The Boy Mayor of New York: John Purroy Mitchel and the shocking election of 1913 - The Bowery Boys: New York City History

The Boy Mayor of New York: John Purroy Mitchel and the shocking election of 1913 - The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Above: John Purroy Mitchel, the ‘boy mayor’, in 1910 PODCAST As New York City enters the final stages of this year’s mayoral election, let’s look back on a decidedly more unusual contest 110 years ago, pitting Tammany Hall and their estranged ally (Mayor William Jay Gaynor) up against a baby-faced newcomer, the (second) youngest man… Read More The post The Boy Mayor of New York: John Purroy Mitchel and the shocking election of 1913 appeared firs…