Legendary Luck: Timothy Dexter

[@-jeff-]

Reminds me of the saying; "There are gentlemen of character and gentlemen who are characters." This gentleman certainly sounds like the latter.

[@drshoe8744]

Cozmo Kramer's great, great, great-grandfather?

[@debbralehrman5957]

I like that!!😃

[@LeastTresCharLargo]

That is a surprisingly pleasant new saying to me. Classy too

[@peytonnorris7244]

That one's going in the quote book

[@Hawkathon]

2 thoughts: 1) “Deer” used to mean any animal used for hunting so it could’ve been in this older sense that the position of “Informer of Deer” might’ve been meant. Perhaps it was, as you said, a game warden but with a broader remit than simply deer, elk, etc. 2) Dexter’s spellings were probably phonetic because of his lack of education so they give us an interesting insight into the pronunciation of words at that time.

[@Sgt.Dornan117]

And there goes Timothy's luck again. His writings providing interesting insights as you said.

[@SuperJerbear96]

"This informer of deer realized, that for the first time, there were a lot of bucks in malden"

[@tatedavis2016]

I got my grandma a reprint of A Pickle The Knowing Ones last Christmas as a little prank. She opened the book, all confused, but when I explained the history behind it, she thought it was funny.

[@donaldswalsky318]

Truly a self made man, as no one else would claim responsibility.

[@clayhackney3514]

When are we gonna get a HG and Count Dankula collab? "Madlads that deserve to be remembered"

[@bartsanders1553]

It's rare day when I already know the subject of a THG video. What a character. Dexter's exploits never fail to amuse.

[@drshoe8744]

Me too, I just re-watched Mr Ballen's video on him, and am still fascinated by Timothy's story. What a character.

[@ccswelding1599]

Timothy Dexter...the only man to "Out-Gump" Forrest Gump

[@101Volts]

Not completely. Timothy hit his wife, Forrest would *never* hit Jenny, and he *would* get physical if someone assaulted her. Forrest also probably wouldn't be shooting a gun at someone in his home country over a disagreement about recent politics, maybe unless the other guy was also bringing a gun to the fight.

[@bigtimepimpin666]

​@@101VoltsJenny needed a pimp hand once in a while

[@Sgt.Dornan117]

No matter who produces, if a Timothy Dexter video appears. Im here for it. One my most favorite endearing buffons. Great video

[@Marin3r101]

You have the best type of cat. Tuxedo cats are so awesome and well mannered.

[@tommywright7196]

This reminds me of one of my grandpa's sayings when somebody had good luck . He would say they could fall back in poop and come out smelling like a rose

[@dalebarkwell1807]

Could you do a video on The Black Donnellys of Lucan ,Ontario . Seems a story right up your ally .

[@jaminova_1969]

Rather amusing story Lord Dexter sounds like quite the amusing character - I have to wonder if any of my ancestors knew of him, perhaps they could have as some of them had settled in Connecticut Massachusetts and NY beginning in 1625...!!!,,,,,,...???

[@frankgulla2335]

What a strange character. Thank you for sharing this piece of New England history.

[@Ivehadenuff]

Wow, I grew up the next town over from Malden but never heard of this character. I now live close to Newburyport and drive on High Street all the time. I think I know the second house but the property around is not as large. Newburyport is full of beautiful old homes and has a fun downtown.

[@mauricedavis2160]

About Mr. Timothy Dexter, THG&TEAM, one could say he had a "Lucky Angel", watching over him, let's just say not an Angel, but close (👻)!!!🙏✨👌❣️

[@joebykaeby]

"None but himself could be his parallel." Honestly, what higher praise can you get?

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Enjoyed and liked

[@rebeccarivers4797]

I’m proud to have a copy of his book A Pickle for the Knowing One. I haven’t finished reading it yet, because as you said, there is no punctuation, and the spelling is so difficult, there are some words I have to research to figure out.

[@TheJargonKing]

Timothy Dexter was basically a walking case of RNGesus gone right

[@manofcultura]

He got all the figgy pudding

[@paulamazingpig3153]

Story suggestion: OSS Jedburgh Douglas Bazata

[@1st1anarkissed]

While not a cat lover myself I salute the whole idea of normalizing pets in all scenes and situations.❤

[@jliller]

I expect within my lifetime that laws will be passed making dogs a protected class and making it illegal to exclude them from the parks, nature preserves, and businesses where they are now often prohibited. Too many people having fur-babies and/or flagrantly ignoring any and all existing prohibitions without consequence.

[@emmitstewart1921]

@@jliller Actually, it's happening now. Emotional support animal is a term that could be applied without any trace of irony to any pet. With the exception of watchdogs, the main purpose of any pet is to provide emotional support by giving and receiving love.

[@jliller]

@@emmitstewart1921 Emotional support animals have no legal protection, at least in the USA. A business is not required to allow someone to bring their emotional support animal with them. If a business wont eject a customer for an emotional service animal that's on them and a toxic level of dedication to a "the customer is always right" mentality. There certainly are problems with service animals though. Emotional support animals are NOT a type of service animal, but people with dogs try to claim they are. But even for other service animals there is no system in place to prove a service animal is properly trained or to prove the person has a medical need for a service animal. A law should never be passed to grant special treatment to a group (ex: people with service animals) without also specifying how a person qualifies for said special treatment. People making laws must assume humans are dishonest and untrustworthy.

[@pjf674]

This is a really good one.

[@roberthatch6153]

Love this channel

[@HBrooks]

i've known a few very successful people over the years. they couldn't spell very well either, but had the 'Midas touch' in some ways. thank you for all the history!

[@danielchase9583]

Love hearing about someone from the place I was born and lived for the first half of my life. In Newburyport he is still remembered. Thank you for making this video. Love your channel. 🙂

[@samuelbean9928]

Luck hits once ..maybe twice, but brilliance is everlasting!

[@davidgarner7948]

The samonella video on Timothy Dexter is one of my favorites. We miss u Sam.

[@claywest9528]

It's a pity that Timothy Dexter and Emporer Norton I weren't able to meet. They would have made quite a team.

[@TheBaconStrip]

In every single episode of THG I always learn something new.

[@Ivehadenuff]

Just went online to look for Newburyport Library. The widow’s walk, coppola and chimneys are gone and there is a huge addition on the left side. No mention of Dexter in the history of the library. I’m definitely stopping by soon. There is also an old bridge over the Merrimack river I use and wonder if there is any connection to this story.

[@MightyMezzo]

1:01 Hello, History Cat! ❤

[@melissataylor9880]

What a lovely cat! The story was quite interesting, too.

[@earlewhitcher970]

It so happens that I live in Chester NH and have done so in excess of 60 years. I have never heard of this individual but I will be looking into his exploits as they relate to the town of Chester and the surrounding area. fyi: The image you showed of the center of town has not changed much to this day.

[@Pattio47]

Crazy. Why have I never heard of this character before? Thank you.

[@n-o-sent]

I am not a fortunate man or a man of fortune, however, I smile at Timothy’s story.

[@juliao1255]

What a fun episode about a most interesting character, whom I think does deserve to be remembered! Thank you.

[@Wordmama]

I tried to read "Pickle," but it's so close to incomprehensible that I gave it up. He struck me as someone much more pleasant to hear about than to actually spend time with.

[@SilasCochran-zq5de]

I love these type of characters they make life interesting

[@wokeopossum4965]

Living in the hills and woods of southeast Kansas, I know so many of these types. Men and women both, I love knowing them or just knowing of them, their exploits and stories, character and lack of wherewithall makes for an interesting life around here. The old folks told so many stories about these geniuses of eccentricity in their day and those geniuses are still being made around here in the later generations. I think isolation from the bustling, confusing world allows people to develop themselves into who they truly are. God bless the eccentrics.

[@jimbob3332]

It's interesting to contrast this with the Sam O'nella Academy episode on Timothy Dexter to see what versions of what legends they found.

[@VespasianJudea]

Sam O’nella had a video on this guy. Glad to hear your take on it. Keep it up buddy.

[@zyxwvut4740]

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[@kegsofvomitspit]

Hey, kids.

[@dinascharnhorst6590]

What a life! Thanks for this entertaining slice of history. I laughed out loud at the Newcastle coal sale. It's nice to see The History Cat make an appearance.

[@erraticonteuse]

My parents live in Newburyport, and I always keep an eye out for his house as I come into town.

[@Woody_Florida]

I have heard this man's story many places and always assumed it could not possible be documented enough to believe. But then I saw it here....

[@HugheJassoul]

I like the punctuation block in the book, well done sir, well done!

[@seanwiley558]

What I enjoy most about THG is that he brings light to people, places and things that no one talks about or has ever heard of.

[@nathanappleby5342]

Dexter reminds me of Captain Jack Sparrow, also known for his eccentricities and luck. Funny thing, he compared General Morgan to General Bonaparte, and Dexter died in October 1806 just days after Napoleon's historical defeat of the Prussians at Jena-Auerstadt. This man clearly, like others before and after him, had quite a life.

[@yoinkhaha]

“The shadow, the ghost, the Mrs.-Dexter-That-Was…” -Woooow I nearly spit out my coffee. Dude kept it 💯

[@markbyrum4743]

What a colorful character! I spent some time in Newburyport as a young Cadet, US Coast Guard Academy - but do not recall hearing about this gentleman. I would like to have known this before I arrived. Good vid. Keep at it.

[@danstotland6386]

Wow! never heard of this gentleman. Thank you. For more of this sort of eccentric fellows, check out Amore de Cosmas. Both these chaps, deserve to be remembered.

[@Thanatos--]

Good ole' T. Dexter. A well brined pickle indeed.

[@bryanparkhurst17]

I've come to expect quality from this channel. This story was great. I love successful eccentric people through history.

[@ChristineMeier963]

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[@PastorZack-wz9gv]

After meeting Mr Jason in the United States, my life changed completely. Yours can change too, it's just a matter of commitment and focus.

[@KrystalSampang]

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[@CoreyLogan-qj7lb]

That's interesting, any way to connect with him? I have to get started.

[@Kimberlybaker331]

He's on tele gram

[@rwarren58]

A new episode! Thanks for your hard work. In these days where zoomers are demanding video proof of everything (silly) these bits of forgotten history will now be remembered.

[@TeflonBilly426]

Being born and raised Newburyport, I immediately recognized this video's title character. The Tracy Mansion mentioned is the city library today.

[@Dfturcott]

And he gets covered by BOTH the history guy AND Sam O’Nella? This guys been dead for centuries and he still keeps winning!

[@juliao1255]

Good point. It seems his legendary luck has long outlived him! I wonder how his progeny have done.

[@joshgeiger9090]

​@@juliao1255 unfortunately both of his children died childless.

[@geoffkeller5337]

Thoughty2 just covered Dexter as well

[@thisaintnothang]

Side note: Newburyport's industrial area is officially named the "Lord Timothy Dexter Industrial Green". This has always amused me.

[@dicebed]

Wow - what a nut! Back in my day, and I'm 62 years old - these people we just called 'nuts' - and we ignored them as best we could. But if you read his book - there is no punctuation, but there is capitalization - if you just read so that a string of words begun by a capital letter is a sentence - you can kind of figure out what he is trying to say - it's all nonsense, but it does make a certain amount of sense -

[@ghowell13]

Thanks for the upload. Was also great for the resident HistoriCat to make an appearance ❤

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

His participation is entirely voluntary.

[@johndavidwolf1028]

We Americans should remember, never let the facts ruin a good story.

[@motaman8074]

Aint that the truth?! ( or is it?)

[@cdjhyoung]

While I agree with you that no good story can't be improved with a few embellishments, The course truth of today and our political class leads me to believe that real truth is something to relish and hold on to.

[@nikkirazelli3250]

America has a strong history of.. well... re-writing history

[@DennisCNolasco]

Thanks History Guy! I was looking for a more accurate description of Lord Dexter, because all the other bios just repeat the same tired story of the lucky idiot as a fact. Of course a channel called The History Guy would not fail to disappoint , while also adding additional information I’ve yet to hear anywhere else.

[@abbysweat9202]

I love this channel. It reminds me of the Sunday morning CBS news that we always watched when I was a kid. Your voice is so soothing and I always learn something new.

[@callenclarke371]

There's a lot of great content on KZbin, and a lot of great History, but the 'obscure colorful character piece,' to my mind, is a unique contribution of THG. You've got really great content, Lance. Keep up the good work.

[@RetiredSailor60]

Good morning from Ft Worth TX History Guy and everyone watching...

[@johnrudy9404]

Hey, retired sailor! John from NJ. Thank you to you and yours in Texas for holding the line against liberals. Always loved the desert and would love to bird hunt in Tx one day.

[@1st1anarkissed]

As the tale is spun, people hassling and belittling Dexter as he sails above it all with good fortune, and I keep hearing Rodney Dangerfield's signature line. "No respect. I get no respect!"

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

I knew a bit about him before, and downloaded a copy of his book sometime in the last couple of years (haven't gotten started on it yet), but I had no idea just how thoroughly crazy his life was. This was worth every second spent.

[@kali3665]

Definitely, an interesting historical figure. Dexter definitely got lucky in his life.

[@hillbilly4895]

Ha! Dexter reminds me of my uncle Frankie...except for the lucky, rich and famous part.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

I ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR HISTORY VIDEO'S....FOR YEARS NOW.....Thanks THG🎀

[@Fr.O.G.]

About to watch it. Excited to see where you come down on whether the whole thing is a hoax or not (as, I believe, the Constant did, or maybe Our Fake History? I don't remember exactly.)

[@laserbeam002]

I had never heard of Timothy Dexter. Thank you for bringing his story to us and presenting it so well. Really enjoyed this post.

[@Sk8Bettty]

My ancestors, Aquila & Ann (Wheeler) Chase, established themselves in Newburyport around 1645. They left Ipswich after being admonished, along with her brother, by the quarterly court for picking pease [sic] on a Sunday.

[@juliao1255]

It's so cool that you know this. Family stories should get passed on to the younger generations. I know very few of mine (but they do explain a lot! lol).

[@Sk8Bettty]

@@juliao1255 I’m the luckiest girl in the entire world that all my grandmothers were schoolteachers. They wrote everything down. I remember Sundays on Granny’s porch listening to all the stories before I knew what words meant lol I should write a book

[@robertweldon7909]

What an interesting story and odd man. This is the kind of story that should be made into a movie, along the lines of True Lies. Lance, you ask for ideas for an episode. I suggest looking into the history of the International Salt Company, in Cleveland, Ohio, a monstrous salt mine under Lake Erie. Its story is quite interesting. A good one for your 10 minute style histories.

[@juliao1255]

Oooh, I'm intrigued!

[@VespasianJudea]

Yeah, I’m from Ohio, you can take tours through them too! I love Cleveland. Sand crime it’s one of the most beautiful cities in Ohio.

[@charlottekerns5633]

Nice bow tie! Interesting story, too!

[@honodle7219]

That was very entertaining. He sounds like someone i would have liked to know had i lived in his time.

[@mattgeorge90]

Thank you for sharing!

[@tomh6183]

Thank you again for your tireless work and impeccable delivery of the most wonderful stories.

[@kitsune303]

I think "The History Cat" deserves its own channel. Beautiful dignified feline.

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Spectacular job Brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventures through time and history and space hello from romulus Michigan brother thank you again

[@TRIChuckles]

I Think I know a Little about so many unusual things or people. Sometimes I listen/watch your channel and I do learn more! Then Most times I watch and realize I've never of a great story, such as this! Thank you

[@Probablybot]

Thank you, Timothy. You are an American hero like we have not seen in too long. You remind us that with just a dash of boldness and a smidgeon of constant supernatural luck, anything is possible. For some of us, our own garden filled with mislabeled statues of people we have never read about still seems like a distant dream. Just remember that Timothy never let that sort of thinking - or any other sort - get in the way of his actions! Believe! Or, as they say in French, "Ze feuveu le misosulet fu!" ,,,,,,,,,,...........;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

[@Zali-cg2bv]

this is like the third time I heard the story of his life. I am learning more and more little things and will be having wiki tabs open for this guy. Every. Little. Detail.

[@texhaines9957]

Nice cat at the beginning. Due to the cat, my adult daughter watched the whole thing.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

I’ll let him know that he is appreciated. Sadly, he lost interest before I could tape the conclusion.

[@texhaines9957]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel didn't matter for her: he was there at the start. She watched the whole thing looking for his return...or nap.

[@wendywhite4537]

When Legend becomes history, print the Legend. Thank you. This was very interesting

[@shawnr771]

Thank you for the lesson.

[@JordanElliottMcClure]

I love this story! Subscribed! Thank you!❤

[@blackstone777]

Reminds me of the story of Emperor Norton.

[@drunkbikewrenchen6400]

History belongs to those who write it down, Therefore, history cannot be trusted to be the honest truth. It’s quite possible that the people who recorded their views concerning this man were simply jealous that he was rough around the edges yet still successful. I have encountered just this type of sentiment in my own life.

[@The105ODST]

I remember that a KZbin channel by Samonella academy did a video on him and it was hilarious.

[@iamza.]

Sam O'nella Academy has a hilarious video on this. I remember seeing that awhile ago.

[@zyxwvut4740]

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[@bigsarge2085]

What a story!

[@J0hnnieP]

One of the most amusing video I've seen here in quite some time! Loved it!!

[@debbralehrman5957]

Well for a time before TV he sure gave them something to talk about. Now we know what they talked about before Reality TV and the Kardashians.😂😂😂😂 Thanks THG very interesting man.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼⭐

[@jbart1411]

Like in the “Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” when the legend becomes fact print the legend. Great story

[@Jezeppi1]

Great Cat. 😊❤

[@patrickbranin5243]

In 1768, $8.20 had a spending power of about $361.00 in today's dollars, which could go a long way back then...

[@LordMarcus]

Sam O'Nella's video on this is likewise legendary.

[@DeconvertedMan]

History of history cat! It would be purrrrrrrfect. Tell a yarn.

[@scottsprings9604]

Thank you