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William Poole

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American boxer and a founder of the street gang the Bowery Boys (1821-1855)

United StatesAthletesLived 1821 to 1855 · aged 33
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William Poole, also known as Bill the Butcher, was the leader of the Washington Street Gang, which later became known as the Bowery Boys gang. He was a local leader of the Know Nothing political movement in mid-19th-century New York City.

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Bill Poole portrait from a tobacco company boxer profile card, circa late 1880sBill Poole portrait from a tobacco company boxer profile card, circa late 1880sIllustration of Bill Poole's murder in George W. Walling's "Recollections of a New York Chief of Police" (1887).Illustration of Bill Poole's murder in George W. Walling's "Recollections of a New York Chief of Police" (1887).

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Country
United States
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1821 to 1855 · aged 33
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7 languages

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