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William Billington
William Billington (1875 – 1952) was an English executioner. He was on the Home Office list from 1902 to 1905 and had participated in hangings from 1899.
==Career==
Billington, the son of executioner James Billington, carried out his first hanging in July 1899. He assisted his father in several more commissions throughout the rest of the year, and underwent formal training in early 1900.〔Fielding, Steve. ''(The Executioner's Bible: The Story of Every British Hangman of the Twentieth Century )'' (John Blake, 2008), p. 42.〕 He was also an assistant executioner in 1900.
After his father died in December 1901, William became the principal executioner for England. He was at first assisted by his older brother Thomas and then by his younger brother John,〔("The English hangmen 1850 - 1964" ). ''capitalpunishmentuk.org''. Retrieved 2010-11-16.〕 along with Henry Pierrepoint. He was a small celebrity during this period among the populace, many of whom wanted to catch a glimpse of this relatively young man who was the country's executioner.〔Fielding, p. 48.〕〔Preston, Nigel. ("Billington: Victorian Executioner" ). ''crimetime.co.uk''. Retrieved 2010-11-16.〕 Billington carried out the vast majority of executions from 1902 to 1904. He carried out the last one to take place at Newgate Prison on 2 May 1902 and the first at Pentonville on 30 September 1902.〔 He also performed a few executions in Ireland.
Billington was married with two children, but he also had problems with alcohol.〔("The Billington Hangmen" ). ''billingtonfamiliesoflancs.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-16.〕 In the summer of 1905, he served a one-month prison sentence for failing to pay money to his wife in compliance with a separation order. While he was in prison, his brother and execution partner, John, died.〔Fielding, pp. 55-56.〕 William's last execution was on 25 April 1905.〔Fielding, p. 266.〕 All in all, he carried out 58 hangings as the chief executioner and assisted at 14 more.〔("The Anatomy of a Hanging" ), 27 September 2007. ''executions.justsickshit.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-16.〕 In his later years, he apparently tried to shun his past as an executioner.〔 He died in 1952.
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