James Botting
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James Botting | |
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| Born | James Botting 12 October 1783 Brighton, England |
| Died | 1 October 1837 (aged 53) Hove, England |
| Occupation | executioner |
| Years active | 1817–1819 |
| Known for | hangman at Newgate Prison, London |
| Notable work | executions: Cato Street conspiracy (1820), Henry Fauntleroy (1824) |
Jemmy Botting (baptised 12 October 1783 – 1 October 1837) was an English executioner who was the hangman at Newgate Prison in London from 1817 to 1819, during which tenure he claimed to have hanged a total of 175 persons.[1] He was succeeded by John Foxton, who was his assistant from 1818.[2]
Born in Brighton, he died in Hove on 1 October 1837[3] after falling out of his wheelchair in the street. He was so hated that no-one came to his assistance.[1]
His notable executions included the fraudster Henry Fauntleroy in 1824[3] and the five leaders of the Cato Street conspiracy in 1820. The latter execution was followed by the last legal public decapitation.[1][2][4]
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- R. C. Grant "Notorious Brightonians" Sussex Family Historian (June 1996) p. 52
- A. Griffiths. The Chronicles of Newgate (1987); pp 454–458
- Linebaugh, Peter. The London Hanged (1992).
