Tom Cox (highwayman)

The Manner of Execution at Tyburn

Tom Cox (died 3 June 1691), known as "The Handsome Highwayman" was hanged at Tyburn.

Early life

Tom Cox was born at Blandford, Dorsetshire, the youngest son of a gentleman.[1]

Death and legacy

Cox was hanged at Tyburn on 3 June 1691.[2] He featured in the novel Rookwood by W. Harrison Ainsworth.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Whitehead, Charles. (1840). Lives and exploits of English highwaymen, pirates, and robbers &c. London: Charles Daly. pp. 126–129.
  2. ↑ http://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng59.htm
  3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=RRoGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA66

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