Daniel J. "Danny" O'Leary (January 30, 1900 - August 15, 1928) was an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
Philadelphia mobster involved in bootlegging who, a rival of
Maxie "Boo Boo" Hoff throughout Prohibition, would struggle for dominance among the many gangs of Philadelphia's underworld. His death, only six days after his participation in the gangland slaying of
Hugh "Hughie" McLoon, would mark the beginning of gang wars during the late 1920s eventually leading to a Special August Grand Jury investigating corruption and influence of organized crime in the city.
References
Further reading
*English, T.J. ''Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster''. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oleary, Daniel
1900 births
1928 deaths
American gangsters
Murdered American gangsters of Irish descent
Gangsters from Philadelphia
Prohibition-era gangsters
People murdered in Pennsylvania