Michael P. Mahoney
Attempted to assassinate Mayor John Purroy Mitchel of New York City
About Michael P. Mahoney
Lived 1842 – 1925 (aged 83).
Michael P. Mahoney (March 17, 1842 – April 10, 1925) attempted to assassinate Mayor John Purroy Mitchel of New York City on April 17, 1914.
At 1:30 pm on April 17, 1914, the 71-year-old Mahoney fired his gun at Mitchel as he entered his car to go to lunch. The bullet missed and hit Frank Lyon Polk, New York City's corporation counsel in the chin. His predecessor, Mayor William Jay Gaynor, had been shot by a disgruntled former city employee in 1910.
In 1914, Mahoney was incarcerated in the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
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Who was Michael P. Mahoney?
attempted to assassinate Mayor John Purroy Mitchel of New York City
When was Michael P. Mahoney born?
Michael P. Mahoney was born on 17 March 1842.
When did Michael P. Mahoney die?
Michael P. Mahoney died on 10 April 1925 in New York City.
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