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Solomon Blay Solomon Blay i(8993611 works by)
Born: Established: 20 Jan 1816 Oxford, Oxfordshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 20 Aug 1897 Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Solomon Blay was an English convict transported to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's Land . Once his sentence was served, he gained notoriety as a hangman in Hobart, and is believed to have hung over 200 people in the course of a long career spanning from 1840 to 1891.

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