Arthur B. English

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Arthur Bartholomew English was an Englishman who became the official executioner of Canada in 1912 . Previously, he was assistant to Radclive / Radcliffe (Daniel Jame Ratley), a veteran with twenty years of hanging experience. English held this office until 1935. He used the pseudonym Arthur Ellis in honor of his alleged uncle John Ellis , also an executioner in England. It is estimated that English carried out 600 executions during his active tenure. Many of his successors took his pseudonym Artur Ellis.

Arthur English's career as Canada's executioner ended on March 28, 1935 after the execution of Tomasina Teolis Saro in Montreal . An incorrect weight specification for Saro led to an incorrect calculation of the length of the rope, as a result of which the convicted spouse's murderess was inadvertently beheaded. Saro was 32 pounds heavier than expected. After that event, public officials were no longer invited to executions.

An annual Canadian literary award for crime fiction bears the name of his pseudonym - Arthur Ellis Award .

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SURNAME English, Arthur B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arthur, Ellis (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian executioner
DATE OF BIRTH before 1912
DATE OF DEATH after 1935