1. Patrick A Nash was a political boss in the early and mid-twentieth century in Chicago and Cook County.
18 Facts About Patrick Nash
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Patrick Nash was in large part responsible for consolidating elements of the Cook County Democratic Party into a political machine.
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Patrick Nash evolved from a local sewage contractor to a political boss by carefully selecting his political allies.
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Patrick Nash became a ward committeeman under Roger Sullivan, an earlier Chicago political boss.
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Patrick Nash remained in place for more than 40 years and earned more than $14 million from work for the Chicago Sanitary district.
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In 1925, city contracts for Patrick Nash Brothers resulted in Patrick Nash having one of the ten highest incomes in the city of Chicago.
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Patrick Nash was active in Chicago politics from the early twentieth century.
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Patrick Nash was first appointed to political office in 1915, when he served on the Cook County Board of Assessors.
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Patrick Nash ran for reelection in 1924, supported by the Chicago teachers' union, but lost in an election in which the Democrats were swept from office by the Republicans, and never ran for public office again.
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Patrick Nash did continue to run for Democratic party offices and served as a ward committeeman for the 14th Ward and later for the 28th Ward.
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Patrick Nash was said to have represented the professional, and less narrowly ethnic, wing of the Irish contingent, which would help him to expand the party base.
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Patrick Nash held the position from 1931 until his death in 1943.
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The political machine Patrick Nash built up with Kelly's help survived until four years after Patrick Nash's death.
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Patrick Nash was viewed by politicians as fair and scrupulously honest.
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Patrick Nash provided financial resources and Kelly served as its front.
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Patrick Nash gained the support of Nash and the Cook County Democratic Party for the original nomination.
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In 1940, Patrick Nash offered his support to Louie Lewis, who was running for lieutenant governor in the Democratic primary.
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Patrick Nash was a fan of horse racing, and owned a stables, Shannon Farm.