For other people named Timothy Sullivan, see Timothy Sullivan (disambiguation).
Timothy D. Sullivan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1903 – July 27, 1906
Preceded by
Thomas J. Creamer
Succeeded by
Daniel J. Riordan
Constituency
8th district
In office March 4, 1913 – August 31, 1913
Preceded by
Jefferson M. Levy
Succeeded by
George W. Loft
Constituency
13th district
Member of the New York Senate
In office January 1, 1894 – December 31, 1902
Preceded by
Thomas F. Cunningham
Succeeded by
John C. Fitzgerald
Constituency
9th district (1894–95) 11th district (1896–1902)
In office January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1912
Preceded by
William Sohmer
Succeeded by
John C. Fitzgerald
Constituency
12th district
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 2nd New York County district
In office January 1, 1887 – December 31, 1893
Preceded by
Thomas Maher
Succeeded by
Michael J. Callahan
Personal details
Born
Timothy Daniel Sullivan
(1862-07-23)July 23, 1862 Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died
August 31, 1913(1913-08-31) (aged 51) Bronx, New York, U.S.
Resting place
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
Political party
Democratic
Timothy Daniel Sullivan (July 23, 1862 – August 31, 1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent leader within Tammany Hall. He was known euphemistically as "Dry Dollar", as the "Big Feller", and later as "Big Tim" because of his physical stature. He amassed a large fortune as a businessman running vaudeville and legitimate theaters, as well as nickelodeons, race tracks, and athletic clubs.
Sullivan in 1911 pushed through the legislature the Sullivan Act, an early gun control measure. He was a strong supporter of organized labor and women's suffrage. The newspapers depicted Big Tim as the spider in the center of the web, mentioning his criminal activities and his control over gambling in the city. Welch says that "assigning the role of vice lord to Sullivan gave Tammany's enemies a weapon to be wielded in every municipal election between 1886 and 1912".[1]
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