Age: unknown
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 17 Mar 1755
Execution Place: unknown
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
John Bent was convicted for the murder of his wife.
He was from Warrington and was a boat hauler.
He was convicted at the Lancaster Assizes and executed on the Friday.
see Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 25 March 1755
