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Thomas Billington (1872 – 10 January 1902) was an English executioner from 1897 to 1901 and was one of four family members who worked in the occupation...

Thomas Billington may refer to: Thomas Billington (executioner) (1872–1902), English executioner Thomas Billington (wrestler, born 1958) (1958–2018), or...

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...

John Billington (1880 – 27 October 1905) was an English executioner. He was on the Home Office list from 1901 to 1905. Billington came from a family of...

William Billington (1875 – 1952) was an English executioner. He was on the Home Office list from 1902 to 1905 and had participated in hangings from 1899...

Thomas Wilton Billington (5 December 1958 – 5 December 2018), best known by the ring name the Dynamite Kid, was a British professional wrestler. Trained...

Newcastle in December 1901, as assistant to William Billington. Ellis served as Chief Executioner from 1907 and was involved in a total of 203 executions...

include: Adeline Billington (1826–1917), English actress and teacher James Billington (1847 – 1901), English executioner Thomas Billington (1872 – 1902)...

December 1922) was an English executioner from 1901 until 1910. He was the father of Albert Pierrepoint and brother of Thomas William Pierrepoint. Pierrepoint...

was hanged at Armley Prison in Leeds, on 15 August 1905. His executioner, John Billington, died two months later due to a fall he had sustained while preparing...

have acted as official executioners. In 1870 the Republic of France abolished all local executioners and named the executioner of Algiers, Antoine Rasseneux...

assistant hangman to James Billington, who was the chief executioner of Great Britain and Ireland. Scott was scheduled to assist Billington in a hanging on 17...

List of executioners The Pierrepoints were not the first family of official executioners. There were several before them, including James Billington and his...

April 1889 (executioner: James Berry, and an assistant) Joseph Lewis, 30 August 1898 (executioner: James Billington, assisted by his son Thomas) William...

street and confessed of his deed to a patrolling policeman. His executioner was James Billington. There were eight executions at Leicester Prison during the...

the most famous person ever to be executed at Reading. The executioner was James Billington, whose use of a drop longer than specified by the Official...

the part of the executioner. If this is the case, he bids George goodbye as "Sir Thomas". Name taken from Henry Irving. The Executioner – he makes an appearance...

think that the idea of a chief magistrate, who is ... judge and actual executioner in one, and yet would not hurt a worm, may perhaps please the public...

1993, p. 5. Hodges & Willis 2009, p. 340. Gänzl 1986, p. 622. Michael Billington (11 February 2005). "Acorn Antiques; Theatre Royal Haymarket, London"...

the rest of the prison is constructed from stone. The executioner at most of the hangings was Thomas William Pierrepoint, assisted mainly by his more-famous...