John Poulter (died 25 February 1754) was a highwayman who conducted numerous robberies across England in a five-year period.
This crime spree ended in Exeter in 1753, when he was arrested for the robbery of a man on the outskirts of Bath, for which he was hanged the following year.
[1] He wrote a detailed account of his crimes, naming numerous accomplices who were consequently arrested.
He was then employed working in service as an assistant groom for several households over the next ten years, and was considered honest and hard-working.
He then joined a trading ship out of Bristol, making several voyages to the West Indies and North America.