List of people executed in Texas, 1950–1959
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1950 and 1959. During this period 76 people were executed by electrocution at the Huntsville Unit in Texas.[1][2]
Three electrocutions took place on September 5, 1951; though no intervening law to prohibit multiple executions on a single day was passed, since this date Texas has not executed more than two people in a single day.
Executions 1950–1959[edit]
| 1950 – 13 executions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution |
Crime(s) | Governor |
| 257 | Samuel Gibson | Black | 24 | M | 29-Jan-1950 | Murder and Burglary | Allan Shivers |
| 258 | William Wilson, Jr. | Black | 31 | M | 05-Feb-1950 | Rape | |
| 259 | James Morrow | White | 29 | M | 09-Feb-1950 | Murder | |
| 260 | James Blackmon | Black | 24 | M | 05-Apr-1950 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 261 | William Smith, Jr. | Black | 22 | M | 05-Apr-1950 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 262 | Lee Bunn | Black | 27 | M | 03-May-1950 | Murder | |
| 263 | Nathaniel Edwards | Black | 27 | M | 17-May-1950 | Rape | |
| 264 | Dan White | White | 49 | M | 02-Jun-1950 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 265 | William Ray | White | 35 | M | 09-Jun-1950 | Rape | |
| 266 | Porter Henderson | Black | 47 | M | 14-Jun-1950 | Murder | |
| 267 | Felix Lewis | White | 47 | M | 21-Jun-1950 | Rape | |
| 268 | Eugene McFarland | Black | 26 | M | 30-Jun-1950 | Rape | |
| 269 | Edward Johnson | Black | 31 | M | 29-Dec-1950 | Rape | |
| 1951 – 13 executions | |||||||
| 270 | Ben Pickett, Jr. | Black | 35 | M | 13-Jan-1951 | Rape | Allan Shivers |
| 271 | Thomas Price | White | 30 | M | 01-Feb-1951 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 272 | Jim Patterson | White | 44 | M | 14-Mar-1951 | Murder | |
| 273 | Allen Williams | White | 40 | M | 21-Mar-1951 | Rape | |
| 274 | Morris Bessard | Black | 22 | M | 27-Jun-1951 | Rape | |
| 275 | Sam Williams | Black | 53 | M | 03-Jul-1951 | Murder | |
| 276 | Y. D. Robinson | Black | 33 | M | 16-Jul-1951 | Murder | |
| 277 | Allen Matthews | Black | 24 | M | 05-Sep-1951 | Rape | |
| 278 | L. C. Sims | Black | 26 | M | 05-Sep-1951 | Rape | |
| 279 | Fred Adair, Jr. | White | 27 | M | 05-Sep-1951 | Rape | |
| 280 | Steve Mitchell | White | 49 | M | 25-Sep-1951 | Murder | |
| 281 | Albert Edwards | White | 39 | M | 09-Oct-1951 | Murder | |
| 282 | Abbie Morton (or Mouton) | Black | 32 | M | 08-Dec-1951 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 1952 – 10 executions | |||||||
| 283 | Richard McMurrin | Black | 21 | M | 08-Jan-1952 | Rape | Allan Shivers |
| 284 | Robert Johnson | White | 34 | M | 12-Mar-1952 | Murder | |
| 285 | Marvin Johnson | White | 21 | M | 09-Apr-1952 | Murder | |
| 286 | William Jones | White | 58 | M | 26-Apr-1952 | Murder | |
| 287 | Henry Savage | Black | 26 | M | 30-Apr-1952 | Rape | |
| 288 | Herman Ross | Black | 32 | M | 04-Jun-1952 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 289 | Thomas Haley | White | 27 | M | 10-Jul-1952 | Rape | |
| 290 | Major Preston | Black | 34 | M | 08-Aug-1952 | Rape | |
| 291 | Booker Reed | Black | 46 | M | 28-Oct-1952 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 292 | Alton Paris | Black | 60 | M | 02-Dec-1952 | Murder | |
| 1953 – 5 executions | |||||||
| 293 | Darious Goleman | White | 31 | M | 04-Feb-1953 | Robbery and Murder | Allan Shivers |
| 294 | Roy Hulen | White | 43 | M | 06-Feb-1953 | Murder | |
| 295 | Samuel Gasway | White | 35 | M | 21-Mar-1953 | Rape | |
| 296 | Jack Farmer | White | 53 | M | 10-Jun-1953 | Murder | |
| 297 | Lewis Allison | Black | 23 | M | 17-Oct-1953 | Rape | |
| 1954 – 9 executions | |||||||
| 298 | Walter Green | White | 25 | M | 19-Feb-1954 | Robbery and Murder | Allan Shivers |
| 299 | Charles Clark | White | 43 | M | 25-Mar-1954 | Murder | |
| 300 | Willie Gage | Black | 42 | M | 23-Apr-1954 | Rape | |
| 301 | Charles Klinedinst | White | 29 | M | 19-Jun-1954 | Rape | |
| 302 | Jimmy Richardson | Black | 32 | M | 24-Jun-1954 | Rape | |
| 303 | Charles Barnes | Black | 24 | M | 14-Jul-1954 | Murder | |
| 304 | Marvin Rayson | Black | 28 | M | 17-Jul-1954 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 305 | Walter Whitaker, Jr. | White | 22 | M | 01-Aug-1954 | Murder | |
| 306 | Maurice Sampson | Black | 21 | M | 29-Sep-1954 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 1955 – 4 executions | |||||||
| 307 | Donald Brown | White | 26 | M | 22-Jan-1955 | Murder | Allan Shivers |
| 308 | Harry Butcher, Jr. | White | 29 | M | 20-May-1955 | Rape | |
| 309 | Henry Meyer | White | 65 | M | 08-Jun-1955 | Murder | |
| 310 | Floyd Jackson | Black | 21 | M | 18-Aug-1955 | Rape | |
| 1956 – 7 executions | |||||||
| 311 | Carrol Farrar | White | 36 | M | 04-Jan-1956 | Murder | Allan Shivers |
| 312 | Johnnie Gordon | Black | 25 | M | 24-Jan-1956 | Rape | |
| 313 | Tommie Walker | Black | 21 | M | 12-May-1956 | Murder, Rape and Robbery | |
| 314 | Marion Washington | Black | 29 | M | 08-Jun-1956 | Murder | |
| 315 | Flandell Fite | Black | 27 | M | 23-Aug-1956 | Rape | |
| 316 | Timothy Pierce | Black | 23 | M | 30-Aug-1956 | Rape | |
| 317 | Leonard Bingham | White | 26 | M | 30-Oct-1956 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 1957 – 6 executions | |||||||
| 318 | John McHenry | Black | 26 | M | 03-Jan-1957 | Rape and Robbery | Allan Shivers |
| 319 | Leslie Webb | Black | 32 | M | 04-Jan-1957 | Murder | Price Daniel |
| 320 | Merle Ellisor | White | 34 | M | 04-Apr-1957 | Murder | |
| 321 | Yancy (or Yancey) McGowen | White | 64 | M | 24-Apr-1957 | Murder | |
| 322 | Wilburn(e) Hall | White | 29 | M | 21-Aug-1957 | Murder | |
| 323 | John Wright | Black | 38 | M | 14-Sep-1957 | Rape | |
| 1958 – 6 executions | |||||||
| 324 | Charlie White | White | 46 | M | 06-Feb-1958 | Robbery and Murder | Price Daniel |
| 325 | John Mack | Black | 25 | M | 06-Mar-1958 | Rape | |
| 326 | Alvin Blankenship[3][4] | Black | 27 | M | 11-Jun-1958 | Robbery | |
| 327 | Theodore Thompson | Black | 23 | M | 20-Jun-1958 | Rape | |
| 328 | Jimmy Shaver[5][6] | White | 33 | M | 25-Jul-1958 | Rape and Murder | |
| 329 | Marshall Lamkin | Black | 53 | M | 19-Sep-1958 | Murder | |
| 1959 – 3 executions | |||||||
| 330 | Phillip Slater | Black | 36 | M | 04-Feb-1959 | Rape and Murder | Price Daniel |
| 331 | Milton Williams | Black | 28 | M | 28-May-1959 | Rape | |
| 332 | Jessie Smith | Black | 42 | M | 04-Aug-1959 | Robbery and Murder | |
| Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1940–1949 |
Lists of people executed in Texas | Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1960–1964 |
See also[edit]
References[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.
- ^ "Negro Mother Begs Board to Spare Life of Her Doomed Son". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. United Press International. 1958-05-29. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ALVIN CHARLES BLANKENSHIP v. STATE". Justia. 1957-12-18. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ O’Neill, Piepenbring, Tom, Dan (24 November 2019). "Louis Jolyon West seems to have used chemicals and hypnosis liberally in his medical practice, possibly leading to the death of a child and the execution of an innocent man - Inside the Archive of an LSD Researcher With Ties to the CIA's MKUltra Mind Control Project". The Intercept. First Look Media. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "1953: Dr. Wolff and Dr. Hinkle investigate Communist Brainwashing". AHRP. Alliance for Human Research Protection.
External links[edit]
- Death Row 1923-1973. Texas Department of Criminal Justice