Joseph Blake (criminal)

Joseph "Blueskin" Blake (baptised 31 October 1700 – 11 November 1724) was an 18th-century English highwayman and prison escapee.

Joseph "Blueskin" Blake
Bornbaptised, 31 October 1700
Upper Thames Street, London, England
Died11 November 1724 (age 24)
Tyburn Tree Gallows, Middlesex, London, England
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Resting placeSt Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, London, England
Occupation(s)highwayman, murderer
Known forhis vicious attack on London thief and "Thief-Taker General", Jonathan Wild
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