Executed

Henson Howard

died 1924 · Georgia

Henson Howard, a Black man, was executed by electrocution by the state of Georgia in 1924, the first person the state put to death in its electric chair. The Death Penalty Information Center records the execution, which was carried out while he was held in state custody. The source gives the crime for which he was executed as rape and robbery, a claim this account does not repeat.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Georgia Death Penalty Information Center

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