Jimmy Elliott
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | none |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | Jimmy Elliott 1838 |
| Died | March 1, 1883 (aged 44–45) |
| Weight | Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
Jimmy Elliott (1838, Athlone, Ireland – March 1, 1883) was an Irish-American boxer who was Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1865 to 1868. On December 12, 1870 Elliott was arrested and convicted of highway robbery and assault with intent to kill. He was sentenced to sixteen years and ten months at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. He was released early in the spring of 1879 due to an eye disease. On March 1, 1883, a gambler by the name of Jere Dunn shot Elliott in a Chicago saloon. He died shortly after.
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- 1838 births
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- Irish emigrants to the United States
- American people convicted of assault
- Deaths by firearm in Illinois
- People murdered in Chicago
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- Prisoners and detainees of Pennsylvania
- Irish people murdered abroad
- Irish male boxers
- Irish bare-knuckle boxers
- Heavyweight boxers
- People murdered in 1883
- Sportspeople from Athlone
- Boxers from County Westmeath
- Police officers from County Westmeath