Soapy Smith
Confidence artist, Deceased Person
1860 – 1898
Who was Soapy Smith?
Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II was a famous con artist, saloon and gambling house proprietor, gangster and crime boss of the nineteenth century old west. His most famous scam, the prize package soap sell racket, presented him with the sobriquet of "Soapy," which remained with him to his death. Although he traveled and operated his confidence swindles all across the western United States he is most famous for having a major hand in the organized criminal operations of Denver, Colorado; Creede, Colorado; and Skagway, Alaska, from 1879 to 1898. He died in spectacular fashion in the shootout on Juneau Wharf.
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- Born
- Nov 2, 1860
Coweta County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- Lived in
- Fort Worth
- Round Rock
- Died
- Jul 8, 1898
Skagway
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on July 23, 2013
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