Machine party boss, brewery owner Daniel P. O'Connell 1885-11-13 – 1977-02-28 Albany County Democratic boss from the early 1920s until his death. Named vice president of Hedrick's by Dewey in 1938 and president by the Chicago Tribune in 1944. Called free beer 'honest graft' and took no salary from the failing brewery in 1963. 1234 Solid