William Frederick Horry
Deceased Person
1843 – 1872
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Who was William Frederick Horry?
William Frederick Horry, also known as Fred Horry, was the first person to be hanged by Victorian hangman William Marwood, and the first to fall using the long drop method. He was hanged at Lincoln Castle, Lincoln, England on 1 April 1872, aged 28, for the murder of his wife, Jane Horry.
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