Alexander S. Williams

Alexander S. Williams (July 9, 1839 – March 25, 1917) was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector for the New York City Police Department. One of the more colorful yet controversial figures of the NYPD, popularly known as "Clubber Williams" or "Czar of the Tenderloin", he oversaw the Tenderloin and Gas House districts as well as breaking up a number of the city's street gangs, most notably, the Gas House Gang in 1871. He, along with William "Big Bill" Devery and Thomas F. Byrnes, were among several senior NYPD officials implicated by the Lexow Committee during the 1890s.

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Alexander S. Williams
Alias (AKA)
Alex Williams
Clubber Williams
Czar of the Tenderloin
Birth dateJuly 09, 1839
Birth place
Nova Scotia , Cape Breton Regional Municipality , Canada
Nationality
Canadian American
cause of death
Death by natural causes
Date of deathMarch 25, 1917
Place of death
Manhattan , United States
Resting place
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx)
Hometown
New York City
Known for
Tenderloin Manhattan
Gashouse District
Lexow Committee

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