Historedia
Person

Baron Gurney

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1835

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Baron Gurney, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Last execution for homosexual acts in England: Pratt and Smith at Newgate

    1835

    Role: Trial judge

    1. August–September 1835 · LondonArrest and Trial

      Pratt and Smith were arrested in August 1835 after being observed in a rented room. They were tried in September at the Central Criminal Court before Baron Gurney.

    2. 27 November 1835 · Newgate PrisonExecution at Newgate

      Pratt and Smith were hanged outside Newgate Prison on 27 November 1835, marking the last capital punishment for sodomy in England.

Sources

  1. James Pratt and John Smith Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-08