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]
| 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 |