William McCloundy (born 1859 or 1860),[1] also known as I.O.U. O'Brien,[2] was an early 20th-century confidence trickster, from Asbury Park, New Jersey, who served a two-and-a-half-year prison term in Sing Sing for selling the Brooklyn Bridge to a tourist in 1901.[1]
See also
- Brooklyn Bridge#Cultural significance — other information about selling the Brooklyn Bridge
- George C. Parker
References
- ^ a b "CONFIDENCE MAN JAILED.; McCloundy, Who Once Sold the Brooklyn Bridge, Faces Life Term". The New York Times. 1928-07-08. p. 21.
- ^ Cohen, Gabriel (2005-11-27). "For You, Half Price". The New York Times.