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1895 - 1968

Sydney Silverman

British Labour politician who founded the National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment.

Successfully piloted the Murder Bill, which abolished the death penalty in the United Kingdom, through Parliament in 1965.

Fun Fact:

The Murder Bill was designed to abolish the death penalty for a period of 5 years, but with provision for abolition to be made permanent by resolutions in Parliament before the end of that period. It was successful, and remains in effect today.

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