Edgar (Eddie) Manning (1889 or 1890 – 8 February 1931), was a Jamaican jazz musician1 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.
References
References
- Kohn, Marek. (2001). Dope Girls: The Birth Of The British Drug Underground. London: Granta Books. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-84708-886-4.
- "043: Eddie Manning "the dope king" of 1920s London". 2 February 2010.