Settings19th-century executions by the United States
Aaron Dwight Stevens
Aaron Dwight Stevens (March 15, 1831 - March 16, 1860) was an American abolitionist and chief military aide to John Brown during Brown's failed raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Aaron Dwight Stevens (March 15, 1831 - March 16, 1860) was an American abolitionist and chief military aide to John Brown during Brown's failed raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Adolph Fischer
Adolph Fischer (1858 –November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot.
Adolph Fischer (1858 –November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot.
Albert Parsons
Albert Richard Parsons was a pioneer American socialist and later anarchist newspaper editor, orator, and labor activist.
Albert Richard Parsons was a pioneer American socialist and later anarchist newspaper editor, orator, and labor activist.
Albert W. Hicks
Albert W. Hicks (c. 1820 – July 13, 1860), also known as William Johnson, John Hicks and 'Pirate Hicks', was the name of the last person executed for piracy in the United States (though the exec...
Albert W. Hicks (c. 1820 – July 13, 1860), also known as William Johnson, John Hicks and 'Pirate Hicks', was the name of the last person executed for piracy in the United States (though the exec...
Alexander Campbell (businessman)
Alexander Campbell (1833 – June 21, 1877 in Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania) was a businessman who, along with three other alleged Molly Maguires members, was hanged for the murders of ...
Alexander Campbell (1833 – June 21, 1877 in Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania) was a businessman who, along with three other alleged Molly Maguires members, was hanged for the murders of ...
Ann Bilansky
Ann Bilansky (born Mary Ann Evards Wright) (c.
Ann Bilansky (born Mary Ann Evards Wright) (c.
Anthony Blair (criminal)
Anthony Blair, American murderer, was hanged for his crime; it was the first such execution in Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Anthony Blair, American murderer, was hanged for his crime; it was the first such execution in Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Antoine le Blanc
Antoine le Blanc was a 19th Century murderer and a French immigrant to the United States.
Antoine le Blanc was a 19th Century murderer and a French immigrant to the United States.
Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident
The Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident occurred in 1818 during the First Seminole War when American General Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida and captured and executed two British subjects ch...
The Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident occurred in 1818 during the First Seminole War when American General Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida and captured and executed two British subjects ch...
August Spies
August Vincent Theodore Spies was a German-born American newspaper editor and radical labor activist.
August Vincent Theodore Spies was a German-born American newspaper editor and radical labor activist.
Bernard Friery
Bernard "Barney" Friery (February 1843 or 1844 – August 17, 1866) was a New York City criminal and independent gang leader during the 1850s and 1860s.
Bernard "Barney" Friery (February 1843 or 1844 – August 17, 1866) was a New York City criminal and independent gang leader during the 1850s and 1860s.
Bill Longley (gunfighter)
William Preston Longley, also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable de...
William Preston Longley, also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable de...
Carlyle Harris
Carlyle Harris (1868 – May 7, 1893) was a New York medical student at New York College of Physicians and Surgeons who, the first of which would spark a series of "copy cat" poison murders ...
Carlyle Harris (1868 – May 7, 1893) was a New York medical student at New York College of Physicians and Surgeons who, the first of which would spark a series of "copy cat" poison murders ...
Charles Hudspeth (convict)
Charles Hudspeth was an American man convicted of murder in Marion County, Arkansas in 1887.
Charles Hudspeth was an American man convicted of murder in Marion County, Arkansas in 1887.
Charles J. Guiteau
Charles Julius Guiteau (September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) was an American lawyer who assassinated U.S. President James A. Garfield.
Charles Julius Guiteau (September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) was an American lawyer who assassinated U.S. President James A. Garfield.
Chipita Rodriguez
Josefa "Chipita" Rodriguez (December 30, 1799? - November 13, 1863) was convicted of murder and hanged in San Patricio County, Texas at the age of 63.
Josefa "Chipita" Rodriguez (December 30, 1799? - November 13, 1863) was convicted of murder and hanged in San Patricio County, Texas at the age of 63.
Crawford Goldsby
Crawford Goldsby (February 8, 1876 – March 17, 1896) was a 19th-century American outlaw, known by the alias Cherokee Bill.
Crawford Goldsby (February 8, 1876 – March 17, 1896) was a 19th-century American outlaw, known by the alias Cherokee Bill.
Daniel Wilkinson (murderer)
Daniel Wilkinson (c. 1845 – November 21, 1885) was the last person to be executed by Maine.
Daniel Wilkinson (c. 1845 – November 21, 1885) was the last person to be executed by Maine.
Danny Driscoll
Daniel "Danny" Driscoll (1855 – January 23, 1888) was an American criminal and co-leader of the Whyos with Danny Lyons.
Daniel "Danny" Driscoll (1855 – January 23, 1888) was an American criminal and co-leader of the Whyos with Danny Lyons.
Danny Lyons
Danny Lyons (1860 – August 21, 1888) was, along with Danny Driscoll, the leader of the Whyos street gang during the 1870s and 1880s.
Danny Lyons (1860 – August 21, 1888) was, along with Danny Driscoll, the leader of the Whyos street gang during the 1870s and 1880s.
David Herold
David Edgar Herold was an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
David Edgar Herold was an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
David Owen Dodd
David Owen Dodd (November 10, 1846 – January 8, 1864) was an American 17 year-old who was tried, convicted and hanged as a Confederate spy in the American Civil War.
David Owen Dodd (November 10, 1846 – January 8, 1864) was an American 17 year-old who was tried, convicted and hanged as a Confederate spy in the American Civil War.
Denmark Vesey
Denmark Vesey originally Telemaque, was an African-Caribbean most famous for leading a slave rebellion in the United States.
Denmark Vesey originally Telemaque, was an African-Caribbean most famous for leading a slave rebellion in the United States.
Dominic Daley
Dominic Daley was an Irishman who emigrated to America and lived and worked in Boston.
Dominic Daley was an Irishman who emigrated to America and lived and worked in Boston.
Edward Coleman (gangster)
Edward Coleman (died January 12, 1839) was the founder of the Forty Thieves, the first Irish gang with an established leader.
Edward Coleman (died January 12, 1839) was the founder of the Forty Thieves, the first Irish gang with an established leader.
Edward H. Rulloff
Edward H. Rulloff (sometimes Rulofson or Rulloffson) (b.
Edward H. Rulloff (sometimes Rulofson or Rulloffson) (b.
Elisha Small
Elisha Small (died December 1, 1842) was an American sailor who was sailing with the rank of Seaman.
Elisha Small (died December 1, 1842) was an American sailor who was sailing with the rank of Seaman.
Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh
Elizabeth van Valkenburgh (July 1799 - January 24, 1846) was an early American murderer who was hanged for poisoning her husband.
Elizabeth van Valkenburgh (July 1799 - January 24, 1846) was an early American murderer who was hanged for poisoning her husband.
Emeline Meaker
Emeline Lucy Meaker (sometimes reported as Lucy Emeline Meaker) (died March 30, 1883) was the first woman who was legally executed by Vermont.
Emeline Lucy Meaker (sometimes reported as Lucy Emeline Meaker) (died March 30, 1883) was the first woman who was legally executed by Vermont.
Frankie Stewart Silver
Frances Stewart Silver was hanged in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, for the murder by axe of her husband Charles.
Frances Stewart Silver was hanged in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, for the murder by axe of her husband Charles.
George Atzerodt
George Andreas Atzerodt was a conspirator, with John Wilkes Booth, in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
George Andreas Atzerodt was a conspirator, with John Wilkes Booth, in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
George Engel
George Engel (April 15, 1836November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer.
George Engel (April 15, 1836November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer.
Gullah Jack
Gullah Jack (died July 12, 1822), also known as Couter Jack and sometimes referred to as "Gullah" Jack Pritchard, was a Methodist, an African conjurer, and a slave to Paul Pritchard ...
Gullah Jack (died July 12, 1822), also known as Couter Jack and sometimes referred to as "Gullah" Jack Pritchard, was a Methodist, an African conjurer, and a slave to Paul Pritchard ...
H. H. Holmes
Herman Webster Mudgett, better known under the alias of Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, was one of the first documented American serial killers in the modern sense of the term.
Herman Webster Mudgett, better known under the alias of Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, was one of the first documented American serial killers in the modern sense of the term.
Henry Wirz
Heinrich Hartmann Wirz better known as Henry Wirz was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War.
Heinrich Hartmann Wirz better known as Henry Wirz was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War.
Jack McCall
Julius "Jack" McCall, known by the nickname "Crooked Nose Jack or Broken Nose Jack, was the killer of James "Wild Bill" Hickok, shooting him from behind, an act that among admirers o...
Julius "Jack" McCall, known by the nickname "Crooked Nose Jack or Broken Nose Jack, was the killer of James "Wild Bill" Hickok, shooting him from behind, an act that among admirers o...
James Arcene
James Arcene was the youngest child sentenced to death, who was subsequently executed for his crime, in the United States.
James Arcene was the youngest child sentenced to death, who was subsequently executed for his crime, in the United States.
James Halligan (1778-1805)
James Halligan (1778 - 1805) was an Irishman who emigrated to America and lived and worked in Boston.
James Halligan (1778 - 1805) was an Irishman who emigrated to America and lived and worked in Boston.
Jason Fairbanks
Jason Fairbanks (September 25, 1780 – September 10, 1801) was an early American murderer.
Jason Fairbanks (September 25, 1780 – September 10, 1801) was an early American murderer.
Jereboam O. Beauchamp
Jereboam Orville Beauchamp was an American lawyer who murdered Kentucky legislator Solomon P. Sharp, an event known as the Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy.
Jereboam Orville Beauchamp was an American lawyer who murdered Kentucky legislator Solomon P. Sharp, an event known as the Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy.
John Brown (abolitionist)
John Brown was an American revolutionary abolitionist, who in the 1850s advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery in the United States.
John Brown was an American revolutionary abolitionist, who in the 1850s advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery in the United States.
John D. Lee
John Doyle Lee (September 12, 1812 – March 23, 1877) was a prominent early Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) who was executed for his role in the Mountain Meadows massacre.
John Doyle Lee (September 12, 1812 – March 23, 1877) was a prominent early Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) who was executed for his role in the Mountain Meadows massacre.
John Gordon (murderer)
John Gordon (died February 14, 1845) was the last person executed by Rhode Island.
John Gordon (died February 14, 1845) was the last person executed by Rhode Island.
John Gordon (Rhode Island)
John Gordon was the last person executed by Rhode Island.
John Gordon was the last person executed by Rhode Island.
Johnny Dolan
"Dandy" Johnny Dolan (1849 or 1850 – April 21, 1876) was a New York City murderer and reputed leader of the Whyos street gang.
"Dandy" Johnny Dolan (1849 or 1850 – April 21, 1876) was a New York City murderer and reputed leader of the Whyos street gang.
Kintpuash
Kintpuash, better known as Captain Jack, was a chief of the Native American Modoc tribe of California and Oregon, and was their leader during the Modoc War.
Kintpuash, better known as Captain Jack, was a chief of the Native American Modoc tribe of California and Oregon, and was their leader during the Modoc War.
Lavinia Burnett
Lavinia Burnett (died November 8, 1845) was the first woman to be executed in the state of Arkansas.
Lavinia Burnett (died November 8, 1845) was the first woman to be executed in the state of Arkansas.
Lavinia Fisher
Lavinia Fisher (1793 – February 18, 1820) is widely recognized as the first female mass murderer in the United States of America.
Lavinia Fisher (1793 – February 18, 1820) is widely recognized as the first female mass murderer in the United States of America.
Lewis Powell (assassin)
Lewis Thornton Powell (April 22, 1844 – July 7, 1865), also known as Lewis Paine or Payne, attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate United States Secretary of State William H. S...
Lewis Thornton Powell (April 22, 1844 – July 7, 1865), also known as Lewis Paine or Payne, attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate United States Secretary of State William H. S...
Lewis Powell (conspirator)
Lewis Thornton Powell, also known as Lewis Paine or Payne, attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, and was one of four people hang...
Lewis Thornton Powell, also known as Lewis Paine or Payne, attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, and was one of four people hang...
Marcellus Jerome Clarke
Marcellus Jerome Clarke (also called M. Jerome Clarke)(1844–March 15, 1865) was a Confederate captain who in 1864 became one of Kentucky's most famous guerrillas.
Marcellus Jerome Clarke (also called M. Jerome Clarke)(1844–March 15, 1865) was a Confederate captain who in 1864 became one of Kentucky's most famous guerrillas.
Martha M. Place
Martha M. Place was the first woman to die in the electric chair.
Martha M. Place was the first woman to die in the electric chair.
Mary Surratt
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt (May 1823 – July 7, 1865) was an American boarding house owner who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt (May 1823 – July 7, 1865) was an American boarding house owner who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Mike McGloin
Mike McGloin (1862 – March 8, 1883) was a 19th century criminal and leader of the Whyos, a New York City street gang.
Mike McGloin (1862 – March 8, 1883) was a 19th century criminal and leader of the Whyos, a New York City street gang.
Nat Turner
Nathaniel "Nat" Turner was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 60 white deaths and at least 100 black deaths, the largest number of fatali...
Nathaniel "Nat" Turner was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 60 white deaths and at least 100 black deaths, the largest number of fatali...
Nathaniel Gordon
Nathaniel Gordonwell was the only American slave trader to be tried, convicted, and executed "for being engaged in the Slave Trade" in accordance with the Piracy Law of 1820.
Nathaniel Gordonwell was the only American slave trader to be tried, convicted, and executed "for being engaged in the Slave Trade" in accordance with the Piracy Law of 1820.
Nicholas Saul
Nicholas Saul (1833 – January 28, 1853) was a prominent nineteenth century criminal and one of the early leaders of the Daybreak Boys, a New York City street gang.
Nicholas Saul (1833 – January 28, 1853) was a prominent nineteenth century criminal and one of the early leaders of the Daybreak Boys, a New York City street gang.
Noah Beauchamp
Noah Beauchamp was a blacksmith and an Indiana pioneer.
Noah Beauchamp was a blacksmith and an Indiana pioneer.
Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast (April 18, 1868 – July 13, 1894) was the assassin of Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison, Sr.
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast (April 18, 1868 – July 13, 1894) was the assassin of Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison, Sr.
Philip Spencer
Philip Spencer, a midshipman aboard the USS Somers, was hanged for mutiny without a lawful court-martial.
Philip Spencer, a midshipman aboard the USS Somers, was hanged for mutiny without a lawful court-martial.
Roxana Flowers
Roxana Druce née Flowers (1847 – February 28, 1887) was the last woman hanged in the state of New York.
Roxana Druce née Flowers (1847 – February 28, 1887) was the last woman hanged in the state of New York.
Samuel Cromwell
Samuel Cromwell (died December 1, 1842) was a sailor and petty officer {Boatswain's Mate} aboard the brig USS Somers.
Samuel Cromwell (died December 1, 1842) was a sailor and petty officer {Boatswain's Mate} aboard the brig USS Somers.
Theodore Durrant
Theodore Henry Durrant, Known as "The Demon of the Belfry", was hanged for two murders committed at the San Francisco Emanuel Baptist Church, where he was assistant superintendent.
Theodore Henry Durrant, Known as "The Demon of the Belfry", was hanged for two murders committed at the San Francisco Emanuel Baptist Church, where he was assistant superintendent.
Tiburcio Vásquez
Tiburcio Vásquez (April 10, 1835–March 19, 1875) was a Californio bandit who was active in California from 1854 to 1874.
Tiburcio Vásquez (April 10, 1835–March 19, 1875) was a Californio bandit who was active in California from 1854 to 1874.
Tom Dula
Thomas C. Dula (June 22, 1845 – May 1, 1868) was a former Confederate soldier, who was tried, convicted, and hanged for the murder of his fiancée, Laura Foster.
Thomas C. Dula (June 22, 1845 – May 1, 1868) was a former Confederate soldier, who was tried, convicted, and hanged for the murder of his fiancée, Laura Foster.
Wallace Wilkerson
Wallace Wilkerson (c. 1834 – May 16, 1879) was an American stockman who was sentenced to death by the Territory of Utah for the murder of William Baxter.
Wallace Wilkerson (c. 1834 – May 16, 1879) was an American stockman who was sentenced to death by the Territory of Utah for the murder of William Baxter.
Washington Goode
Washington Goode (1820–1849) was an African American sailor who was hanged for murder in Boston in May of 1849.
Washington Goode (1820–1849) was an African American sailor who was hanged for murder in Boston in May of 1849.
William Bruce Mumford
William Bruce Mumford (died June 7, 1862) was a North Carolina native and resident of New Orleans, Louisiana who was hanged for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War.
William Bruce Mumford (died June 7, 1862) was a North Carolina native and resident of New Orleans, Louisiana who was hanged for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War.
William Kemmler
William Kemmler of Buffalo, New York, was a convicted murderer and the first person in the world to be executed using an electric chair.
William Kemmler of Buffalo, New York, was a convicted murderer and the first person in the world to be executed using an electric chair.
William P. Longley
William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed wit...
William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed wit...