Historedia
Person

Lord Ellenborough

Events
3
Episodes
6
Years
1803–1843

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Ellenborough, 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. Edward Despard executed for the Despard plot

    1803

    Role: Lord Chief Justice

    1. 7 February 1803 · LondonTrial Before Special Commission

      Despard was prosecuted by Attorney General Spencer Perceval before Lord Ellenborough in a Special Commission on 7 February 1803.

    2. 21 February 1803 · Horsemonger Lane GaolExecution at Horsemonger Lane Gaol

      Despard and six co-defendants were hanged and beheaded at Horsemonger Lane Gaol on 21 February 1803.

  2. The Great Stock Exchange Fraud exposed in London

    1814

    Role: Presiding judge in the case

    1. 21 February 1814 · DoverArrival at Dover

      Colonel du Bourg arrived at the Ship Inn in Dover on 21 February 1814, claiming Napoleon was dead.

    2. 21 February 1814 · LondonRelay to London

      Du Bourg requested the news be sent to the Admiralty in London via semaphore telegraph.

    3. 21 February 1814 · London Stock ExchangeMarket Fluctuation

      False news caused government securities to increase rapidly at the London Stock Exchange.

  3. Battle of Hyderabad secures Sindh for British India

    1843

    Role: British Authority

    1. 24 March 1843 · Hyderabad, SindhBattle of Hyderabad

      British forces under Napier defeated Talpur defenders near Hyderabad on 24 March 1843, securing Sindh for British India.

Sources

  1. Edward Despard Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-09
  2. Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-20
  3. Charles Napier (British Army officer, born 1782) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
  4. Battle of Hyderabad Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20