John Babbacombe Lee

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John Babbacombe Lee

Born John Henry George Lee
1864[1]
Abbotskerswell, Devon
Died March 19, 1945 (aged 80/81)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

John "Babbacombe" Lee (1864-1945), known as "The Man They Couldn't Hang" due to surviving 3 hanging attempts.

Execution

On February 23, 1885, at Exeter Prison, the execution staff attempted to hang him 3 times, all attempts failed.
  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101674817/john-henry_george-lee