# Alderman Mullins — How the Other Half Lives character guide

> Alderman Mullins in How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mullins

**First appearance:** 0022-xviii-the-reign-of-rum

## Who they are

A local politician or alderman mentioned in the text.

## In the story

### [IV: The Downtown Back-Alleys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/iv-the-downtown-back-alleys)

Mullins built a tenement barrack on his lot and knocked down John Wood, leading to Wood's vengeful construction of a wall that blocked light and air from Mullins's tenements.

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