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Bill The Butcher

Bill The ButcherAKA William Poole

Born: Jul-1821
Birthplace: Sussex County, NJ
Died: 8-Mar-1855
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Murder
Remains: Buried, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Boxing
Party Affiliation: Know-Nothing

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Inspired Gangs of New York

Member of the Bowery Boys gang.

Wife: (1 son)
Son: Charles Poole (b. 1856)

    Assassination Attempt New York City (24-Feb-1855)
    Shot New York City (25-Feb-1855)
    English Ancestry





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