William Poole 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).