John Morrissey
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 146 years ago |
Date of birth | February 12,1831 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Templemore |
Ireland | |
Date of died | May 1,1878 |
Died | Saratoga Springs |
New York | |
United States | |
Buried | St Peter's Cemetery, Troy, New York, United States |
Party | Democratic Party |
Martial art | Boxing |
Books | Brandy for Heroes: A Biography of the Honorable John Morrissey, Champion Heavyweight of America and State Senator |
Place of burial | St Peter's Cemetery, Troy, New York, United States |
Founded | Dead Rabbits |
Previous position | New York State Senator (1878–1878), New York State Senator (1876–1877), Representative (1867–1871) |
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ID | 610665 |
John Morrissey Life story
John Morrissey, also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish American politician, bare-knuckle boxing champion, and criminal. He was born in 1831 in Ireland. His parents moved to New York State when he was a young child. In the early 1850s, he went to San Francisco at the time of the California Gold Rush.