List of people executed in Rhode Island

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state and former colony of Rhode Island from 1670 to 1845.

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Capital punishment was first abolished in Rhode Island in 1852, reinstated in 1873 and was finally abolished in 1984. [1] 53 people were ever executed in Rhode Island, 51 by hanging, 1 by hanging, drawing and quartering and 1 by hanging and gibbeting. [2] Only 8 of the executions were after Rhode Island’s statehood.

List of people executed in Rhode Island

British Colony

Colonial Era: 45 executions; 43 hanged, 1 hanged, drawn and quartered, 1 hanged and gibbeted
#NameRaceSexDate of ExecutionMethodCrime(s)
1Thomas Flounders [3] WhiteMNovember 2, 1670 Hanging Murder [4]
2Thomas Cornell Jr.May 23, 1673 Matricide [3]
3PunneanNative American Rape and Murder [3]
4Joshua TefftWhiteJanuary 18, 1676 Hanging, drawing and quartering [5] Unlawfully fighting [5]
5Peter PylattBlackNovember 10, 1679Hanging Assault and Rape [3]
6JobNative AmericanSeptember 12, 1712Hanging and Gibbeting [6] Kidnapping and Murder [6]
7Jeremiah MeachamWhiteMay 12, 1715HangingMurder
8William Dyer1718
9Reuben HullJune 23, 1718
10William BladesJuly 19, 1723 Piracy
11Charles Harris
12Thomas Hugget
13Thomas Linnicar
14Peter Cues
15Daniel Hyde
16William Jones
17Stephen Mundon
18Edward Eaton
19Abraham Lacy
20John Brown
21Edward Lawson
22James Sprinkley
23John Tomkins
24Joseph Sound
25Francis Laughton
26Charles Church
27John Fitzgerald
28William Stutfield
29Owen Rice
30William Rhad
31Thomas Hazel
32John Bright
33Joseph Libby
34Thomas Powest
35John Waters
36Francis BaudoineNovember 3, 1738
37Thomas Davis
38Peter LeGrand
39Peter Jesseau
40Thomas CarterMay 10, 1751 Robbery and Murder
41Samuel ParksAugust 21, 1760Piracy
42Benjamin Hawkins
43Fortune PriceBlackMay 14, 1762 Arson
44John ShermanWhiteNovember 16, 1764 Burglary
45Daniel WilsonApril 29, 1774Rape [3]

State

Statehood: 8 executions; all hanged
#NameRaceSexDate of ExecutionMethodCrime(s)
46John HartWhiteMMay 17, 1777Hanging Treason
47Thomas MountMay 27, 1791Burglary
48David ComstockMurder
49Hopkins Hudson?October 26, 1798
50Amasa WalmsleyNative AmericanJune 1, 1832
51Amos MinerWhiteDecember 27, 1833
52Charles BrownBlackRobbery
53 John Gordon WhiteFebruary 14, 1845Murder

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state/rhode-island Death Penalty Information Center
  2. ↑ "Index by State - RHODE ISLAND" . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "List of Executions in Rhode Island, 1670 to 1845". Small State Big History. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Flounders". Espy Project Execution Records. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Joshua Tefft". Espy Project Execution Records. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Job". Espy Project Execution Records. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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