James Botting
Encyclopedia
Jemmy Botting was the hangman
at Newgate Prison
in London
, England
from 1817-1819 during which tenure he claimed to have hanged a total of 175 persons. He was succeeded by John Foxton
who had previously been his assistant from 1818.
He died in Brighton on 1 October 1857 after falling out of his wheelchair in the street. He was so hated that no-one would come to his assistance.
His notable executions include the five leaders of the Cato Street conspiracy
in 1820.
Executioner
A judicial executioner is a person who carries out a death sentence ordered by the state or other legal authority, which was known in feudal terminology as high justice.-Scope and job:...
at Newgate Prison
Newgate Prison
Newgate Prison was a prison in London, at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey just inside the City of London. It was originally located at the site of a gate in the Roman London Wall. The gate/prison was rebuilt in the 12th century, and demolished in 1777...
in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from 1817-1819 during which tenure he claimed to have hanged a total of 175 persons. He was succeeded by John Foxton
John Foxton
John Foxton was an English hangman of the early 19th century, a position he held for forty years....
who had previously been his assistant from 1818.
He died in Brighton on 1 October 1857 after falling out of his wheelchair in the street. He was so hated that no-one would come to his assistance.
His notable executions include the five leaders of the Cato Street conspiracy
Cato Street Conspiracy
The Cato Street Conspiracy was an attempt to murder all the British cabinet ministers and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820. The name comes from the meeting place near Edgware Road in London. The Cato Street Conspiracy is notable due to dissenting public opinions regarding the punishment of the...
in 1820.
Further reading
- Erridge, J.A. History of Brighthelmstone (1862) pp 335–336
- 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).