. 304–306. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
2. "Hennessy Makes New Graft Charges. Seeks Indictment At Buffalo Of Leader Fitzpatrick And Three Highway Officials". The New York Times. September 10, 1913. Retrieved 2010-03-07. Following a conference with District Attorney Wesley A. Dudley, John A. Hennessy, Gov. Sulzer's special investigator, gave out a statement to-night in which he said that evidence had been submitted alleging fraudulent highway work involving William H. Fitzpatrick, Democratic County Chairman; J.P. Morrissey, Division Engineer of the Highway Department; William J. Reardon, ex-Superintendent of Repairs in Erie County, and Charles Hahn, foreman of laborers.
3. "Editor Who Fought Graft Dies In N.Y. John A. Hennessy, 93, Played Big Role in Exposing Corruption". Hartford Courant. Apr 23, 1951. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010-03-07. ... died at his Brooklyn home today, ...
4. "John A. Hennessy". Los Angeles Times. Apr 23, 1951. John A. Hennessy, 83, crusading newspaperman who exposed graft and corruption in New York City in the early 1900s, died at his ...

External links

• John A. Hennessy from the Library of Congress at Flickr

• 1859 births
• 1951 deaths
• Members of the New York State Assembly
• Politicians from Brooklyn
• 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature