Gaspare Messina | |
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| Born | August 7, 1879 |
| Died | June 15, 1957 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Italian, American |
| Occupation(s) | Mobster, Mafia boss |
| Allegiance | New England crime family |
Gaspare Messina (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡaspare mesˈsiːna]; August 7, 1879 – June 15, 1957) founded the New England Mafia that would later be known as the Patriarca crime family. He immigrated to Brooklyn from Sicily with his wife in 1905. Messina and his family arrived in Boston by 1915 and retired as head of the Boston Mafia in 1932. He was succeeded by Phil Buccola. Messina died on June 15, 1957, in Somerville, Massachusetts.