Albert Pierrepoint

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First Name	Albert
Last Name	Pierrepoint
Birthday	30th March, 1905
Birthplace	Clayton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	10th July, 1992
Place of Death	Southport, Merseyside, England, UK
Distinctive Feature	Albert gained a reputation as a swift and efficient executioner..., Two men he executed - Timothy John Evans (1950), and Derek Bentley (1953) - each received posthumous pardons, ''I have come to the conclusion that executions solve nothing, and are only an antiquated relic of a primitive desire for revenge''..., The Home Office called him the most efficient executioner..., From a family of executioners..., Between 1932 and 1955 he conducted or assisted at about 450 hangings, following in the footsteps of his father Henry and uncle Thomas who were also executioners..., His Record For Removing The Condemned Prisoner From His Cell Until "The Drop" Was Seven And A Half Seconds..., He had come to believe that the death penalty was not a deterrent to crime, as most murders were committed in the heat of the moment rather than premeditated..., Began work at age 12 at the Marlborough Mills in Failsworth in 1917..., As an 11-year-old he wrote, in response to a school "When I grow up ..." exercise, "When I leave school I should like to be the Official Executioner"...
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Sexuality	Straight
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	British
Occupation Text	Chief Executioner, Publican
Claim to Fame	Pierrepoint executed at least 433 men and 17 women, including six U.S. soldiers, and 200 Nazi war criminals.
Year(s) Active	1974 - (author: autobiography "Executioner: Pierrepoint"), 1956 - (resignation: as Chief Executioner), 1917 - (worker: at the Marlborough Mills in Failsworth)
Pets	Mary Pierrepoint (mother), Henry Pierrepoint (father), Anne Fletcher (29 August 1943 - 10 July 1992)

Albert Pierrepoint (; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father, Henry, and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him.

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