Executed

George Warner

died July 12, 1919 · Southeast State Correctional Facility, Windsor County, Vermont

George Warner was executed in the electric chair at Windsor State Prison on July 12, 1919, the first person put to death in Vermont's electric chair. The Bennington Banner reported that he received his verdict with stoic indifference. A 2017 Valley News article by John Lippman, republished by VTDigger, places his execution at the start of the electric chair era in the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Bennington Banner (reporters).

Source

Windsor prison's electric chair rests at Vermont Historical Society John Lippman, Valley News (via VTDigger), August 9, 2017

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