John J. Scannell

John J. Scannell

John J. Scannell was appointed the 1st Fire Commissioner of the "Consolidated" City of New York by Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck on January 1, 1898 and served in that position until the end of the Van Wyck Administration on December 31, 1901.

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He had a brother, Edward A. Scannell, who on Christmas Eve, 1875 killed Henry Wilson. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Chief Croker's Assailant May Now Get a Double Dose of Justice. For Shooting Henry Wilson in 1875 He May Be Punished in Connection with the Attack on the Fire Chief. |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=990CE3D7173CE433A25756C1A96F9C94649ED7CF |quote=Edward A. Scannell, brother of John J. Scannell, the Tammany leader, and ex-Fire Commissioner, feels badly over the discovery of the box full of old indictments, found a week ago yesterday by attaches of the District Attorney's office. It developed yesterday that among the indictments was one against Scannell for a deadly assault committed Christmas Eve, 1875, on an inoffensive stranger named Henry Wilson. |publisher=New York Times |date= |accessdate=2008-06-30 ]

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