What the records say
- When
- 3 Jan 1831
- Kind
- Assassination
- Deaths
- 1
- Coordinates
- 53.45° N, 2.08° W
- Description
- 1831 murder in Manchester, England
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Assassination of Thomas Ashton
1831 murder in Manchester, England
The assassination of Thomas Ashton, a British industrialist and mill-owner, took place at around 7:00 p.m. on 3 January 1831. Ashton was shot dead by striking workers in Manchester as a warning to their employers.
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