Executed
James Henderson
James Henderson, a 47-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on October 4, 1954, while held in state prison custody. The Florida Department of Corrections' execution list records the death and gives the cause as execution in the electric chair, with the manner listed as homicide.
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.