Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p George Wilson, known as the Blackheath Pedestrian, (24 June 1766 to after 1822) was a Newcastle born character, and competitive walker/athlete, and a tax collector by trade, In the song "On Russell The Pedestrian" which appeared in 1840 in The Tyne Songster, George Wilson is mentioned by name as a well-known competitive walker. The notes to the song mention that he had walked 90 miles in 24 successive hours on the Newcastle Racecourse in 1822 on Easter Monday and Tuesday.. }
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- George_Wilson,_the_Blackheath_pedestrian comment "George Wilson, known as the Blackheath Pedestrian, (24 June 1766 to after 1822) was a Newcastle born character, and competitive walker/athlete, and a tax collector by trade, In the song "On Russell The Pedestrian" which appeared in 1840 in The Tyne Songster, George Wilson is mentioned by name as a well-known competitive walker. The notes to the song mention that he had walked 90 miles in 24 successive hours on the Newcastle Racecourse in 1822 on Easter Monday and Tuesday.".