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John Bellingham

merchant who assassinated Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812

John Bellingham (1769 – 18 May 1812) was an English merchant and perpetrator of the 1812 murder of Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to be assassinated.

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English merchant who assassinated Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812

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English merchant who assassinated Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812