List of people executed in Vermont
Appearance
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Vermont from 1778 to 1954.
Capital punishment was abolished in Vermont in 1972.[1] From 1778-1954, 26 people were executed in Vermont, 21 by hanging and 5 by electrocution.[2] 24 of the executions were of males, while 2 were of females.[2]
Executions 1778-1954
[edit]Name | Race | Sex | Date of Execution | Method | Crime(s) |
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David Redding | White | M | June 11, 1778 | Hanging | Treason |
Cyrus Dean | November 11, 1808 | Murder | |||
Samuel Godfrey | February 13, 1818 | Murder | |||
Luther Virginia | Black | January 14, 1820 | Murder | ||
Archibald Bates | White | February 6, 1839 | Murder | ||
William Barnett | January 20, 1864 | Murder | |||
Sandy Kavanaugh | Murder | ||||
John Ward | March 21, 1868 | Murder | |||
Hiram Miller | June 25, 1869 | Robbery and Murder | |||
Henry Welcome | January 20, 1871 | Robbery and Murder | |||
Henery Gravelin | March 14, 1879 | Murder | |||
John Phair | April 10, 1879 | Robbery and Murder | |||
Asa Magoon | November 28, 1879 | Murder | |||
Edward Tatro | April 2, 1880 | Murder | |||
Edwin Hayden | February 25, 1881 | Murder | |||
Royal Carr | April 29, 1881 | Murder | |||
Emeline Meaker | F | March 30, 1883 | Murder | ||
Sylvester Bell | M | January 1, 1892 | Murder | ||
Mary Rogers | F | December 8, 1905 | Murder | ||
Elroy Kent | M | July 5, 1912 | Robbery and Murder | ||
Arthur Bosworth | January 2, 1914 | Murder | |||
George Warner | July 12, 1919 | Electrocution | Murder | ||
Bert Stacey | July 7, 1932 | Murder | |||
Ronald Watson | ? | January 2, 1947 | Murder | ||
Francis Blair | White | February 8, 1954 | Robbery and Murder | ||
Donald DeMag | December 8, 1954 | Robbery and Murder |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Abolition of capital punishment in Vermont". statelaws.findlaw.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Executions in Vermont, from 1778-1954". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.