Executed

Henry Sparks

33 years old · died January 15, 1945 · Florida

Henry Sparks, a 33-year-old Black man, was put to death in the electric chair by the State of Florida on January 15, 1945. The Florida Department of Corrections lists his death as an execution by electric chair. He was held in state custody when he died.

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.

News report

Execution List 1924-1964 Florida Department of Corrections, Execution Lists 1924-1964 and 1976-present

Read the Florida report See on the Florida map See on the national map All records