William Marvell

William Marvell was an English executioner in the eighteenth century.

Marvell, a blacksmith by trade,[1] conducted hangings at Tyburn starting in 1715. He lost his job due to debt in November 1717,[2] and two years later he was convicted of theft after stealing "10 silk handkerchiefs."[3]

See also

References
  1. Abbott, Geoffrey. What a Way to Go (Macmillan, 2007), p. 195.
  2. "Being hanged at Tyburn". capitalpunishmentuk.org. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  3. "Old Bailey Proceedings, fourteenth October 1719". oldbaileyonline.org. Retrieved 2010-11-23.


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