Tom Dennison (other)
Tom Dennison may refer to: * Tom Dennison (political boss) (1859–1934), political boss in Omaha, Nebraska in the early 1900s * Tom Dennison (One Life to Live), character from the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' {{hndis, name=Dennison, Tom ...
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Tom Dennison (political Boss)
Tom Dennison, known as Pickhandle or Old Grey Wolf, (October 26, 1858 – February 14, 1934) was an American political boss and racketeer in Omaha, Nebraska. A politically savvy, culturally astute gambler, Dennison was in charge of the city's wide crime rings, including prostitution, gambling and bootlegging in the 1920s.Beerman, B.J. (2004) Where the hell is Omaha?'' AmericanMafia.Com Retrieved 6/18/07. Dennison is credited with electing "Cowboy" James Dahlman mayor of Omaha eight times, and when losing an election, inciting the Omaha Race Riot of 1919 in retribution against the candidate who won.(nd"Dennison's Political Machine" NebraskaStudies.org. Retrieved 6/21/07. Early life The son of Irish immigrants, Tom Dennison came to Nebraska from Iowa in 1860 at the age of two. When he was young, Dennison traveled throughout the West as a prospector, saloon-keeper, gambler and robber. Dennison had owned and operated gambling houses such as the Opera House Gambling Saloon in Leadv ...
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