List of people executed in the United States in 1929

One hundred and two people, one hundred and one male and one female, were executed in the United States in 1929, sixty-nine by electrocution and thirty-three by hanging. ^[1]

List of people executed in the United States in 1929

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 4, 1929	John Brown	22	Unknown	Unknown	Male	Black	South Carolina	Electrocution	[2]
2		George Palmer	21	Unknown	Unknown
3	January 11, 1929	John Bradshaw	56	55	1			Ohio		[3]
4		Floyd Newton Byrnes	25	24			White	Texas		[4]
5	January 14, 1929	Tony Lucitti	38	37				Pennsylvania		[5]
6		Benjamin Danarowicz	32	31
7		Charles F. Mellor	22	21
8	January 18, 1929	Marshall Redding	35	33	2		Black	Georgia		[6]
9		Willie Clarence George	23	21
10		Ed Capers	19	17
11		Willie Gilham	21	19
12	January 21, 1929	Paul Jaworski	29	25	4		White	Pennsylvania		[7]
13		Calvin Dridge James	26		1
14	January 24, 1929	Isadore Helfant	21	25				New York		[8]
15		Harry Dreitzer	23	22
16		Israel Fisher	18	17
17	January 25, 1929	George Kuryla	41	41	0			California	Hanging	[9]
18	February 1, 1929	Ada Regina LeBoeuf	40	38	2	Female		Louisiana		[10]
19		Thomas Eldon Dreher	56	54		Male
20		Thomas E. Lowry	24	21	3			Missouri		[11]
21		Leonard Ray Yeager	31	29	2
22	February 8, 1929	Harrison Harvey Randolph	24	24	0			California		[12]
23		Henry Grogan	20	Unknown	Unknown		Black	West Virginia		[13]
24	February 15, 1929	Edgar Lapierre	31	29	2		White	California		[14]
25		Everett Koon	28	28	0			Ohio	Electrocution	[15]
26	February 20, 1929	Anthony Grecco	18	17	1			Illinois		[16]
27		Charles Walz
28	February 22, 1929	George Griffin Grinstead	48	48	0			Georgia		[17]
29	March 1, 1929	Elijah Bartley Wall	54	53	1			Louisiana	Hanging	[18]
30	March 2, 1929	Vicente Kacel	32	31			Asian	Hawaii Territory		[1]
31	March 4, 1929	James Parker	24	22	2		Black	Pennsylvania	Electrocution	[19]
32		Raymond Parker	21	19
33		John H. Wilson	20	18
34	March 6, 1929	George Elmer Harrison Taylor	47	45			White	Massachusetts		[20]
35	March 15, 1929	Dock Jiles	30	Unknown	Unknown		Black	Alabama		[21]
36	March 20, 1929	John Clark	44	43	1			Georgia		[1]
37	March 22, 1929	Perry Allen Coen	29	27	2		White	California	Hanging	[22]
38		Samuel Thomas	30	Unknown	Unknown		Black
39	March 25, 1929	Elverez Miquel	28	26	2		Hispanic	Pennsylvania	Electrocution	[23]
40	March 29, 1929	Henry Jones	20	Unknown	Unknown		Black	Virginia		[1]
41		Luther R. Baker	61	59	2		White	Washington	Hanging	[24]
42	April 5, 1929	Leong Fook	54	53	1		Asian	California		[25]
43	April 12, 1929	Wade Wilborn	47	Unknown	Unknown		Black	Texas	Electrocution	[26]
44	April 19, 1929	Charlie Robinson	23	22	1			South Carolina		[27]
45		Robert Fulsom Blake	24	20	4		White	Texas		[28]
46	April 26, 1929	Leo McCurrie	28	Unknown	Unknown		Black	North Carolina		[1]
47	April 27, 1929	Silas Richardson	30	29	1			Mississippi	Hanging	[29]
48		Mathis Sanders	26	26	0			Texas	Electrocution	[30]
49	May 14, 1929	Frederick Hinman Knowlton Jr.	36	35	1		White	Massachusetts		[31]
50	May 17, 1929	James Crumady	25	24			Black	Georgia		[32]
51		Henry Moten	27	Unknown	Unknown			Virginia		[1]
52	May 24, 1929	Silas Jarman	18	17	1			Texas		[33]
53	May 31, 1929	Henry James Sherman	21	20			White	Nebraska		[34]
54		David Ware	49	48			Black	New Jersey		[35]
55	June 14, 1929	Theodore D. Carr	55	54			White	West Virginia	Hanging	[36]
56	June 20, 1929	Morgan Swan	23	22			Black	Illinois	Electrocution	[37]
57		Napoleon Glover	19	18
58		Oliver Cannon Wells	41	39	2		White	Texas		[38]
59	June 24, 1929	Angelo Lazzarini	40		1			Pennsylvania		[39]
60	June 28, 1929	Freddie Willey	17	17	0		Black	North Carolina		[40]
61	July 1, 1929	James T. Nevins	42	41	1		White	Ohio		[41]
62	July 19, 1929	Rodney Ford	28	27						[42]
63	July 22, 1929	Jeff Dozier	60	59			Black	Georgia		[43]
64	July 25, 1929	Willie Grady	20	19				Texas		[44]
65	July 26, 1929	Will Carter	27	26				Alabama		[45]
66		Jimmy Johnson	25	25	0			Louisiana	Hanging	[1]
67	August 2, 1929	Russell St. Clair Beitzel	28	27	1		White	California		[46]
68		Harry John Leahy	45	42	3			Texas	Electrocution	[47]
69	August 9, 1929	John Orestes Marsh	51	51	0			Maryland	Hanging	[48]
70	August 17, 1929	James Horace Alderman	45	43	2			Federal government		[49]
71	August 23, 1929	Charles Harris	38	38	0		Black	Alabama	Electrocution	[50]
72	August 29, 1929	John Fabri	31	30	1		White	New York		[51]
73	August 30, 1929	Jack H. Price	42	41				California	Hanging	[1]
74	September 5, 1929	James Henry Helms	32	30	2			Texas	Electrocution	[52]
75	September 6, 1929	Samuel Robert Haskins		32	0		Black	Virginia		[53]
76	September 7, 1929	Constantine Beaver		31	1		Native American	Federal government	Hanging	[1]
77	September 11, 1929	Malcolm S. Morrow	31	30			White	Georgia	Electrocution	[54]
78		Homer Caswell Simpson	42	41
79	September 12, 1929	Willis Buckner	32	32	0			North Carolina		[55]
80	September 13, 1929	Carl E. Hord	21	19	2			Kentucky		[56]
81		Ivan Thomas Hutsell	25	23
82		Willard F. Morrison	24	24	0			West Virginia	Hanging	[57]
83		Walter E. Wilmot	20	20
84	September 27, 1929	Paul Rowland	36	35	1	California		[58]
85	September 30, 1929	William Weston Jr.	32	35		Black	Pennsylvania	Electrocution	[59]
86	October 4, 1929	Willie Bryant	23	23	0		Georgia		[60]
87		Alvin Thomas Merritt	25	25		White
88		Edward McKay	22	22		Black	Louisiana	Hanging	[61]
89		William Virgets	26	26
90	November 1, 1929	Arthur J. Maul	24	24		White	Ohio	Electrocution	[62]
91	November 6, 1929	Rollin Davisson	42	42			Montana	Hanging	[63]
92	November 19, 1929	Myles Yukata Fukunaga	20	19	1	Asian	Hawaii Territory		[64]
93	November 22, 1929	Ernest Fox	19	15	4	Black	North Carolina	Electrocution	[65]
94	November 29, 1929	Lee Roy Merriman	28	27	1	White	Texas		[66]
95		Luther Clayborn	35	Unknown	Unknown	Black	Virginia		[1]
96	December 3, 1929	Charles Trippi	23	22	1	White	Massachusetts		[67]
97	December 10, 1929	John W. Feltovic	21	21	0		Connecticut	Hanging	[68]
98	December 13, 1929	George Costello	27	26	1		California		[69]
99		Antone Negra	50	49
100	December 19, 1929	Bennie Aldridge	26	25			Texas	Electrocution	[70]
101	December 20, 1929	Mario Croce	40	39			California	Hanging	[71]
102		Peter Kudzinowski	26	25			New Jersey	Electrocution	[72]

Demographics

Gender
Male	101	99%
Female	1	1%
Ethnicity
White	58	57%
Black	39	38%
Asian	3	3%
Hispanic	1	1%
Native American	1	1%
State
California	12	12%
Georgia	12	12%
Pennsylvania	11	11%
Texas	11	11%
Louisiana	6	6%
Ohio	5	5%
Illinois	4	4%
New York	4	4%
North Carolina	4	4%
Virginia	4	4%
West Virginia	4	4%
Alabama	3	3%
Massachusetts	3	3%
South Carolina	3	3%
Federal government	2	2%
Hawaii Territory	2	2%
Kentucky	2	2%
Missouri	2	2%
New Jersey	2	2%
Connecticut	1	1%
Maryland	1	1%
Mississippi	1	1%
Montana	1	1%
Nebraska	1	1%
Washington	1	1%
Method
Electrocution	69	68%
Hanging	33	32%
Month
January	17	17%
February	11	11%
March	13	13%
April	7	7%
May	6	6%
June	6	6%
July	6	6%
August	7	7%
September	12	12%
October	4	4%
November	6	6%
December	7	7%
Age
10–19	8	8%
20–29	49	48%
30–39	20	20%
40–49	16	16%
50–59	7	7%
60–69	2	2%
Total	102	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1930	155
1929	102
1928	145
Total	402

References

1. "Executions in the U.S. 1608-2002: The ESPY File" (PDF). Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved November 1, 2025.
2. "Two Negroes Are Executed". The Southeast Missourian. January 4, 1929. p. 2.
3. "Dies in Electric Chair". Painesville Telegraph. January 12, 1929. p. 1.
4. "Dies Calmly in Chair for Killing of Three". Rochester Evening Journal and the Post Express. January 11, 1929. p. 66.
5. "3 Executed in 15 Minutes". Rochester Evening Journal and the Post Express. January 14, 1929. p. 3.
6. "Four Negro Killers Die for Crimes". The Evening Independent. January 18, 1929. p. 1.
7. "BANDIT SLAYER OF 7 DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR; Jaworski, Noted Outlaw, Refuses Aid of Clergy as He Is Executed of Rockview, Pa". The New York Times. January 22, 1929.
8. "THREE OF 'PANTS GANG' EXECUTED IN SING SING; Helfant, Dreitzer and Fischer Die Before Midnight for Killing Policeman in Hold-Up". The New York Times. January 25, 1929.
9. "Miner Hanged for Killing Boss". San Jose News. January 25, 1929. p. 2.
10. "WOMAN AND DOCTOR DIE ON THE GALLOWS; Mrs. Leboeuf and Dreher Are Hanged in Louisiana, Protesting Their Innocence". The New York Times. February 2, 1929.
11. "Two Men Hanged Simultaneously". The Evening Independent. February 1, 1929. p. 1.
12. "Fiendish Coast Slayer Hanged". Prescott Evening Courier. February 8, 1929. p. 1.
13. "Negro Attacker Of Colleger Girl Dies on Gallows". The Evening Independent. February 9, 1929. p. 22.
14. "Bravado Lost By Northcott". The Pittsburgh Press. February 14, 1929. p. 22.
15. "Slayer of Farmer Calm at Execution". The Toledo News-Bee. February 16, 1929. p. 2.
16. "Two Youths Who Murdered Policeman In Chicago Go to Death In New Electric Chair". The Newburgh News. February 20, 1929. p. 3.
17. "Admits Crime As He Dies in Electric Chair". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 23, 1929. p. 1.
18. "Farmer Calls Death on Rope Act of God". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. March 2, 1929. p. 1.
19. "Three Men Die For Killing One". The Pittsburgh Press. March 4, 1929. p. 1.
20. "Taylor Electrocuted Early Today". The Telegraph. March 6, 1929. p. 1.
21. "Jiles v. State". vLex.
22. "Two Executed at San Quentin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. March 22, 1929. p. 10.
23. "Girl's Slayer Pays in Chair". The Pittsburgh Press. March 25, 1929. p. 2.
24. "Baker Pays With Life for Killing of Officer". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 30, 1929. p. 5.
25. "Chinese Nears Death". San Jose News. April 2, 1929. p. 21.
26. "Wilborn v. State". Google Books.
27. "State v. Robinson". Google Books.
28. "Man Eats Hearty Meal on Eve of His Electrocution". The Bonham Daily Favorite. April 19, 1929. p. 1.
29. "Richardson v. State". vLex.
30. "Eleven Men Waiting for Death Penalty in Huntsville Prison One Man Only 21 Years Old". The Bonham Daily Favorite. April 10, 1929. p. 3.
31. "Man Who Killed Teacher Goes to His Death Calmly". The Meriden Daily Journal. May 14, 1929. p. 5.
32. "Crumady v. State". Google Books.
33. "Jarman v. State". Google Books.
34. "Won't Shake With Slayer At Execution". San Jose News. May 31, 1929. p. 7.
35. "Slayer of State Trooper Executed". San Jose News. June 1, 1929. p. 7.
36. "Farmer to Hang for Dual Murder". The Pittsburgh Press. June 13, 1929. p. 1.
37. "Negroes Executed In Electric Chair". The Telegraph-Herald. June 21, 1929. p. 1.
38. "Texas Slayer Executed". St. Joseph News-Press. June 20, 1929. p. 14.
39. "Slew Man In Quarrel Over Old Auto Tires". The Newburgh News. June 25, 1929. p. 1.
40. "8 Condemned Men In Death Row". The Mount Airy News. June 27, 1929. p. 2.
41. "Nevins Defiant Before Death". The Toledo News-Bee. July 2, 1929. p. 2.
42. "Ohio Slayer Is Executed". The New York Times. July 20, 1929.
43. "Dozier v. State". Google Books.
44. "Grady v. State". Google Books.
45. "Graves Offers Bass His Life on Sanity Plea". The Tuscaloosa News. July 24, 1929. p. 1.
46. "Hang Russell Beitzel At California Prison For Killing Paramour". Schenectady Gazette. August 3, 1929. p. 3.
47. "Leahy v. State". vLex.
48. "John O. Marsh, Slayer of Wife, Hanged Today". Gettysburg Times. August 9, 1929. p. 1.
49. "RUM PIRATE HANGED FOR DOUBLE KILLING; Alderman, Praying and Declaring His Lack of Malice, Executed in Florida Hangar". The New York Times. August 18, 1929.
50. "Swift Death Verdict for Alabama Slayer". Prescott Evening Courier. July 23, 1929. p. 1.
51. "Put to Death for Slaying at Cards". The Newburgh News. August 30, 1929. p. 2.
52. "Meets Death Kicking and Struggling". The Victoria Advocate. September 6, 1929. p. 1.
53. "Arrest Man For Richmond Crime". The Free-Lance Star. June 14, 1929. p. 2.
54. "Death Chair Fails to Work Well at Double Execution". The Evening Independent. September 11, 1929. p. 1.
55. "Put to Death for Attacking Girl". The New York Times. September 13, 1929.
56. "2 Young Men Die in Chair". Gettysburg Times. September 13, 1929. p. 1.
57. "Trio Is Guarded From Angry Mob". The Meriden Daily Journal. May 21, 1929. p. 7.
58. "Prison Slayer Goes To Death". Prescott Evening Courier. September 27, 1929. p. 1.
59. "Negro Pays in Electric Chair". Greensburg Daily Tribune. September 30, 1929. p. 1.
60. "Georgia Man Electrocuted Today For Attacking Woman". The Evening Independent. October 5, 1929. p. 7.
61. "Get Death Verdict". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 21, 1929. p. 8.
62. "Grim Joke". The Toledo News-Bee. November 2, 1929. p. 2.
63. "Man Executed For Shooting Two Officers". The Southeast Missourian. November 6, 1929. p. 8.
64. "Child Slayer Pays Penalty". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 20, 1929. p. 2.
65. "Ernest Fox Goes Out With Denial On Lips". The Mount Airy News. November 28, 1929. p. 5.
66. "Executed". The Oxnard Daily Courier. November 29, 1929. p. 1.
67. "Turnkey's Murderer Executed in Chair". The Toledo News-Bee. December 3, 1929. p. 2.
68. "Feltovic Hanged". The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 10, 1929. p. 1.
69. "Two California Slayers Hanged". St. Petersburg Times. December 14, 1929. p. 3.
70. "Aldridge Pays With Life for Assault". The Pittsburgh Press. December 19, 1929. p. 4.
71. "Wife Slayer Hanged". The Pittsburgh Press. December 20, 1929. p. 2.
72. "Child Kidnaper And Slayer Is Executed". The Daily Times. December 21, 1929. p. 1.

Preceded by 1928

List of people executed       in the United States in    1929

Succeeded by 1930