The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1850 and 1859. During this period 18 people were executed by hanging.[1]
1850 - 3 executions | |||||||
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Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Crime(s) | Governor | |
10 | Howard Slaughter | White | – | M | 28-Dec-1850 | Murder | Peter Hansborough Bell |
11 | (Name not known) | Hispanic | – | M | 28-Dec-1850 | Murder | |
12 | (Name not known) | Hispanic | – | M | 28-Dec-1850 | Murder | |
1853 - 1 execution | |||||||
13 | Jane Elkins | Black | 53 | F | 27-May-1853 | Murder of Mr. Wisdom [2] [3] | |
1854 - 3 executions | |||||||
14 | Francisco Quiroz | Hispanic | – | M | 05-Jan-1854 | Murder | Elisha M. Pease |
15 | Lino Flores | Hispanic | – | M | 05-Jan-1854 | Murder | |
16 | James Wilson | White | – | M | 02-Jun-1854 | Murder | |
1855 - 3 executions | |||||||
17 | John Schultz | White | 44 | M | 29-Jun-1855 | Robbery and Murder | |
18 | Lovett Cady | White | 50 | M | 29-Jun-1855 | Murder | |
19 | (Phillips) | Black | – | M | 05-Oct-1855 | Murder | |
1856 - 5 executions | |||||||
20 | John Hyde | White | – | M | July 1856 | Murder | |
21 | Jackson Bunch | Black | 18 | M | 21-Nov-1856 | Murder | |
22 | Frank Hill | White | – | M | 1856 | Murder | |
23 | (Name not known) | Black | – | M | 1856 | Murder | |
24 | (Name not known) | Black | – | M | 1856 | Murder | |
1858 - 1 execution | |||||||
25 | Lucy (Dougherty) | Black | 40 | F | 05-Mar-1858 | Murder | Hardin R. Runnels |
1859 - 2 executions | |||||||
26 | Peter (Valentine) | Black | 16 | M | 27-Jan-1859 | Murder | |
27 | Carroll Fike | unknown | – | M | August 1859 | Murder | |
Source: The Espy File: 1608 - 2002. |