Deaths in Custody
Executed

Hugh McGeehan

died June 21, 1877 · Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Hugh McGeehan was hanged at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1877, one of eleven men executed in the state that day. He died in the custody of the state, which carried out his execution by hanging. The state put him to death on the same day as ten other men.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

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