The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1940 and 1949. During this period 78 people were executed by electrocution at the Huntsville Unit in Texas.
Executions 1940–1949
1940 – 8 executions | |||||||
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# | Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution |
Crime(s) | Governor |
179 | J.W. Rickman | White | 22 | M | 18-Mar-1940 | Murder | W. Lee O'Daniel |
180 | Bluitt Hampton | Black | 28 | M | 31-Mar-1940 | Murder | |
181 | Robert Walker | White | 25 | M | 19-Apr-1940 | Robbery and Murder | |
182 | Webster Lyons | Black | 29 | M | 28-Apr-1940 | Robbery and Murder | |
183 | Robert Manning | Black | 20 | M | 28-Apr-1940 | Robbery and Murder | |
184 | Burton Franks | White | 22 | M | 07-Jun-1940 | Robbery and Murder | |
185 | Placido Handy | Hispanic | 36 | M | 09-Jun-1940 | Rape and Murder | |
186 | Florence Murphy | Black | 31 | M | 30-Aug-1940 | Rape | |
1941 – 6 executions | |||||||
187 | Ascension Martinez | Hispanic | 37 | M | 21-Feb-1941 | Rape and Murder | W. Lee O'Daniel |
188 | Theodia Muldrow | Black | 19 | M | 21-Feb-1941 | Rape | |
189 | George Griffin | Black | 26 | M | 20-Apr-1941 | Rape | |
190 | Tommie Harris | Black | 20 | M | 06-Jun-1941 | Rape and Murder | |
191 | Arlin Reese | White | 46 | M | 24-Aug-1941 | Murder | Coke R. Stevenson |
192 | Albert Wesley, Jr. | Black | 19 | M | 28-Dec-1941 | Rape | |
1942 – 12 executions | |||||||
193 | Charlie Goldsby | Black | 37 | M | 22-Jan-1942 | Rape | Coke R. Stevenson |
194 | Nehemiah Glover | Black | 28 | M | 28-Jan-1942 | Murder, Rape and Robbery | |
195 | Richard Robinson | Black | 38 | M | 15-Feb-1942 | Murder | |
196 | Rogers King | Black | 19 | M | 22-Mar-1942 | Robbery and Murder | |
197 | James Alford | White | 26 | M | 08-May-1942 | Robbery and Murder | |
198 | McKinley Morris | Black | 33 | M | 16-May-1942 | Robbery and Murder | |
199 | Orrin Brown | White | 55 | M | 15-Jun-1942 | Murder | |
200 | Luther Hill | Black | 29 | M | 05-Jul-1942 | Murder | |
201 | Edward Hart, Jr. | Black | 25 | M | 29-Jul-1942 | Rape and Robbery | |
202 | Ben Walker | Black | 35 | M | 01-Aug-1942 | Rape | |
203 | Emeliano Benavidez | Hispanic | 31 | M | 08-Aug-1942 | Murder | |
204 | C. L. Turner | Black | 36 | M | 02-Sep-1942 | Murder | |
1943 – 4 executions | |||||||
205 | Leo Lera | White | 33 | M | 19-Feb-1943 | Murder | Coke R. Stevenson |
206 | Arthur Wilson | Black | 24 | M | 21-Jul-1943 | Robbery and Murder | |
207 | Rex Beard, Jr. | White | 20 | M | 03-Sep-1943 | Murder | |
208 | Delores Quiroz | White | 31 | M | 29-Oct-1943 | Murder | |
1944 – 9 executions | |||||||
209 | Bruce Jordan | White | 25 | M | 16-Apr-1944 | Robbery and Murder | Coke R. Stevenson |
210 | Juan Gutierrez | Hispanic | 42 | M | 02-May-1944 | Murder | |
211 | David Williams | Black | 19 | M | 09-Jul-1944 | Rape | |
212 | Bennie Johnson | Black | 41 | M | 09-Jul-1944 | Robbery and Murder | |
213 | Clay Whittle | White | 37 | M | 30-Jul-1944 | Murder | |
214 | Willie Johnson | Black | 36 | M | 27-Aug-1944 | Murder | |
215 | George Johnson | Black | 30 | M | 27-Aug-1944 | Murder | |
216 | J. B. Stephens | White | 37 | M | 19-Dec-1944 | Murder | |
217 | Allen Murray | Black | 32 | M | 31-Dec-1944 | Rape | |
1945 – 4 executions | |||||||
218 | Henry Williams | Black | 58 | M | 04-Mar-1945 | Murder | Coke R. Stevenson |
219 | Robert Holloway | Black | 23 | M | 25-Mar-1945 | Robbery and Murder | |
220 | Julius Harper | Black | 18 | M | 07-Jul-1945 | Robbery and Murder | |
221 | Joseph Ogelsby | Black | 21 | M | 02-Sep-1945 | Rape | |
1946 – 6 executions | |||||||
222 | Jarvin Elliott | Black | 23 | M | 18-Jan-1946 | Murder | Coke R. Stevenson |
223 | Clyde Moore | Black | 21 | M | 08-May-1946 | Rape | |
224 | Richard Gamble | Black | 32 | M | 28-Jun-1946 | Murder, Rape and Robbery | |
225 | L. C. Newman | Black | 26 | M | 19-Jul-1946 | Murder | |
226 | Joe Leza | Hispanic | 31 | M | 01-Sep-1946 | Murder and Burglary | |
227 | Harold Palm | Black | 35 | M | 01-Sep-1946 | Rape | |
1947 – 10 executions | |||||||
228 | L. D. Henderson | Black | 21 | M | 21-Mar-1947 | Murder | Beauford H. Jester |
229 | P. H. Zachary | Black | 27 | M | 01-Apr-1947 | Murder | |
230 | Huey Wilson | Black | 36 | M | 02-May-1947 | Rape and Robbery | |
231 | Oscar Allen | Black | 45 | M | 29-May-1947 | Robbery and Murder | |
232 | Louis Jones | Black | 30 | M | 02-Jun-1947 | Robbery and Murder | |
233 | William Norris | Black | 23 | M | 07-Jun-1947 | Murder | |
234 | Charlie Allen | Black | 37 | M | 26-Jun-1947 | Robbery and Murder | |
235 | Arthur Adams | Black | 38 | M | 05-Sep-1947 | Murder | |
236 | Elijah Pearson | Black | 46 | M | 12-Sep-1947 | Robbery and Murder | |
237 | Raymond Davis | Black | 17 | M | 05-Oct-1947 | Murder | |
1948 – 11 executions | |||||||
238 | Lonnie Cline | White | 28 | M | 02-Jan-1948 | Murder | Beauford H. Jester |
239 | Nolan West | White | 25 | M | 04-Feb-1948 | Robbery and Murder | |
240 | Bennie Johnson | Black | 25 | M | 28-Mar-1948 | Rape | |
241 | Clayton Rushing | White | 26 | M | 28-Mar-1948 | Robbery and Murder | |
242 | Willie Sims | Black | 36 | M | 25-Apr-1948 | Rape | |
243 | Joseph Saulter | White | 33 | M | 09-Jul-1948 | Murder | |
244 | John Coleman | Black | 57 | M | 18-Jul-1948 | Rape | |
245 | Henry Brown | Black | 23 | M | 01-Aug-1948 | Murder | |
246 | Riley McCane | White | 43 | M | 20-Aug-1948 | Murder | |
247 | Cleo Smith | Black | 29 | M | 24-Aug-1948 | Rape | |
248 | Andrew Hill | Black | 23 | M | 03-Oct-1948 | Murder | |
1949 – 8 executions | |||||||
249 | Wilson Moore | Black | 29 | M | 01-Feb-1949 | Rape | Beauford H. Jester |
250 | Thurman Williams | Black | 23 | M | 13-Feb-1949 | Robbery and Murder | |
251 | Thomas Larkin | Black | 23 | M | 21-Feb-1949 | Robbery and Murder | |
252 | Buster Northern | White | 20 | M | 16-Apr-1949 | Robbery and Murder | |
253 | W. (or Fred) Jones | White | 40 | M | 10-Aug-1949 | Murder | Allan Shivers |
254 | General Kerzee | Black | 53 | M | 10-Aug-1949 | Murder | |
255 | F. M. McClendon | Black | 23 | M | 14-Aug-1949 | Murder | |
256 | Cleveland Stovall, Jr. | Black | 22 | M | 11-Sep-1949 | Rape | |
Sources: List of electrocuted offenders by the TDJC, and The Espy File: 1608–2002. |
Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1930–1939 |
Lists of people executed in Texas | Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1950–1959 |
See also
References
- ^ The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ List of Electrocuted Offenders Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
External links
- Death Row 1923-1973. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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