William Poole

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

William Poole (July 1821March 8, 1855), also known as Bill the Butcher, was a member of the New York City gang the Bowery Boys, a bare-knuckle boxer, and a leader of the Know Nothing political movement.

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  • I think I am a goner. If I die, I die a true American; and what grieves me most is, thinking that I've been murdered by a set of Irish - by Morrissey in particular.
    • On his deathbed (March 08, 1855).
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