Jonathan Wild was hanged in 1725.
Sources
- Digitizing the Hanging Court (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng175.htm (exclassics.com)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27147888/jonathan-wild (findagrave.com)
- http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=1968&termRef=Jonathan+Wild (britishexecutions.co.uk)
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