Abraham Ruef (September 2, 1864 – February 29, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician. He gained notoriety as the corrupt political boss behind the administration of Mayor Eugene …

Few figures in San Francisco’s history are as interesting, or as enigmatic, as that of its turn-of-the-century city boss, Abe Ruef. Born Abraham Rueff (he eventually dropped the second “f”) in …

Lawyer Abe Ruef was the political boss behind the graft at the center of the prosecution. S.F. Mayor James Phelan lost his fourth contest for the office to Musician's Union President …

2018年5月14日 · Abraham Ruef. An American political boss in San Francisco, Abraham Ruef (1864-1936) was convicted of bribery in a famous antigraft trial. Abraham Ruef, the son of …

This article explores the trials of Abraham Ruef, the (in)famous founder and boss for the Union Labor Party for the Eugene Schmitz mayoral administration in San Francisco, on charges of …

Abe Ruef was an unpaid attorney for the mayor's office, but everyone knew he was the power behind the throne. He wrote most of the mayor's official papers and conducted an ongoing …

Labor Leader. He was an influential political manipulator in San Francisco during the turn of the 20th century. He funded and supported the election of Eugene Schmitz (thought by many to …

Ruef, Abraham (Abe Ruef) ro͞of [key], 1864–1936, American political boss, b. San Francisco. He practiced law in San Francisco after 1886 and became a familiar figure in San Francisco ward …

2018年5月16日 · Back in the waning days of the Barbary Coast, Abe Ruef was the man who got his hands dirty. Ruef’s mastery of backroom dealings earned this smalltime attorney the …

foster father, Abraham Ruef, was thoughtfully calculating its possibilities and its weaknesses. He observed that its original leaders were inept, but he decided that it might succeed if given the …