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John Bellingham
(1770-1812)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Bellingham, John, 1770-1812
NRA:    Bellingham, John (1771-1812) Merchant Assassin of Spencer Perceval
DNB:    Bellingham, John (1770-1812), assassin
LBT ID: JoBelli1812    VIAF ID: 70515538    LOC ID: n88671658		B/BAP:   1770
DIED:   1812-05-18
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
The bankrupt tradesman who assassinated the prime minister Spencer Perceval in the House of Commons 11 May 1812; unrepentant, he was tried and executed within a week. Byron witnessed his execution.
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