resting_place death_place death_date religion birth_place children nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation death_cause
woodlawn cemetery manhattan , new york 20 march 1885 baptist newburgh , new york , united states 2 children american june 1823 nypd boys ; helped defend the '' new york tribune '' police during the new york draft riots . inspector credited for breaking up the daybreak thomas woolsey thorne
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thomas woolsey thorne

thomas woolsey thorne -lrb- june 1823-march 20 , 1885 -rrb- was an american law enforcement officer and police inspector for the new york city police department .
he is credited for breaking up the daybreak boys , a gang of river pirates active along the new york waterfront during the 1850s , by closing their dive bar headquarters in slaughter house point .
he is also one of the commanding officers during the draft riots of 1863 , in charge of the city hall police , and helped defend the `` new york tribune '' .
