Deaths in Custody
Executed

Henry Bennett

died July 25, 1894 · Shelby County, Tennessee

Henry Bennett, a Black man, was hanged at Memphis, Tennessee, on July 25, 1894, according to a brief report in The Times published the following day. The account gives no details of his family, work or life. It also gives no account of the proceedings that led to his execution, and no objections to it are recorded in the source.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

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