William Hulton
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William Hulton was a British magistrate and landowner best known for ordering the yeomanry to arrest speakers at the 1819 Peterloo reform meeting, a decision that helped trigger the ensuing massacre.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British magistrate
ⓘ
human ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety | decision that helped trigger the Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfEventInvolvement | 1819 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| eventRole |
magistrate overseeing the Peterloo reform meeting
ⓘ
official who ordered the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry to act at Peterloo ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law enforcement
ⓘ
local administration ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociation |
Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
ⓘ
Peterloo Massacre ⓘ
surface form:
Peterloo reform meeting of 16 August 1819
|
| historicalReputation | controversial figure in British social and political history ⓘ |
| knownFor | ordering the yeomanry to arrest speakers at the 1819 Peterloo reform meeting ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | local Lancashire gentry ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
ⓘ
magistrate ⓘ |
| opposed | parliamentary reform movement in early 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| ordered |
Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
ⓘ
arrest of speakers at the Peterloo reform meeting ⓘ |
| owned |
Hulton Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Hulton Park estate
coal-mining lands in Lancashire ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Lancashire
ⓘ
Manchester urban area ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester area
|
| placeOfDeath | Lancashire ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-parliamentary-reform ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Justice of the Peace for Lancashire ⓘ |
| residence |
Hulton Park
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ |
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