Deaths in Custody
Executed

George Wolfork Jr.

28 years old · died January 8, 1951 · Florida

George Wolfork Jr., a 28-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on January 8, 1951, according to the Florida Department of Corrections' execution list. He was held in the custody of the state at the time of his death. The Department of Corrections is the source of the record of his execution.

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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