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Thomas Samon

died April 17, 1885 · New Hampshire

Thomas Samon was hanged on April 17, 1885, in New Hampshire, in a judicial execution carried out while the person was in the custody of the state. A report in The National Tribune, published April 23, 1885, records the hanging. Thomas Samon's death was the state's sentence carried out, and the name and details of the execution are recorded in that 1885 report.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

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