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Officials
Prime Minister from 1812-1827 - Lord Liverpool Robert Jenkinson, Born 1770 - Died 1828 Home Secretary from 1812-1822 - Lord Sidmouth Henry Addington, Born 1757 - Died 1844 William Hulton - Chairman of Manchester's 10 Magistrates Present in Mr Edmund Buxton's house, on Mount Street with a good view of St. Peter's field: William Hulton (and the following Magistrates signed the arrested warrant for Henry Hunt, John Knight, Joseph Johnson and James Moorhouse) Rev Charles Wickstead Ethelstone - Clergyman and Magistrate. Mr Robert Fielden - Magistrate Col Ralph Fletcher - Magistrate Rev William R Hay - Clergyman and Magistrate Mr Thomas William Tatton - Magistrate Mr W Marriott - Magistrate Mr James Norris - Magistrate. Mr J Silvester - Magistrate Mr R Wright - Magistrate Other Magistrates there: Rev Mr John H Mallory - Clergyman and Magistrate Chief Constable - Jonathan Andrews Deputy Constable - Joseph Nadin Witness upstairs: Rev Edward Stanley of Alderley 400 special constables Witness next door at Mrs Orton's house: John Benjamin Smith |
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Major General Sir John Byng - Military Commander of the Northern
District, not present at the event. Overall Commander of the Event Lieutenant Colonel Guy L'Estrange who was accompanied by Mr Trafford Leigh Trafford, Magistrate Major Thomas Trafford Colonel Dairymple Major Dyneley Sir John Leicester Captain Hugh Hornby Birley Captain McGregor Lt William Jolliffe King's Dragoon Guards Royal Horse Artillery Unit with two six pound guns 400 Cheshire Yeomanry 120 Cavalry of Manchester and Salford Yeomanry 88th Regiment of Foot return to front page |