List of people executed in Texas, 1920–29

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.[1] 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).[2]

Executions in Texas

By hanging: 192023

1920 1 execution
# Executed person Race Age Sex Date of
execution
Crime(s) Governor
385John PriceBlack43M24-Mar-1920MurderWilliam P. Hobby
1921 3 executions
386Albert HowardBlackM18-Mar-1921Rape and RobberyPat Morris Neff
387Israel JordanBlackM21-Jul-1921Murder
388Jose FloresHispanic17M21-Jul-1921Murder
1922 2 executions
389George HornsbyWhite30M14-Apr-1922Robbery and Murder
390Abe JohnsonWhite57M22-Sep-1922Murder
1923 4 executions
391Harvey HughesWhite22M07-Apr-1923Robbery and Murder
392Sol JohnsonBlackM20-Jul-1923Robbery and Murder
393Roy MitchellBlackM30-Jul-1923Murder, Rape and Robbery
394Nathan LeeBlackM31-Aug-1923Murder
Source: The Espy File: 16082002.[1]

By electrocution: 192429

1924 13 executions
# Executed person Race Age Sex Date of
execution
Crime(s) Governor
1Charles ReynoldsBlack27M08-Feb-1924MurderPat Morris Neff
2Ewell MorrisBlack23M08-Feb-1924Murder
3George WashingtonBlack39M08-Feb-1924Murder
4Mack MatthewsBlack39M08-Feb-1924Murder
5Melvin JohnsonBlack20M08-Feb-1924Murder
6Blaine DyerBlack36M28-Mar-1924Murder
7Earnest LawsonBlack39M28-Mar-1924Murder
8Booker WilliamsBlack19M04-Apr-1924Murder
9Tommie CurryBlack25M17-Apr-1924Murder
10Harle HumphreysBlack19M22-May-1924Murder
11Frank CadenaHispanic35M23-May-1924Murder
12Ed (or Edward) HendersonBlack45M09-Jun-1924Rape
13Ed KirbyBlack57M10-Oct-1924Murder
1925 6 executions
14Sidney WelkWhite31M03-Apr-1925MurderMiriam A. Ferguson
15Lavannie TwittyBlack24M05-Jun-1925Robbery and Murder
16Frank NoelBlack23M03-Jul-1925Rape
17Lorenzo NoelBlack25M03-Jul-1925Rape
18Edwin RushingBlack25M17-Jul-1925Murder
19George GrayWhite40M07-Aug-1925Murder
1926 9 executions
20Melton CarrBlack23M02-Jan-1926Rape
21Agapito RuedaHispanic29M09-Jan-1926Robbery and Murder
22Willie VaughnBlack23M12-Mar-1926Rape
23S. A. Robins (or Robinson)Black28M06-Apr-1926Murder
24Forest Robins (or Robinson)Black26M06-Apr-1926Rape
25John SmithBlack24M16-Apr-1926Murder
26T. HarrisBlack32M03-May-1926Murder
27Sam PhillipsBlack31M14-May-1926Robbery and Murder
28Fred TilfordBlack24M09-Jul-1926Robbery and Murder
1927 8 executions
29F. D. BainesBlack29M18-Feb-1927MurderDan Moody
30Bryant SatchellBlack22M17-Mar-1927Robbery and Murder
31Matthew BriscoeBlack37M10-May-1927Rape
32E. (or F. M.) SnowWhite49M12-Aug-1927Murder
33Ed JoshlinBlack58M22-Aug-1927Rape
34Willie RobinsonBlack23M23-Sep-1927Murder and Burglary
35Tillman SimmonsBlack50M26-Sep-1927Robbery and Murder
36A. V. Mullikin (or Millikin)White40M05-Nov-1927Robbery and Murder
1928 9 executions
37George HassellWhite39M10-Feb-1928Murder
38Robert BentonBlack23M10-Feb-1928Murder
39Willie FisherBlack31M12-Apr-1928Murder
40Lawrence DavenportBlack22M01-Jun-1928Robbery and Murder
41Garrett ThomasBlack32M03-Aug-1928Murder
42Esequiel ServinHispanic23M07-Sep-1928Rape and Robbery
43Clemente RodriguezHispanic22M07-Sep-1928Rape and Robbery
44O. T. AlexanderBlack40M28-Sep-1928Murder
45Tom RossBlack35M28-Sep-1928Murder
1929 11 executions
46Floyd ByrnesWhite26M11-Jan-1929Robbery and Murder
47Wade WilbornBlack47M12-Apr-1929Murder
48Robert BlakeWhite25M19-Apr-1929Robbery and Murder
49Mathis SandersBlack26M27-Apr-1929Rape
50Silas JarmanBlack18M24-May-1929Robbery
51O. C. WellsWhite32M20-Jun-1929Robbery and Murder
52Willie GradyBlack19M25-Jul-1929Rape
53H. J. LeahyWhite41M02-Sep-1929Kidnapping and Murder
54Henry HelmsWhite33M06-Sep-1929Murder
55Lee MerrimanWhite27M29-Nov-1929Rape
56Ben (Bennie) AldridgeWhite26M19-Dec-1929Rape
Sources: List of electrocuted offenders by the TDJC,[2] and The Espy File: 16082002.[1]

Interesting 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, 1910–19
Lists of people executed in Texas Succeeded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1930–39

See also

References

  1. The Espy File: 16082002. 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.

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