James Botting

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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.

[2] Born in Brighton, he died in Hove on 1 October 1837[3] after falling out of his wheelchair in the street.

[1] His notable executions included the fraudster Henry Fauntleroy in 1824[3] and the five leaders of the Cato Street conspiracy in 1820.

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