John H. McVeigh

John H. McVeigh, 34, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on April 18, 1955, while held in state custody. The Florida Department of Corrections lists the cause of death as execution in the electric chair and the manner as homicide, its own classification of the death.

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