Tom Shelton

Bare knuckle pugilist.

Shelton, Tom, born 1787, wt. 12st. 7lb.;
b. Fitzgerald, 54m., Tothill Fields, August, 1812,
b. Studd, 25gs., 14m., 9r., Moulsey Hurst, June 27, 1815;
bn. by Richmond,
bn. by Harmer;
b. Bob Burn, 20gs., 16m., 12r., Moulsey Hurst, March 16, 1819;
bn. by Tom Oliver;
b. Bob Burns, 100gs., 35m., 37r., Hounslow, June 1, 1819,
bn. by G. Cooper;
b. Carter, £20, 3r., Brown Bear, Bow Street, July 10, 1821,
b. J. Hudson, £100, 15m., 14r., Harpenden Common, December 10, 1822;
bn. by Big Brown.
Destroyed himself by taking prussic acid at The Ship, in Montague Court, Bishopsgate Street, June 21, 1830, aged 43.

Source: Famous Fights-Past and Present - No. 057