Trial and execution of Bellingham
- When
- 15–18 May 1812
- Where
- Old Bailey and Newgate Prison, London
Bellingham was tried at the Old Bailey on 15 May 1812 before Sir James Mansfield and hanged at Newgate Prison on 18 May, one week after the assassination.
Bellingham's trial began at the Old Bailey on Friday 15 May 1812, under the presiding judge Sir James Mansfield, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. He argued that he would have preferred to shoot the British ambassador to Russia, but insisted that, as a wronged man, he was justified in killing the representative of his oppressors. He was hanged at Newgate Prison on 18 May, one week after the assassination and one month before the start of the War of 1812.
Sources
- Assassination of Spencer Perceval Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-21
- John Bellingham Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-08
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