James Billington

hangman Date Of Birth : 1847-01-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1901-12-13T00:00:00Z

James Billington (5 March 1847 – 13 December 1901) was a hangman for the British government from 1884 until 1901. He was the patriarch of the Billington family of executioners. Billington died at home from emphysema in the early hours of 13 December 1901, ten days after having executed Patrick McKenna, a man he knew well.

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