William Tweed

William Magear "Boss" Tweed (1823–1878) was an American politician and head of Tammany Hall, the name given to the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the history of 19th century New York City politics. He was convicted and eventually imprisoned for stealing millions of dollars from the city through political corruption and graft. He was of Scottish-Irish descent.

President Joe Steele lived by an axiom attributed to Tweed: "It doesn't matter who votes, it's who counts the votes."