Execution Dock His remains were gibbeted by the river Thames at Tilbury for three years. George Davis and William Watts, convicted for piracy for the "Cyprus" mutiny, were the final hangings at the dock on 16 December 1830. Some sources state there is a large "E" on the Thames side of the building at Swan Wharf, indicating the site of Execution Dock. Another source states it was approximately where the London Overground station now stands. Execution Dock Execution Dock was a place in the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute
George William Bagby fearless writer who would criticize Confederate General Robert E. Lee as easily as Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Bagby's most popular essay was "The Old Virginia Gentleman" (1877), a paean to antebellum plantation life in Virginia. George William Bagby George William Bagby (August 13, 1828 – November 29, 1883) was an American physician and humorist. He was born in Buckingham County, Virginia, to George Bagby and Virginia Evans. He attended Delaware College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied medicine. After finishing his studies, Bagby became engaged in editorial work, especially on the "Southern Literary Messenger" from 1859 to near