On December 19, 1881 a former British Conservative MP (Member of Parliament) named Sir William Payne Gallwey suffered death by turnip.
It’s even more strange since he was out on a shooting trip at his estate, Thirkleby Park. But a gun was not the cause of his death.
How does one die by turnip exactly?
Gallwey was 73, and he just retired from Parliament a year earlier.
A second death by turnip
Source: “Beware the turnip! Unusual causes of death among Victorian MPs” — Victorian Commons
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