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Alexander Armstrong English (he used the pseudonym Arthur Ellis; 1864/1865 – 21 July 1938) was a British national who was the official hangman of Canada between 1912 and 1935. It is estimated he carried out more than 600 hangings in all of Canada's provinces and incorporated territories.[1]
- ^ Anderson, Frank W. (1972). Hanging in Canada. Frontier Books. p. 42.