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John Thurtell
(1794-1824)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Thurtell, John, 1794-1824
DNB:    Thurtell, John (1794-1824), murderer
LBT ID: JoThurt1824    VIAF ID: 30724953    LOC ID: n50011905		B/BAP:   1794-12-21
DIED:   1824-01-09
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Amateur pugilist who brutally murdered the gambler William Weare; the lurid crime attracted national attention and figured in broadsides and later fiction.
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