<P> George C. Parker (March 16, 1860--1936) was an American con man best known for his surprisingly successful attempts to "sell" the Brooklyn Bridge . He made his living conducting illegal sales of property he did not own, often New York's public landmarks, to unwary immigrants . The Brooklyn Bridge was the subject of several of his transactions, predicated on the notion of the buyer controlling access to the bridge . Police removed several of his victims from the bridge as they tried to erect toll booths . </P> <P> Parker was born in New York City to Northern Irish parents . He had four brothers and three sisters, and was a high school graduate . </P> <P> Parker used various names as a conman, including James J. O'Brien, Warden Kennedy, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Taylor . </P>

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