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| James Botting | |
| Birth Name: | James Botting |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1783 |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, England |
| Death Place: | Hove, England |
| Occupation: | executioner |
| Years Active: | 1817–1819 |
| Known For: | hangman at Newgate Prison, London |
| Notable Works: | executions: Cato Street conspiracy (1820), Henry Fauntleroy (1824) |
Jemmy Botting (baptised 12 October 1783 – 1 October 1837) was an English executioner who was the hangman at Newgate Prison in London from 1817 to 1819, during which tenure he claimed to have hanged a total of 175 persons. He was succeeded by John Foxton, who was his assistant from 1818.[1]
Born in Brighton, he died in Hove on 1 October 1837 after falling out of his wheelchair in the street. He was so hated that no-one came to his assistance.[2]
His notable executions included the fraudster Henry Fauntleroy in 1824[3] and the five leaders of the Cato Street conspiracy in 1820. The latter execution was followed by the last legal public decapitation.[2] [1] [4]
. The hangmen of England: how they hanged and whom they hanged : the life story of "Jack Ketch" through two centuries . Horace Bleackley . Horace Bleackley. Taylor & Francis . 1929 . 0-7158-1184-3 . 170 .