The following is a list of people executed in Texas between 1819 and 1849. There were nine known executions during this period. All of the people were executed by hanging.[1]
Under the Spanish Province of Texas - 1 execution | |||||||
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Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Crime(s) | President/Governor | |
1 | George Brown | White | – | M | November 1819 | Piracy | Antonio María Martínez |
Under the Mexican State of Coahuila y Tejas - 1 execution | |||||||
2 | Joseph Clayton | unknown | – | M | July 1834 | Murder | Juan José Elguézabal |
Under the Republic of Texas - 6 executions | |||||||
3 | John Quick | White | – | M | 28-Mar-1838 | Murder | Sam Houston |
4 | David Jones | White | – | M | 28-Mar-1838 | Murder | |
5 | Michael Campbell | White | – | M | 28-Apr-1838 | Murder | |
6 | Henry Forbes | Black | – | M | 13-Nov-1840 | Burglary and jail-breaking | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
7 | Charles Henniker | White | – | M | 08-Dec-1843 | Robbery and Murder | Sam Houston |
8 | William Williams | White | – | M | 08-May-1844 | Murder | |
Under the U.S. state of Texas - 1 execution | |||||||
9 | Jesse (Grinder) | Black | – | M | 30-Nov-1846 | Murder | James Pinckney Henderson |
Source: The Espy File: 1608 - 2002. |
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