Daniel M'Naghten

Male, Deceased Person

1813 – 1865

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Who was Daniel M'Naghten?

Daniel M'Naghten was a Scottish woodturner who assassinated English civil servant Edward Drummond while suffering from paranoid delusions. Through his trial and its aftermath, he has given his name to the legal test of criminal insanity in England and other common law jurisdictions known as the M'Naghten Rules.

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Born
1813
United Kingdom
Lived in
  • Glasgow
Died
May 3, 1865

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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