Nicholas Ingram
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Nicholas Lee Ingram was a British
and American
national, executed in 1995 at the age of 31 by the US state of Georgia
by the electric chair
. He was born in Britain, but had an American father. The British Prime Minister
, John Major
, declined to intervene and attempt to get him reprieved. He had been imprisoned since 1983 for the murder of J C Sawyer, and injuring his wife Eunice Sawyer, during a robbery. The Archbishop of Canterbury
, George Carey
, was one of many who campaigned unsuccessfully for clemency.
The case received widespread media coverage in the UK. In the US it went largely unnoticed.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
national, executed in 1995 at the age of 31 by the US state of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
by the electric chair
Electric chair
Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body...
. He was born in Britain, but had an American father. The British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
, John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
, declined to intervene and attempt to get him reprieved. He had been imprisoned since 1983 for the murder of J C Sawyer, and injuring his wife Eunice Sawyer, during a robbery. The Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
, George Carey
George Carey
George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton PC, FKC is a former Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1991 to 2002. He was the first modern holder of the office not to have attended Oxford or Cambridge University...
, was one of many who campaigned unsuccessfully for clemency.
The case received widespread media coverage in the UK. In the US it went largely unnoticed.
Sources
- US Executions since 1976. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- Georgia Executions. Pro-Death Penalty.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- Death Row Briton is executed. BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
(1995-04-08). Retrieved on 2007-11-12. - Ronald Smothers. British-American Is Executed in Georgia. The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
(1985-04-08). Retrieved on 2007-11-12. - Rupert Cornwell. Ingram dies in electric chair. The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
(1995-04-08). Corrected on 2009-08-25. - Rupert Cornwell. Nicholas Ingram goes to the chair, hoping for something better. The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
(1995-04-09). Corrected on 2009-08-25.