William Davidson

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William Davidson was a Jamaican-born radical who became one of the key conspirators in the 1820 Cato Street plot to assassinate British government ministers.

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instanceOf conspirator
historical figure
political radical
associatedWith Arthur Thistlewood NERFINISHED
Cato Street conspirators NERFINISHED
birthPlace Jamaica NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath execution by hanging
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfActivity England NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
criminalCharge high treason
dateOfExecution 1 May 1820
education studied law in Scotland for a time
ethnicOrigin Jamaican
father Scottish plantation owner in Jamaica
fullName William Davidson NERFINISHED
governmentResponse used as justification for repression of radicals
historicalSignificance one of the first prominent Black radicals in British history
involvedIn post-Peterloo era radical agitation
knownFor involvement in the Cato Street conspiracy
plot to assassinate British government ministers in 1820
legacy symbol of Black participation in early British radicalism
legalOutcome convicted of treason at trial for Cato Street plot
locationOfConspiracy Cato Street, London GENERATED
maritalStatus married an English woman
methodOfExecution hanging
mother enslaved Jamaican woman
movement radical politics in early 19th-century Britain
notableEvent Cato Street conspiracy NERFINISHED
occupation cabinet-maker
opposedTo British government of the time
penalty death
placeOfExecution Newgate Prison, London NERFINISHED
plotTarget British cabinet ministers
Lord Liverpool's government NERFINISHED
politicalPosition radical
religion Presbyterian
residence London, England
surface form: London
roleInEvent key conspirator in the Cato Street plot
socialStatus mixed-race
timePeriod early 19th century
trialLocation London NERFINISHED
trialYear 1820
yearOfEvent 1820

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Cato Street Conspiracy participant William Davidson