1. fauntleroy, henry banker and forger; in his twenty-third year became a partner in the bank of Marsh, Sibbald, & Co., London; was put on trial for a series of elaborate forgeries, found guilty, and hanged; the trial created a greatsensation at the time, and efforts were made to obtain a commutation of the sentence (1785-1824).
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