List of people executed in Vermont

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

Name	Race	Sex	Date of Execution	Method	Crime(s)
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			January 20, 1864		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	White		December 8, 1954		Robbery and Murder

References

^ "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.

[“1”-1] "Abolition of capital punishment in Vermont". statelaws.findlaw.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[“2”-2] "Executions in Vermont, from 1778-1954". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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List of people executed in Vermont

Executions 1778-1954

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