Harry Hill | |
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| Born | 1827 Epsom, England |
| Died | August 27, 1896 (aged 70) Flushing, New York, United States |
| Nationality | English-American |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, sportsman and saloonkeeper |
| Known for | Bowery sportsman and saloonkeeper. |
Harry Hill (1827 – August 27, 1896) was an English-born American businessman, sportsman and saloonkeeper whose establishments were regular meeting places for sportsmen, gamblers and politicians as well as members of the criminal underworld of New York City during the late 19th century. The most famous of these was his Bowery gambling resort located on West Houston Street east of Broadway and was long considered "one of the sights of the metropolis" from the 1850s until its close in 1886.[1]