Robert Smith (murderer)

Robert Smith was the last public hanging in Scotland and the second-to-last public hanging in the United Kingdom, only succeeded by Michael Barrett.  He was convicted of the murder of a girl.  He was hanged May 12, 1868.

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Michael Barrett, the last public hanging in the United Kingdom
Frances Kidder, the last woman publicly hanged in the United Kingdom

Category:1868 deaths
Category:People executed by hanging