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Bookmark or Share- Bill the Butcher (Gangster) - On This DayBiography: William Poole, known as Bill the Butcher, led the Bowery Boys, a violent street gang, during the mid-19th century, and was involved in the nativist Know Nothing political movement. Poole was born in 1821 in New Jersey and moved to New York City with his family in 1832.
- William Poole - WikipediaWilliam 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.
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- William Poole, aka Bill the Butcher, was born 200 years agoPoole was a thug, a thief and a celebrity, leader of a Christopher Street gang which morphed and coalesced with others to become one of the most terrifying group of criminals in New York — the Bowery Boys.
- The Death of Bill "The Butcher" - The Irish MobWilliam Poole better known as “Bill The Butcher” was a champion pugilist in 1855 when kicking, biting and eye-gouging were acceptable tactics and fighting to the death, meant just that. It was a time when challenging your opponent was issued out of pure hatred.
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