List of Irish-American mobsters by era

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This is a list of Irish-American mobsters by era which includes organized crime figures of predominantly Irish-American criminal organizations or individual mobsters from the early 1900s to the present.

Contents

[edit] Pre-Prohibition: c. 1880-1919

  • Richie Fitzpatrick (1880-1905) - a New York mobster and member of the Eastman Gang
  • Michael Cassius McDonald, "King Mike" (d. 1907) - an early organized crime figure in Chicago prior to Prohibition
  • Jim O'Leary, "Big Jim" (1860-1926) - a Chicago organized crime figure involved in illegal gambling

[edit] Prohibition: 1920-1933

[edit] Boston, Mass

  • Frank Wallace (d. 1931), a Boston mobster and leader of the Gustin Gang during Prohibition.
  • Dan Carrol, a Boston organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and illegal gambling

[edit] Chicago, Ill

  • Louis Alterie, "Two Gun" (1886-1935) - A Chicago mobster and member of the North Side Gang.
  • Maurice Enright, "Mossy" (d. 1920) - a Chicago labor racketeer associated with the North Side Gang
  • Frank McErlane (1894-1932), a Chicago mobster and partner of bootlegger Joseph "Polack Joe" Saltis
  • George Moran 1, "Bugs" (1891-1957) - a Chicago mobster and last leader of the North Side Gang
  • Dean O'Banion (1892-1924), Chicago mobster and founder of the North Side Mob
  • Edward O'Donnell, "Spike" (1890-1962) - a Chicago mobster and leader of the Southside O'Donnells during Prohibition
  • James M. Ragen (1881-1946) - a Chicago organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and illegal gambing
  • Roger Touhy (d. 1959), a Chicago mobster and bootlegger during Prohibition

[edit] New York, NY

  • Vincent Coll "Mad Dog" (1908-1932), a New York mobster and freelance enforcer during Prohibition[1]
  • Eddie Diamond, a New York mobster and brother of Jack "Legs" Diamond
  • Jack Diamond (1897-1931), a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
  • Bill Dwyer "Big Bill", a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
  • Vannie Higgins (1897-1932) - a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
  • Owney Madden, "The Killer" (1892-1965) - a New York organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and former leader of the Gopher Gang

[edit] St. Louis, Mo

  • William Colbeck, "Dinty" (1891-1943) - a St. Louis organized crime figure and one time leader of Egan's Rats
  • William Egan "Jellyroll" (d. 1923) - a St. Louis mobster and co-founder of Egan's Rats

[edit] Other cities

  • Danny Hogan, "Dapper" (1880-1928) - a organized crime figure involved in bootlegging in St. Paul during Prohibition
  • John Patrick Looney (1865-1947), a bootlegger and organized crime figure in northern Illinois during Prohibition
  • Danny Walsh (1893-1933), a prominent bootlegger and organized crime figure Providence during Prohibition

[edit] Post-WWII: 1934-1975

[edit] Boston, Mass

[edit] New York, NY

  • Harold Bowers, New York union leader involved in labor racketeering and associate of the Westies
  • Mickey Bowers, member of the Westies who worked with cousin Harold Bowers as a labor racketeer
  • Elmer Burke "Trigger" (d. 1958) - New York mobster and freelance assassin
  • George Donahue, New York labor racketeer
  • John M. Dunn "Cockeye", (d. 1949), a New York mobster and enforcer for labor racketeer Joe Ryan
  • Eddie McGrath, a New York organized crime figure who controlled the waterfront area and oversaw criminal activity in Hell's Kitchen during the 1940s
  • Hughie Mulligan, New York mobster and organized crime figure in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s
  • Joseph Ryan, "Boss Joe" - New York labor racketeer and organized crime figure
  • Andrew Sheridan, "Squint" (d. 1949) - a New York mobster and enforcer for labor racketeer Joe Ryan
  • Mickey Spillane (1934-1977), New York mobster and head of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s and 60s

[edit] Other cities

[edit] Modern : 1975-Present

[edit] Boston, Mass

  • James J. Bulger "Whitey" (b. 1929) - Boston mobster and former leader of the Winter Hill Gang
  • Ronald Dermody (b. 1965) - a Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
  • Arthur Doe, Jr. "Butchy" (b. 1960) - Boston mobster and son of mobster Arthur Doe, Sr.
  • Stephen Flemmi "The Rifleman" (b. 1935), a Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
  • Jimmy Flynn (b. 1934) - a Boston mobster and member of the Winter Hill Gang
  • Patrick Nee (b. 1943), Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
  • John Shea, "Red" (b. 1965) - a Boston mobster and member of the Winter Hill Gang
  • Kevin Weeks, "Two" (b. 1965) - Boston mobster affilited with the Winter Hill Gang and a later government witness

[edit] New York, NY

  • Edmund Boyle, "Eddie" (b. 1965) - Gambino crime family associate
  • Jimmy Burke, "Jimmy the Gent" (1931-1996) - a New York mobster and associate of the Lucchese crime family
  • James Coonan (b. 1947) - a New York mobster and leader of the Westies during the 1970s and 80s
  • Mickey Featherstone (b. 1947) - a New York mobster and member of the Westies
  • Henry Hill 1 (b. 1943) - a New York mobster and associate of the Lucchese crime family
  • Frank Sheeran, "The Irishman" (1920-2003) - an associate and freelance assassin for the Genovese crime family

[edit] Providence, RI

[edit] Birmingham, AL

  • Carlton C Russell "The General" - a Birmingham organized crime boss and under boss involved in gambling, white collar crime, and enforcement
  • William Snell "Little Man"- a Birmingham organized crime underboss involved in gambling, loan sharking, and blue collar crime

[edit] Footnotes

1 Is of mixed ethnicity.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Delap, Breandan. Mad Dog Coll: An Irish Gangster. Dublin: Mercier Press, 1999. ISBN 1-856-35291-9

[edit] Further reading

  • English, T.J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5
  • Fox, Stephen. Blood and Power: Organized Crime in Twentieth-Century America. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989. ISBN 0-688-04350-X
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