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
|
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
|
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