- John J. Scannell
John J. Scannell was appointed the 1st Fire Commissioner of the "Consolidated"
City of New York by MayorRobert A. Van Wyck onJanuary 1 ,1898 and served in that position until the end of the Van Wyck Administration onDecember 31 ,1901 .Biography
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 ]References
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