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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Occupation: criminal, boxer, politician
Citizenship: United States
Born: July 24, 1821
Died: March 8, 1855

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William Poole

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

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