John Porteous/Definition

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A definition or brief description of John Porteous.

(d. 1736) Captain of the city guard of Edinburgh during the riots of 1736 when the city guard fired on the people; Porteous was tried and sentenced to death, but reprieved; however, armed men seized him from prison and hanged him in the street.

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