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.[1][2]
Executions 1940–1949
edit1940 – 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 | |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ a b List of Electrocuted Offenders Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
External links
edit- Death Row 1923-1973. Texas Department of Criminal Justice