Dictionary of Sydney

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Green, Alexander

Convict who was appointed the public executioner of Sydney Town and the colony of New South Wales, responsible for almost 490 executions from January 1828 to May 1855, when he was committed to a lunatic asylum.

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Born
1802
Arrived Sydney
12 Jul 1824
Died
Parramatta Lunatic Asylum
1879
Occupation
16 Jan 1824 - 26 Jan 1831
1828 - 1855
Position
23 Mar 1824 - 12 Jul 1824
1855 - 1879