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List of people executed in Texas, 1920–1929

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1920 and 1929. A total of 66 people were executed during this period. From 1920 to 1923, ten people were executed by hanging. The last hanging in the state was that of Nathan Lee, a man convicted of murder and executed in Brazoria County on August 31, 1923. The law was changed in 1923 requiring executions be carried out on the electric chair and that they take place at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. From 1924 to 1929, 56 people were executed by electrocution, the first 5 people executed by this method took place on February 8, 1924 (this remains a state record for the number of executions in a single day).

Executions in Texas

By hanging: 1920–1923

1920 – 1 execution
# Executed person Race Age Sex Date of
execution 		Crime(s) Governor
385 John Price Black 43 M 24-Mar-1920 Murder William P. Hobby
1921 – 3 executions
386 Albert Howard Black – M 18-Mar-1921 Rape and Robbery Pat Morris Neff
387 Israel Jordan Black – M 21-Jul-1921 Murder
388 Jose Flores Hispanic 17 M 21-Jul-1921 Murder
1922 – 2 executions
389 George Hornsby White 30 M 14-Apr-1922 Robbery and Murder
390 Abe Johnson White 57 M 22-Sep-1922 Murder
1923 – 4 executions
391 Harvey Hughes White 22 M 07-Apr-1923 Robbery and Murder
392 Sol Johnson Black – M 20-Jul-1923 Robbery and Murder
393 Roy Mitchell Black – M 30-Jul-1923 Murder, Rape and Robbery
394 Nathan Lee Black – M 31-Aug-1923 Murder
Source: The Espy File: 1608–2002.

By electrocution: 1924–1929

1924 – 13 executions
# Executed person Race Age Sex Date of
execution 		Crime(s) Governor
1 Charles Reynolds Black 27 M 08-Feb-1924 Murder Pat Morris Neff
2 Ewell Morris Black 23 M 08-Feb-1924 Murder
3 George Washington Black 39 M 08-Feb-1924 Murder
4 Mack Matthews Black 39 M 08-Feb-1924 Murder
5 Melvin Johnson Black 20 M 08-Feb-1924 Murder
6 Blaine Dyer Black 36 M 28-Mar-1924 Murder
7 Earnest Lawson Black 39 M 28-Mar-1924 Murder
8 Booker Williams Black 19 M 04-Apr-1924 Murder
9 Tommie Curry Black 25 M 17-Apr-1924 Murder
10 Harle Humphreys Black 19 M 22-May-1924 Murder
11 Frank Cadena Hispanic 35 M 23-May-1924 Murder
12 Ed (or Edward) Henderson Black 45 M 09-Jun-1924 Rape
13 Ed Kirby Black 57 M 10-Oct-1924 Murder
1925 – 6 executions
14 Sidney Welk White 31 M 03-Apr-1925 Murder Miriam A. Ferguson
15 Lavannie Twitty Black 24 M 05-Jun-1925 Robbery and Murder
16 Frank Noel Black 23 M 03-Jul-1925 Rape
17 Lorenzo Noel Black 25 M 03-Jul-1925 Rape
18 Edwin Rushing Black 25 M 17-Jul-1925 Murder
19 George Gray White 40 M 07-Aug-1925 Murder
1926 – 9 executions
20 Melton Carr Black 23 M 02-Jan-1926 Rape
21 Agapito Rueda Hispanic 29 M 09-Jan-1926 Robbery and Murder
22 Willie Vaughn Black 23 M 12-Mar-1926 Rape
23 S. A. Robins (or Robinson) Black 28 M 06-Apr-1926 Murder
24 Forest Robins (or Robinson) Black 26 M 06-Apr-1926 Rape
25 John Smith Black 24 M 16-Apr-1926 Murder
26 T. Harris Black 32 M 03-May-1926 Murder
27 Sam Phillips Black 31 M 14-May-1926 Robbery and Murder
28 Fred Tilford Black 24 M 09-Jul-1926 Robbery and Murder
1927 – 8 executions
29 F. D. Baines Black 29 M 18-Feb-1927 Murder Dan Moody
30 Bryant Satchell Black 22 M 17-Mar-1927 Robbery and Murder
31 Matthew Briscoe Black 37 M 10-May-1927 Rape
32 Francis Marion Snow White 49 M 12-Aug-1927 Murder
33 Ed Joshlin Black 58 M 22-Aug-1927 Rape
34 Willie Robinson Black 23 M 23-Sep-1927 Murder and Burglary
35 Tillman Simmons Black 50 M 26-Sep-1927 Robbery and Murder
36 A. V. Mullikin (or Millikin) White 40 M 05-Nov-1927 Robbery and Murder
1928 – 9 executions
37 George Hassell White 39 M 10-Feb-1928 Murder
38 Robert Benton Black 23 M 10-Feb-1928 Murder
39 Willie Fisher Black 31 M 12-Apr-1928 Murder
40 Lawrence Davenport Black 22 M 01-Jun-1928 Robbery and Murder
41 Garrett Thomas Black 32 M 03-Aug-1928 Murder
42 Esequiel Servin Hispanic 23 M 07-Sep-1928 Rape and Robbery
43 Clemente Rodriguez Hispanic 22 M 07-Sep-1928 Rape and Robbery
44 O. T. Alexander Black 40 M 28-Sep-1928 Murder
45 Tom Ross Black 35 M 28-Sep-1928 Murder
1929 – 11 executions
46 Floyd Byrnes White 26 M 11-Jan-1929 Robbery and Murder
47 Wade Wilborn Black 47 M 12-Apr-1929 Murder
48 Robert Blake White 25 M 19-Apr-1929 Robbery and Murder
49 Mathis Sanders Black 26 M 27-Apr-1929 Rape
50 Silas Jarman Black 18 M 24-May-1929 Robbery
51 O. C. Wells White 32 M 20-Jun-1929 Robbery and Murder
52 Willie Grady Black 19 M 25-Jul-1929 Rape
53 H. J. Leahy White 41 M 02-Sep-1929 Kidnapping and Murder
54 Henry Helms White 33 M 06-Sep-1929 Murder
55 Lee Merriman White 27 M 29-Nov-1929 Rape
56 Ben (Bennie) Aldridge White 26 M 19-Dec-1929 Rape
Sources: List of electrocuted offenders by the TDJC, and The Espy File: 1608–2002.

Statistics

  • 100% of people executed from 1920 to 1929 were male.
  • In 1924, of the 13 people executed, there was only one rape. All other crimes were murder.
Preceded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1910–1919 		Lists of people executed in Texas Succeeded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1930–1939

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Execution was originally scheduled for June 28, a Sunday.

References

  1. ^ The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ List of Electrocuted Offenders Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. "Sunday Execution of Texas Negroes Allowed to Stand". The Atlanta Constitution. Dallas, Texas. May 31, 1925 . p. 16. Retrieved 2024-09-21 – via Newspapers.com.

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