Picture No | 10055363 |
Date | 1903 |
Description | James Whitaker Wright |
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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.
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Source | Sketch by Percy F S Spence for ‘The Sphere’, 21 March 1903 and also in ‘The Graphic’, 1903 and also in 'The Tatler', 18 March 1903, page 397 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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