Sep 21, 2022 · He was accused of impropriety and ultimately jailed in April of 1936 on charges of operating a illegal gaming operation. He is also famous for making the Director of Public Safety put …

-- Pittsburgh's fiddle-playing Mayor, William N. McNair, was cleared of embezzlement and nonfeasance charges today after he capitulated to a court order restoring a fine to a man arrested in...

William N. McNair (November 7, 1880 – September 13, 1948), served as the 49th Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1936.

The event and the chaotic nature that McNair had plunged the city into sealed his fate. Political opponents accused him of impropriety in various dealings, and he was jailed for three days in April …

The most fateful event for his political career took the city by force on St. Patrick's day 1936 when it suffered from the worst flooding in its history. The event and the chaotic nature that McNair had …

He continued to be a lighting rod during his administration, being arrested at one point for refusing to return what a judge found to be an unlawful fine he had assessed a citizen.

William N. McNair (November 7, 1880 - September 13, 1948), served as the 49th Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1936.

Apr 19, 2025 · William N. McNair (November 7, 1880 – September 13, 1948), served as the 49th Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1936.

Oct 10, 2024 · William N. McNair (November 7, 1880 – September 13, 1948), served as the 49th Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1936.

The event and the chaotic nature that McNair had plunged the city into sealed his fate. Political opponents accused him of impropriety in various dealings, and he was jailed for three days in April …