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A holder of this position was the highest-ranking official to resign after an investigation by judge Samuel Seabury, great-great-grandson of the bishop. A non-actor Hugh Grant was the youngest ever holder of this elected position, despite living in Oradell. After being offered a bribe to not run for this office, Henry George ran for this office in 1886. An anti-machine (15[1])candidate (15[1])for this office was elected on the City Fusion line and ran an anti-crime campaign that involved banning artichokes and dumping (*) slot machines into the river. That holder of this office established the Triborough Bridge Authority, which was led by Robert (10[1])Moses. For 10 points, the power of Tammany Hall significantly declined after Fiorello LaGuardia was elected to what office? ■END■

ANSWER: mayor of New York City [or NYC mayor; prompt on mayor] (The Seabury investigation caused Jimmy Walker to resign.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry AtkinsNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleMilan et al.5915
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Cameron AminiCameron et al.Parth et al.10110

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%50%0%78.50
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