American Mobsters – John Morrissey (Old Smoke)
Johnny Morrissey started out as a feared bare-knuckle boxer, but later became a gang member and leg-breaker for Tammany Hall politicians. Morrissey was born in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1831. The famous potato famine was in his infancy, but his parents saw the writing on the wall. They emigrated to the United States in 1833, settling in Troy, New […]
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