Timothy Sullivan

Timothy D. Sullivan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1903 – July 27, 1906
Preceded by	Thomas J. Creamer
Succeeded by	Daniel J. Riordan
Constituency	8th district
In office March 4, 1913 – August 31, 1913
Preceded by	Jefferson M. Levy
Succeeded by	George W. Loft
Constituency	13th district
Member of the New York Senate
In office January 1, 1894 – December 31, 1902
Preceded by	Thomas F. Cunningham
Succeeded by	John C. Fitzgerald
Constituency	9th district (1894–95) 11th district (1896–1902)
In office January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1912
Preceded by	William Sohmer
Succeeded by	John C. Fitzgerald
Constituency	12th district
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 2nd New York County district
In office January 1, 1887 – December 31, 1893
Preceded by	Thomas Maher
Succeeded by	Michael J. Callahan
Personal details
Born	Timothy Daniel Sullivan (1862-07-23)July 23, 1862 Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died	August 31, 1913(1913-08-31) (aged 51) Bronx, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
Political party	Democratic

Timothy Daniel Sullivan (July 23, 1862 – August 31, 1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent leader within Tammany Hall. He was known euphemistically as "Dry Dollar", as the "Big Feller", and later as "Big Tim" because of his physical stature. He amassed a large fortune as a businessman running vaudeville and legitimate theaters, as well as nickelodeons, race tracks, and athletic clubs.

Sullivan in 1911 pushed through the legislature the Sullivan Act, an early gun control measure. He was a strong supporter of organized labor and women's suffrage. The newspapers depicted Big Tim as the spider in the center of the web, mentioning his criminal activities and his control over gambling in the city. Welch says that "assigning the role of vice lord to Sullivan gave Tammany's enemies a weapon to be wielded in every municipal election between 1886 and 1912".^[1]