Who did John Francis attempt to assassinated in 1842?
Treason Act 1842 Treason Act 1842 The Treason Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c.51) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was passed early in the reign of Queen Victoria. It was last used in 1981 to prosecute Marcus Sarjeant. On 29 May 1842, Victoria was riding in a carriage along The Mall, London, when John Francis, described by Victoria's husband Prince Albert as a "little, swarthy, ill-looking rascal ... of the age of twenty-six to thirty, with a shabby hat and of dirty appearance", aimed a pistol at her but did not
John Francis Fortescue Horner Raymond Asquith, the prime minister's son; Raymond was also killed in the First World War. Both Edward and Raymond are commemorated by memorials by Sir Edwin Lutyens in St Andrew's Church, Mells. Horner died in 1927, survived by his wife and daughter who continued to live in Mells Manor. Katharine inherited the manor upon her mother's death in 1940. John Francis Fortescue Horner Sir John Francis Fortescue Horner, (1842–1927) was a British barrister. His family had lived at Mells Manor for generations and many have memorials in St Andrew's Church, Mells. He and his family became associated with The Souls,