Reuben Harper

Reuben Harper, 30, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on January 5, 1948. The Florida Department of Corrections records his cause of death as execution and lists the manner of death as homicide. He died in the custody of the Florida prison system.

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