Earl Ferrers has died

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The 13th Earl Ferrers, Robert Shirley, has died aged 83. His ancestor was the last peer to be hanged, and it's also the name of my local pub in Streatham.

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One of the reasons I like this pub

Lord Ferrers killed Mr Johnson, his land-steward, was tried, condemned for murder and hanged at Tyburn on 5 May 1760. He is the last British peer to die a felons death.

The New Statesman has an obituary article on Robert Shirley, here, and the Daily Telegraph has one here.