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[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]

* Capital punishment in Vermont
* Capital punishment in the United States

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Abolition of capital punishment in Vermont". statelaws.findlaw.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
2. ^ a b "Executions in Vermont, from 1778-1954". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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