John Porteous (soldier)
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Captain John Porteous was a Scottish military officer who served in the Edinburgh City Guard and played a major role in the Porteous Riots, which resulted in his death.
Uniform of the Edinburgh Town Guard
The Porteous Mob (1855), James Drummond
The Edinburgh Mob Carrying Captain Porteus to Execution
A memorial plaque was erected in 2000 at Hunters Close off Grassmarket where his lynching took occurred.
Porteous Riots
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The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of John Porteous, Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh, Scotland, who was lynched by a mob for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while orderi
John Porteous (soldier)
…Captain John Porteous (c. 1695 – 7 September 1736) was a Scottish military officer who served in the Edinburgh City Guard and played a major role in the Porteous Riots, which resulted in his death. John Porteous was born at The Glen, Quair Water, near Traquair, in the Borders, the son of Stephen Porteous, a tailor of…
The Porteous Riot by James Skene, 1818
Re-enactors dressed as the Edinburgh City Guard at the time of the Porteous Riot
Drawing of the West Bow in Edinburgh, which connected the Lawnmarket to the Grassmarket