Deaths in Custody
Executed

Philip Faisoo

died July 11, 1882 · Sampson County, North Carolina

Philip Faisoo was hanged at Clinton, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 11, 1882, in a public execution. An 1882 newspaper account said that about six thousand people watched the hanging. Nothing about his family, his work, or any objection to his execution is reported in the account we have.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

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