Executed
Charles Reynolds
Charles Reynolds, a Black man, was 27 years old when the State of Texas executed him by electrocution in the electric chair at the state penitentiary in Huntsville on February 8, 1924. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice records his execution and lists Red River County as his home county. The department's list describes it as the first execution by electrocution in the state.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.