Florence Kelley :: Powers, Johnny
Chicago alderman Johnny Powers was born February 15, 1852 in Brannon, Kilkenny, Ireland. As an Irish immigrant, he was able to gain control of Chicago’s predominantly Irish19th Ward as a Democratic Party boss from 1888-1927.1 His involvement in the “Alder

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