Leroy Henderson

Leroy Henderson, a 36-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on June 16, 1947. The Florida Department of Corrections lists his death as an execution carried out while he was held in state custody. He was in a Florida state prison at the time of his 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