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Bookmark or Share- William Poole, aka Bill the Butcher, was born 200 years agoWilliam Poole, born 200 years ago today in New Jersey, was one of the most infamous villains in New York City history. As a young man, he operated as a butcher at Washington Market (in the area of today’s Tribeca neighborhood) and that legitimate occupation lent him his nickname earned by his more disreputable activities — Bill the Butcher.
- William Poole - WikipediaSee media help. William Poole (July 24, 1821 – March 8, 1855), 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 .
- Bill the Butcher: The notorious life of William Poole - History DefinedWilliam Poole, aka Bill the Butcher, was a fierce knife-wielding gang leader in 19th-century New York City. He led the nativist street gang Bowery Boys, went on to rule the criminal underworld, and later got into politics.
- Bill The Butcher: The Ruthless Gangster Of 1850s New York - All That's ...Bill “The Butcher” Poole (1821-1855). Bill “The Butcher” Poole was one of the most notorious anti-immigrant gangsters in American history. His bullying, violent temperament inspired the main antagonist in Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York but it ultimately led to his murder at age 33.
- The Brutal 1855 Murder Of The Real-Life Bill The ButcherThe rivalry between Bill Poole's Native Americans and the lads from Tammany Hall was coming to a head. A fight broke out between the two groups at a bar on Canal Street one evening when Jim Turner (of Tammany Hall) knocked a drink out of the hand of Tom Hyer, an associate of Poole's. Guns were drawn by both sides, and warning shots were fired ...
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