1244) Edward Hull "Boss" Crump

Edward Hull "Boss" Crump (1874 – 1954). American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. Representing the Democratic Party, he was the dominant force in the city's politics for most of the first half of the 20th century, during which the city had a commission form of government. He also dominated Tennessee state politics for most of the time from the 1920s to the 1940s. He was elected and served as mayor of Memphis from 1910 through 1915, and again briefly in 1940. However, he effectively appointed every mayor elected from 1915 to 1954.

- "His most popular nickname, the "Red Snapper," referred not only to his hair but also to his characteristically clipped speech."  https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/48832177.pdf

- "His red hair made him easy to remember."  http://www.applet-magic.com/crump.htm

- "He was 66. His great shock of hair had long since lost the bright color that had earned him his “Red Snapper” sobriquet."  https://memphismagazine.com/…/mr-crump-the-making-of-a-boss/

- "... Crump was a large man of considerable height, with a mop of red hair that slowly turned white but remained in abundance."  https://books.google.it/books…