Edward Dun

Edward Dun, also referred to as Squire Dun, was an English executioner who served as London's 'common hangman' from 1649 to 1663. He assumed the post shortly following the death in June 1649 of Richard Brandon, the headsman believed to have executed Charles I.
It is possible that he performed the posthumous executions of Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton and John [Bradshaw |John Bradshaw] in 1661, his role in which is described in by Abraham Miles. He died on 11 September 1663. He was succeeded as 'common hangman' by the better-known Jack Ketch, who had been his apprentice.