Nucky Johnson

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Nucky Johnson was a powerful early 20th-century Atlantic City political boss and racketeer who dominated local politics and organized crime during Prohibition.

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instanceOf American politician ⓘ
organized crime figure ⓘ
political boss ⓘ
racketeer ⓘ
activity organized crime ⓘ
political patronage ⓘ
vote buying ⓘ
basedIn Atlantic City, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic City
birthDate 1883-01-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Smithville, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
burialPlace Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
linked to: Egg Harbor Township
chargeDate 1941 ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
controlled Atlantic City Boardwalk concessions ⓘ
Republican Party machine in Atlantic County ⓘ
local law enforcement in Atlantic City ⓘ
convictedOf tax evasion ⓘ
countryOfActivity United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1968-12-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
eraOfProminence 1910s ⓘ
1920s ⓘ
early 1930s ⓘ
fullName Enoch Lewis Johnson ⓘ
givenName Enoch ⓘ
incarceratedAt Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary ⓘ
influenced political structure of Atlantic County, New Jersey ⓘ
inPopularCulture inspiration for the character Nucky Thompson in the television series Boardwalk Empire ⓘ
nickname Nucky ⓘ
notableFor controlling Atlantic City politics during Prohibition ⓘ
involvement in bootlegging ⓘ
involvement in gambling operations ⓘ
involvement in prostitution rackets ⓘ
occupation political boss ⓘ
politician ⓘ
racketeer ⓘ
sheriff ⓘ
politicalParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
positionHeld Atlantic County Republican Party leader ⓘ
Atlantic County treasurer ⓘ
Sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey ⓘ
regionOfInfluence South Jersey ⓘ
relative Smith E. Johnson ⓘ
releaseDate 1945 ⓘ
residence Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic City
sentence 10 years in federal prison ⓘ
spouse Florence Osbeck ⓘ
Mabel Jeffries ⓘ
stateOfActivity New Jersey ⓘ
timePeriod Prohibition era ⓘ

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Atlantic City Conference → organizedBy → Nucky Johnson ⓘ