The Downfall Dictionary
Cataloging the past political scandals of the United States.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Charles A. Hayes: bounced out
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Image from bioguide.congress.gov Before he came to the House of Representatives as an elected member, Charles Arthur Hayes appeared in Congr...
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Warren T. McCray: signing off
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Image from in.gov Before he entered state government, Warren Terry McCray was known by a royal nickname: the "Hereford Cattle King....
Sunday, April 25, 2010
John W. Hunter: giving the lie
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Image from National Magazine The first scandal to put John Ward Hunter's name down in newsprint involved a much more serious charge t...
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Marshall Tate Polk: almost south of the border
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Image from findagrave.com The conclusion of the attempted flight of Marshall Tate Polk Jr. from the country sounds like it could have...
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Jefferson Smith: freed by filibuster
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Image from suntimes.com Americans accused of a crime or malfeasance are innocent until proven guilty, but inevitably the very fact that a ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Arthur Brown: second time unlucky
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Image from historytogo.utah.gov By some reports, the dissolution of Arthur Brown's first marriage was punctuated by a gunshot. Unlike ...
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