Tom Cox (highwayman) Tom Cox (highwayman) Thomas Cox (c. 1665 – 12 September 1690), known as "The Handsome Highwayman", was an English highwayman, sentenced to death and hanged at Tyburn. He had a reputation for a spirited nature and it is reported that when asked if he wished to say a prayer before being hanged, he kicked the ordinary and the hangman out of the cart taking him there. Cox lived during the Restoration period. According to Alexander Smith's "A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, Shoplifts and Cheats of Both Sexes" (1719), Tom Cox was
Patrick Fleming (highwayman) to arrest Fleming and his cohorts. Fleming and 14 of his men were taken to Dublin and hanged on April 24, 1650. His body was hanged in chains inside the city of Dublin. Poems have been written about his exploits named "The Ballad of Patrick Flemming" or "Patrick Flemmen he was a Valiant Soldier". These poems are said to be the foundation for the Irish ballad and much covered song "Whiskey in the Jar." Patrick Fleming (highwayman) Patrick Fleming was an Irish highwayman and the subject of poems and songs in Ireland. He was executed on April 24, 1650. Fleming