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May 29, 1884 - Tommy Gagliano

Among the Five Families that shaped organized crime in New York City, Gagliano stands out for the quiet efficiency with which he held power — leading what would become the Lucchese family for roughly two decades while maintaining an unusually low profile by the standards of his contemporaries.

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Thomas Gagliano (born Tommaso Gagliano, Italian: [tomˈmaːzo ɡaʎˈʎaːno]; May 29, 1883 − February 16, 1951) was an Italian-born American mobster and boss of what U.S. federal authorities would later designate as the Lucchese crime family, one of the "Five Families" of New York City. He was a low-profile boss for over two decades. His successor was his longtime loyalist and underboss, Tommy Lucchese.

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