Executed

George Newson

29 years old · died March 2, 1942 · Florida

George Newson, a 29-year-old Black man, was held in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections. The department's record states that the State of Florida executed him in the electric chair on March 2, 1942. The department's record lists the manner of death as homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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