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print courtesy of Manchester Central Library, Information and Archives, Manchester City Concil

truncheon
photograph by courtesy of Manchester Central Library, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council


















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


place
print courtesy of Manchester Central Library, Information and Archives, Manchester City Concil

swords

Swords used at Peterloo, found in an attic in Droylsden and donated to Museum by family
Photograph courtesy of the People's History Museum





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


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Last updated 25th June 2017