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*[[William Frederick Horry]] was the first person to be |
*[[William Frederick Horry]] was the first person to be hung by the Victorian Hangman [[William Marwood]], and the first to fall using the [[long drop]]. Hanged at [[Lincoln Castle]], [[Lincoln]] on [[1 April]] [[1872]] for the murder of his Wife, Jane Horry. |
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[[image:Wfh lincoln castle grave.jpg|thumb|The grave of William Frederick Horry, the first person to be hung by Victorian Hangman [[William Marwood]] at Lincoln Castle, 1st April 1872.]] |
[[image:Wfh lincoln castle grave.jpg|thumb|The grave of William Frederick Horry, the first person to be hung by Victorian Hangman [[William Marwood]] at Lincoln Castle, 1st April 1872.]] |
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- William Frederick Horry was the first person to be hung by the Victorian Hangman William Marwood, and the first to fall using the long drop. Hanged at Lincoln Castle, Lincoln on 1 April 1872 for the murder of his Wife, Jane Horry.