Canada Bill Jones
American con artist (c.1837–1877) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William "Canada Bill" Jones (c. 1837–1877) was an English-born confidence artist, riverboat gambler and card sharp in Canada and the United States. He has been described by historians, news reporters and others who have written about his life since the late 19th century with such superlatives as "the greatest of confidence men"[1] and "without doubt the greatest three-card-monte sharp ever to work the boats, perhaps the greatest of them all."[2]
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"Canada Bill" Jones | |
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Born | William Jones c. 1837 |
Died | October 22, 1877 |
Burial place | Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Riverboat gambler |
Known for | Three-card monte skills |
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