resting_place death_place death_date birth_place other_names nationality birth_date known_for article_title name death_cause
oak states ridge cemetery , springfield , illinois , united paris , france 27 march 1895 springfield , illinois , united states kid waddell american usa c. 1860 swindler the `` gold brick game '' . and confidence man credited for the invention of reed waddell
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reed waddell

reed c. waddell -lrb- c. 1860-march 27 or april 5 , 1895 -rrb- was an american swindler , confidence man and underworld figure in new york during the mid-to late 19th century .
he was one of the most successful men of his trade making nearly a quarter of a million dollars using his `` gold brick '' swindle , a con game which he invented and introduced to new york in 1880 , and from which the term `` goldbricker '' originated .
waddell was also involved in schemes with other prominent confidence men , including attempts to sell the brooklyn bridge , before his murder by noted bunco artist tom o'brien in 1895 .
