Tom Pendergast

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American politician (1872-1945)

United States PoliticiansLived 1872 to 1945 · aged 72

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Thomas Joseph Pendergast, also known as T. J. Pendergast, was an American political boss who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, from 1925 to 1939.

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Pendergast ruled from the second floor of the nondescript yellow brick building at 1908 Main Street. The adjacent Monroe Hotel was also owned by Pendergast and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The photo is from August 2006.

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