1874 New York City mayoral election

May 2026 May 2026 1874 New York City mayoral election Presidential no 1872 New York City mayoral election 1872 1876 New York City mayoral election 1876 November 3, 1874 150x150px William H. Wickham 2.jpg William H. Wickham Democratic Party (US) 70,071 53.39% Salem Howe Wales - NYSPPM 3 138 (cropped).jpg Salem H. Wales Republican Party (US) 36,953 28.15% Ottendorfer1.jpg Oswald Ottendorfer Independent Democratic 24,226 18.46% Mayor William F. Havemeyer Republican Party (US) William H. Wickham Democratic Party (US) The 1874 New York City mayoral election took place on November 3, 1874, to elect the Mayor of New York City. William H. Wickham, a diamond merchant and member of the Committee of Seventy backed by Tammany Hall, beat Republican nominee Salem H. Wales and Independent Democratic candidate Oswald Ottendorfer. Background Previously in September 1874, Tammany "Boss" John Kelly was in dispute with Republican mayor William F. Havemeyer over the mayor's appointment of several office holders in the city, which were opposed by the Board of Aldermen. Eventually Havemeyer, in a letter to Kelly released to the press, accused him of corruption during his time as Sheriff. Kelly sued Havemeyer for libel. However on November 30, the day the suit was to come to trial, Havemeyer fell dead of apoplexy in his office. Economic downturn during the Panic of 1873, Mayor Havemeyer's subsequent cutting of public works, and the unpopularity of the Grant Administration led to many working-class voters defecting from the Republicans to Tammany Hall. Out of the 24,500 mechanics in the city during the Winter of 1873-74, it was estimated 15,000 were unemployed. Tammany capitalized on the opportunity to paint itself as sympathetic with workers, declaring itself in favor of giving public employment to the workers and heavily campaigned in the poorer districts of the city.Allen 1993 157-161The Project Gutenberg eBook, The History of Tammany Hall, by Gustavus Myers https://www.gutenberg.org/files/53115/53115-h/53115-h.htm#CHAPTER_XXII Project GutenbergThe Tammany Hall County Convention Yesterday https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1874-10-11/ed-1/?sp=7&q=&r=-0.028,-0.078,0.536,0.332,0 Library of CongressTHE ELECTIONS https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1874-11-04/ed-1/?sp=7&q=&r=-0.046,-0.037,1.107,0.686,0 Library of Congress General election Results 1874 New York City Mayoral ElectionThe Tribune almanac and political register 1870-1877 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924012464594&seq=596 HathiTrust Democratic Party (US) William H. Wickham 70,071 53.39% Republican Party (US) Salem H. Wales 36,953 28.15% Independent Democratic Oswald Ottendorfer 24,226 18.46% 131,250 100.00% References Bibliography Allen Oliver E. https://archive.org/details/tigerrisefalloft00alle/page/148/mode/2up The Tiger: The Rise And Fall Of Tammany Hall Addison-Wesley 1993 978-0-201-62463-2 registration 1874 New York City Category:Tammany Hall Category:November 1874 in the United States