John Donellan

(1738-1781)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Donellan, John, d. 1781 DNB: Donellan, John (1737/8-1781), poisoner LBT ID: JoDonel1781 VIAF ID: 13841585 LOC ID: n87911048	B/BAP: 1738 DIED: 1781-04-02
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Master of ceremonies at the Pantheon, Oxford Street; in a controversial trial he was convicted and hung for poisoning his brother-in-law.
REFERENCES TO John Donellan: Medwin, Thomas, 1788-1869, Journal of the Conversations of Lord Byron (London: Henry Colburn, 1824) English Bards; Robert Southey Verse 2: p. 153-c p. 153-c