William Calcraft
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 145 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 11,1800 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Great Baddow |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | December 13,1879 |
| Died | Hoxton |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Books | Life and Recollections of Calcraft, the Hangman |
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| ID | 763928 |
William Calcraft Life story
William Calcraft was a 19th-century English hangman, one of the most prolific of British executioners. It is estimated in his 45-year career he carried out 450 executions. A cobbler by trade, Calcraft was initially recruited to flog juvenile offenders held in Newgate Prison.
