John Bellingham
John Bellingham (1769 – 18 May 1812) was an English merchant and perpetrator of the 1812 murder of Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to be assassinated.
John Bellingham | |
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Bellingham in the Newgate Calendar, 1812 | |
| Born | 1769 St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Died | 18 May 1812 (aged 42–43) London, England |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | Dissected, skull preserved at Barts Pathology Museum |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Criminal status | Executed by hanging |
| Spouse |
Mary Neville (m. 1803) |
| Motive | see Notes |
| Conviction(s) | Assassination of Spencer Perceval |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | Death by hanging |
| Notes | |
Robinson (2013, p. 31): "The motive was Bellingham's groundless claim that the Crown owed him money for time he had served in a Russian prison while Perceval had been Chancellor of the Exchequer." | |
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