Albert Pierrepoint

English executioner (1905–1992)

Albert Pierrepoint ( PEER-poynt; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him. Pierrepoint was born in Clayton in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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