page_title: John Horwood
hierarchical_section_title: John Horwood
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of John Horwood "as he stood at the bar, during his trial", 11 April 1821, by Mr Mintern. Portrait included in Dr Richard Smith's book bound in Horwood's skin and documenting the murder, trial, execution and subsequent dissection (i.e. John Horwood Book, Bristol Archives, 35893/36/v_i, exhibited at M Shed. About this portrait and the author&#160;: Arthur L. Eyre-Brook, "Richard Smith Junior and His Times", Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Journal, vol. 84, no 1,‎ January 1969, p. 8-9. The John Horwood book
context_page_description: John Horwood was a miner's son convicted of murder in Bristol, England, and executed in 1821. He was the first person to be hanged at Bristol New Gaol.
context_section_description: John Horwood (1803–1821) was a miner's son convicted of murder in Bristol, England, and executed in 1821. He was the first person to be hanged at Bristol New Gaol.
caption: Portrait of John Horwood as he stood at the bar, during his trial, 11 April 1821
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