List of people executed in Mississippi (pre-1972)

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The following is a list of people executed by the U. S. state of Mississippi before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For people executed by Mississippi after capital punishment was restored by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Mississippi.

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List of people executed in Mississippi before 1972

No.NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionMethodVictim(s)GovernorRef.
1Gerald Albert GallegoWhite26MMarch 3, 1955 Gas chamber Marshall Ernest F. "Red" Beaugez and Jailer J. C. Landrum Hugh L. White [1]
2Allen DonaldsonBlack28March 4, 1955Estelle Foster [2]
3August Charles LaFontaineWhite24April 28, 1955Unknown [3]
4John E. Wiggins59June 20, 1955Ruth Mack [4]
5Mack C. LewisBlack21June 23, 1955Kenneth L. Mason [5]
6Walter Johnson19August 19, 1955Two women [6]
7Murry Garfield GilmoreWhite32December 9, 1955Sam C. Addington [7]
8Mose RobinsonBlack21December 18, 1955One woman [8]
9Robert Buchanan35January 3, 1956Unknown [9]
10Edgar Keeler38January 27, 1956Louis Hutchins James P. Coleman [10]
11O.C. McNair24February 17, 1956Unknown [11]
12James Russell32April 5, 1956Alberta Carroll Russell [12]
13Dewey Towsel26June 22, 1956Sizzie Towsel [13]
14Willie D. Jones31July 13, 1956George Fritz [14]
15Mack Drake35November 7, 1956G. D. Fulmer [15]
16Henry Jackson21November 8, 1956Unknown [16]
17Minor M. SorberWhite39February 8, 1957Edgar McGraw [17]
18Joe Louis ThompsonBlack21November 14, 1957J.Z. Jones [18]
19William Alvin WetzelWhite32January 17, 1958Edgar McGraw [19]
20Jimmy C. CameronBlack23May 28, 1958C.T. Travis [20]
21Allen Dean Jr.23December 19, 1958Shirley Ann Hayes [21]
22Nathaniel Young42November 10, 19607 year old girl Ross Barnett [22]
23William Stokes27April 21, 1961Eula Clark [23]
24Robert Lee Goldsby35May 31, 1961Moselle McCorkle Nelms [24]
25J.W. Simmons27July 14, 1961Hugh O'Reilly [25]
26Howard Cook33December 19, 1961Mary Evelyn Ledbetter [26]
27Ellic Lee31December 20, 1961Unknown [27]
28Willie Wilson22May 11, 1962Esco Broadus [28]
29Kenneth M. SlyterWhite28March 29, 1963Sandra Holderfield (15) [29]
30Willie J. AndersonBlack22June 14, 1963Harry Billings [30]
31Tim Jackson22May 1, 1964Joanne Jackson (8) and Jacqueline Jackson (6) Paul B. Johnson Jr. [31]

Demographics

Race
White7
Black24
Age
17-191
20-2917
30–3911
40–491
50–591
Gender
Male31
Female0
Date of execution
1950–195921
1960–196910
1970–19720
Method
Gas chamber 31
Governor (Party)
Hugh L. White (D) 9
James P. Coleman (R) 12
Ross Barnett (R) 9
Paul B. Johnson Jr. (R) 1

See also

References

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