James Townshend Saward

James Townshend Saward (1798 – c. 1875) was a Victorian English barrister and forger also known by the nickname of Jem the Penman.[1] In addition to his legal career he forged money orders for almost 30 years.

  1. ^ Griffiths, Arthur (1884); James Townshend Saward (Jem the Penman) The Chronicles of Newgate vol. 2, pp. 395-398