Humpty Jackson

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Humpty Jackson
A photo of Humpty Jackson, from Herbert Asbury's book The Gangs of New York
Occupation	Gang leader
Conviction(s)	Grand larceny, assault

Thomas "Humpty" Jackson (1879 – 1951) was a New York criminal and last of the independent gang leaders in New York's underworld during the early twentieth century.^[1] Reportedly well read, Jackson was said to be an admirer of such writers such as Voltaire, Charles Darwin, Leonard Huxley and Herbert Spencer as well as various Greek and Latin texts. He was, however, known to be a violent man who regularly carried three revolvers, including one in his derby hat and another secreted in a strange-looking small sweaty holster under his hunchback.^{[citation needed]}