Last Hanging for Homosexual Acts James Pratt and John Smith in 1835
James Pratt and John Smith faced execution. It was the last hanging for homosexual acts in England in 1835. Last Hanging for Homosexual Acts James Pratt and John Smith in 1835 On November 27, 1835, a crowd gathered around 8 p.m. outside Newgate Prison. People hissed and groaned at two weak men who were carried…