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
Highwayman as Highwaymen. There is an enemy type in "" called the "bandit highwayman" that acts as one of the higher-level bandit enemies. In "World of Warcraft" one can encounter the Defias Highwaymen, the strongest members of the Defias Brotherhood. In "Darkest Dungeon" the Highwayman is a class of hero who wields a dirk and flintlock to fight. In "Runescape", highwaymen attack lower-leveled players on a route between two cities. Highwayman A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers. This type of thief usually traveled and robbed by horse as compared to a footpad who travelled and robbed on foot;