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Edgar Manning

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Edgar (Eddie) Manning (1889 or 1890 – 8 February 1931), was a Jamaican jazz musician[1] and criminal who became known as the "dope-king" of 1920s London.[2]

Manning was born in Jamaica but had settled in London by 1916.

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References

  1. ^ Kohn, Marek. (2001). Dope Girls: The Birth Of The British Drug Underground. London: Granta Books. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-84708-886-4.
  2. ^ http://www.jeffreygreen.co.uk/043-eddie-manning-the-dope-king-of-1920s-london