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James Whitaker Wright

James Whitaker Wright (1846 - 1904), company promoter and swindler, who committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London immediately following his conviction for fraud. This picture was circulated by the police in pursuit of Whitaker Wright

Picture No
10055363
Media ID
47223936
Size
3112px x 4203px (1.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Sketch by Percy Fs Spence for The Sphere', 21 March 1903 and also in The Graphic', 1903 and also in The Tatler', 18 March 1903, page 397
Date
1903

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