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Albert Pierrepoint (/ ˈ p ɪər p ɔɪ n t / PEER-point; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him. Pierrepoint was born in Clayton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His family struggled ...
Jun 23, 2019 · Albert Pierrepoint was the most prolific and famous hangman in British history. The death penalty was abolished in Great Britain in 1965 but before that Pierrepoint had become something of a strange celebrity.
Jul 2, 2018 · Albert Pierrepoint, born March 30, 1905 in Yorkshire, was always going to be an executioner. At the age of just 11, Pierrepoint wrote in an essay, “When I leave school I should like to be the Official Executioner.” But Pierrepoint’s morbid dreams didn’t come about by accident.
- William Delong
Nov 6, 2015 · His oddly sympathetic public profile was established during the 1940s when he carried out multiple hangings of Nazi war criminals.
- Lizzie Seal
Albert Pierrepoint was born on 30 March 1905 in Clayton, West Yorkshire, into a family steeped in the trade of execution. His father, Henry Pierrepoint, and his uncle, Thomas Pierrepoint, were both official executioners, and it was their influence that ultimately led Albert to the same profession.
Albert Pierrepoint (1905–1992) was the most prolific British hangman of the twentieth century, executing 434 men and women between 1932 and 1955. This table records the locations of each of the executions he participated in, the numbers in brackets being the number of executions he was assistant executioner at (often assisting his uncle ...
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Feb 9, 2024 · On March 18, the first article appeared under the headline “Pierrepoint Speaks”, with a beaming Pierrepoint captured pouring pints and indulging in various pub games with his customers.
