179:. Before entering politics, Meehan ran his family's paving business and was known as a local basketball star. Beginning as an insurgent within the city's Republican Party, he soon won the favor of party bosses and climbed the ranks of Philadelphia's Republican organization. Meehan served two terms as county sheriff from 1944 to 1952 and was recognized as the unofficial head of the Republican Party in Philadelphia in the 1950s. He remained an influential party member until his death in 1961. He was the father of
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354:—this time for district attorney and mayor, respectively—and painted Meehan and his associates as irredeemably corrupt while endorsing the recently approved city charter. The campaign was successful and led reform-minded voters to abandon the Republican Party, resulting in sweeping losses in the 1951 mayoral and council races. The Democrats won nearly every election on the ballot in 1951, including sheriff. Meehan did not run for a third term.
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Republicans as Dilworth succeeded Clark as mayor. The next year, Meehan backed David E. Watson—against whom he had run in the primary for city treasurer in 1937—for city committee chair; Watson defeated Duffy, who was Meade's choice for reelection. Watson died four
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Philadelphia Republicans for years to come, and many would recall his mix of friendliness and political acumen. Austin Meehan Middle School in Northeast Philadelphia was named for him at the behest of his one-time rival, Richardson Dilworth. Meehan's son Billy
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Republican slots on the city's voter registration committee. Meehan immediately found himself at odds with the party organization, saying later that year that the "dead heads" in the party must be removed from power if they hoped to win the election that year. He soon
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as the remaining powers in the party organization. Meehan's wealth gave him some advantage over the other two, but none of the three was strong enough to control the entire organization, and intra-party feuding was often the result—as was an increase in "indiscriminate graft," according to author
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Meehan, by this time elected the leader of the 35th Ward
Republicans, continued his independent streak into the early 1940s. In 1941, he ran for the Republican nomination for city controller. Meehan represented the so-called "insurgent Republicans" against the party hierarchy, but he also had the
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saw Meade and Meehan enter rival slates in the primaries, with Meade's faction coming out on top. Meehan backed the primary victors in the general election, and the result was a surprise victory in the city controller and register of wills offices that were on the ballot that year. After the
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Kelly lost the 1935 election, and Meehan resigned his seat on the registration committee. Meehan never again backed a
Democrat for office, but he remained a thorn in the side of the Republican party regulars. In 1937, he ran for city treasurer against the organization-backed candidate,
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called the development "encouraging," writing that Meehan's business acumen, community work, and civic-mindedness would make him a "tower of strength" on the
November ballot. Meehan was unopposed in the primary and won easily in the general election that fall, defeating Democrat
339:, mounted another campaign focused on corruption. Dilworth claimed that Meehan was bribed by the local utility companies, though he did not present any evidence of the charge. Meehan dismissed the two Democrats as "Dilly and Silly". He and Meade drew attention to the
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October 1961, Meehan suffered a heart attack. He was taken to Holy Redeemer Hospital, but died without regaining consciousness. 50,000 people turned out for his viewing before a funeral Mass at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic church in
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Although he had come to office as an outsider, allegations of insider corruption were made about Meehan. Similar accusations about the entire
Republican organization led many independent voters to shift toward the opposition. The Democratic candidate for mayor,
347:, as well as over the air on radio and television. The debate soon turned to an exchange of insults, with the personal morals of both politicians being criticized. Unlike in 1947, the Democrats won all of the races on the ballot by 100,000-vote majorities.
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Meehan played on some of the early professional basketball teams around the city, including the
Philadelphia 50 Club, St. Henry, and Shanahan. Local sports writers awarded Meehan the credit for Shanahan's defeat of the city's dominant team, the
195:'s 37th ward. In 1917, he married Jane McNulty, with whom he would later have four sons and four daughters. From the age of 14, Meehan worked for his father, a paving contractor with his own increasingly successful business.
207:, including sponsoring youth sports. Financial success from his contracting business gave him independence, and Meehan entered politics at an early age, often sparring with the Republican Party establishment in the city.
224:, who had supported him for the job, and considered a run for sheriff or for Crossan's seat on city council. Meehan and Crossan later reconciled, but Meehan bucked the party by throwing his support to
248:). Meehan lost by a two-to-one margin in the primary. After publicly toying with leaving the party, Meehan backed Watson and the rest of the Republican slate in the general election that November.
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Morrison (January 2003). "Reform in Philadelphia: Joseph S. Clark, Richardson Dilworth and the Women Who Made Reform Possible, 1947–1949".
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James Reichley. By this time, Meehan's contracting business was more successful, as well, as it received contracts for much of the city's street paving.
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1203:"Cox Seeks Re-election as G.O.P. City Leader"
244:(though with the backing of Republican Mayor
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1452:"Cherishing the Memory of GOP's 'Sheriff'"
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1351:Miller, Joseph H. (September 27, 1947b).
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256:. He was unsuccessful again, losing to
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1285:"Swenson Rolled Up 51,192 Vote Margin"
1187:"Eastern Title May Hinge on Last Tilt"
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387:months later, but Meehan's choice of
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1621:Basketball players from Philadelphia
1532:"William Austin Meehan Oral History"
1096:A Report on Politics in Philadelphia
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1562:. Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. 2018
1368:Miller, Joseph H. (May 20, 1953a).
1218:Miller, Joseph H. (July 27, 1935).
404:1960 Republican National Convention
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1402:"J.F. Kane Elected to Meehan Post"
1300:Cummings, John M. (May 28, 1943).
1171:"Shanahan Passers Eliminate SPHAs"
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1596:American men's basketball players
1450:Infield, Tom (January 13, 1987).
252:support of United States Senator
123:Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
1556:"Player Profile – Austin Meehan"
568:Pro Basketball Encyclopedia 2018
418:While speaking to the Northeast
110:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1435:"Two Hobbies—Friends, Politics"
341:Americans for Democratic Action
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1611:Politicians from Philadelphia
1013:www.thepoliticalgraveyard.com
215:In 1935, Democratic governor
1425:. pp. 1, 3 – via
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1253:"Meehan Backs G.O.P. Ticket"
1093:Freedman, Robert L. (1963).
1074:Crumlish, Joseph D. (1959).
1560:Pro Basketball Encyclopedia
894:Madonna & McLarnon 2003
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