List of people executed in Washington (pre-1972)

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Washington before capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

One hundred and five people, all male, were executed in Washington state during the pre-Furman era, all by hanging.[1] Two people, Cussas and Quallahworst, both Native American, were hanged on January 5, 1849, before the establishment of the Washington Territory in 1853.[2]

List of people executed in Washington (pre-1972)

More information No., Name ...
No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor Ref.
1 Leschi Native American Unknown Male February 19, 1858 Pierce Hanging Unknown Fayette McMullen [1]
2 Yow Lung Asian 20 August 15, 1873 Walla Walla Elisha P. Ferry
3 Joseph Nuana 17 March 6, 1874 Jefferson William Fuller, Selina Jane Dwyer, and Harry Dwyer [3]
4 Harry Native American Unknown March 20, 1874 Kitsap Unknown
5 Moos Moos September 18, 1874 Walla Walla James Corrigle[4]
6 John Thompson White 30 January 5, 1877 King Solomon Baxter[5]
7 Saluskin Native American Unknown November 26, 1879 Yakima Perkins family[6]
8 Kype
9 Bud Thomas White January 4, 1881 Walla Walla Sam Brumfield and Armedia Shanks [7] William A. Newell
10 Andrew Teuwepa Native American November 15, 1881 Stevens Gottlieb Reimer [8]
11 Ezra Alexander Snodderly White 25 August 7, 1883 Columbia Eli Cummins [9]
12 John Elfus 33 January 15, 1884 Walla Walla Dan Haggerty [10]
13 Jochin Henry Timmerman Unknown April 6, 1888 Klickitat William Sterling Eugene Semple [11]
14 Edward Gallagher July 11, 1890 Clark Lewis Marr Elisha P. Ferry [12]
15 Robert Thompson Day 45 June 3, 1892 Cowlitz Thomas Beebe [13]
16 Charles Brooks Black 62 September 6, 1892 Spokane Christine Brooks [14]
17 Charles E. Meyers White Unknown September 30, 1895 Garfield Frank Sherry John McGraw [15]
18 Charles Asimus 28 January 31, 1896 Cowlitz James Greenwood [16]
19 Richard H. Straub Unknown April 26, 1897 San Juan Leo Lanterman John Rankin Rogers [17]
20 Gin Pong Asian 38 April 30, 1897 Spokane Lee Tung [18]
21 Jack Leonard White Unknown March 25, 1898 Whitman Jacob Malquist [19]
22 George Webster 31 March 30, 1900 Spokane Lise C. Aspland [20]
23 Albert Michaud Unknown April 6, 1900 Pierce Julia Meuret Michaud [21]
24 Martin Stickles 30 January 25, 1901 Cowlitz 3 victims[a] [22]
25 Eben L. Boyce 38 August 9, 1901 Pierce Louise Bock Boyce [23]
26 Charles W. Nordstrom 51-52 August 23, 1901 King William Mason [24]
27 James G. Green Unknown December 6, 1901 Skamania E. V. Benjamin [25]
28 William Alden Seaton 23 January 3, 1902 King Dan Richards Henry McBride [26]
29 Lum You Asian 40-41 January 31, 1902 Pacific Oscar Bloom [27]
30 Alfred Hamilton White 29-30 May 23, 1902 Whatcom David M. Woodbury [28]
31 James Champoux 29 May 6, 1904 King Lottie Brace [29]
32 Charles Clarke 26 September 2, 1904 Thurston Leila Page [30]
33 Henry Arao Asian 28 June 3, 1905 Spokane Sam Chong Albert E. Mead [31]
34 Frank Pasquale White September 15, 1905 Pierce Charles F. Gray [32]
35 Angus McPhail 45 December 8, 1905 Snohomish Fred Alderson [33]
36 William White 18 March 2, 1906 King Matthew Murphy [34]
37 Simon Brooks 46 April 13, 1906 Clark Adolph Miller [35]
38 A.A. Armstrong 53 June 8, 1906 Lewis Robert Patton [36]
39 Fred Miller 25 March 22, 1907 Cowlitz Fred Dierk [37]
40 Joe Nicolos Asian 22 April 16, 1909 Kitsap 2 victims[b] Marion E. Hay [38]
41 Joseph Gauvitte White 44 August 27, 1909 Spokane Elizabeth Gauvitte [39]
42 Bud Barnes 26 November 12, 1909 Walla Walla Anna Aldrich [40]
43 Richard Quinn 32 May 13, 1910 Snohomish Margaret Quinn [41]
44 Frank Barker 23 June 20, 1910 Spokane Ira Messinger [42]
45 William Frederick Jahns 63 April 21, 1911 Stevens Agnes Jensen [43]
46 John Smith 26 April 1, 1921 King 3 victims[c] Louis F. Hart [44]
47 James Mahoney 38 December 1, 1922 Kate Mooers Mahoney [45]
48 George Whitfield 22 June 13, 1924 Clark Anna Nosko [46]
49 Ralph Waller 34 June 27, 1924 Garfield 2 victims[d] [47]
50 Thomas Walton 39 December 12, 1924 Walla Walla S.F. Burt [48]
51 L.E. Mosely Black 45 February 19, 1926 King A.J. Comer Roland H. Hartley [49][50]
52 Alfred Winters 30 May 27, 1927 Cowlitz
53 Manuel Lopez Hispanic 45 February 15, 1928 Whitman Charles Markham [51]
54 Emmett Bailey White 39 August 10, 1928 Lewis Erma Skinner [52]
55 Wallace Gaines 48 August 31, 1928 King Sylvia Gaines [53]
56 Luther Baker 61 March 29, 1929 Clark Lester Wood [54]
57 Preston Rae Clark 39 July 11, 1930 Walla Walla A.L. Bidwell [55]
58 Robert Lee Wilkins 44 August 15, 1930 John W. Brooks [56]
59 Arthur Schafer 29 August 29, 1930 Mason Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kirk [57]
60 Archie Frank Moock 33 September 12, 1930 Spokane Catherine Clark [58]
61 George Miller 48 December 18, 1931 John Ivester [59]
62 Harold Carpenter 31 April 15, 1932 Thurston Peter Jacobson [60]
63 Walter Dubuc 17
64 Ollie Lee Stratton 24 July 28, 1933 Jefferson William Frawley Clarence D. Martin [61]
65 Ted Bradley 26 May 11, 1934 King George Ikeda [62]
66 Byron Miller 42 October 3, 1934 Yakima Marshal George Warring [63]
67 Hong Yick Asian 44 July 19, 1935 King Lee Wing Qmen [64]
68 Barney Fleming Black 29 April 3, 1936 La Belle Butler [65]
69 Glenn R. Stringer White 24 May 29, 1936 Clark Herbert Lee Caples [66]
70 Leo Roderick Bernard Hall 34 September 11, 1936 Kitsap 6 victims[e] [67]
71 Clifford Hawkins 25 February 23, 1938 Skagit Ernest and Floyd Grimm [68]
72 Claude H. Ryan 34 February 25, 1938 Lewis S.R. Jackson [69]
73 Stanley Knapp 21 August 5, 1938 Spokane William E. Walker [70]
74 Joseph O'Donnell 40 November 21, 1938 King 2 victims[f] [71]
75 Bernhard Leuch 41 August 4, 1939 Mason Lena Leuch [72]
76 Paul Buttry 39 September 15, 1939 Grays Harbor Hugh Warren [73]
77 Earl Talbott 19 September 18, 1939 Walla Walla W.E. McKinney [74]
78 Roy Wright October 6, 1939 Yakima John Dee Moore [75]
79 Ralph Carson 54 December 8, 1939 Clallam Lynwood Sproul [76]
80 Edward L. Bouchard 46 September 6, 1940 Snohomish 2 victims[g] [77]
81 Jack Marable 40 October 4, 1940 Thurston Emil Roloff [78]
82 Arley Ovoyd Lewis 29 January 30, 1941 Clark Jack Avent Arthur B. Langlie [79]
83 Denzel Davis 24 March 24, 1941 King Harriet Arnold [80]
84 John Bruce Anderson 58 November 14, 1941 Spokane David Johnson [81]
85 Chester Montgomery Black 29 March 19, 1943 Jessie Sellers [82]
86 Roy Willard Jacobs White 41 April 6, 1943 Pierce 2 victims[h] [83]
87 Persia Williams Black 38 September 8, 1944 King Joseph Romaglio [84]
88 Edward Heberling White 32 December 8, 1944 Harriet Louise Lindstrom [85]
89 Joe Bill Native American 30 September 7, 1945 Irma Irene McGough Monrad Wallgren [86]
90 Joseph Bernard Wessel White 44 January 19, 1946 Pierce Mary Ann Wessel [87]
91 Woodrow Wilson Clark 30 February 5, 1946 Spokane 2 victims[i] [88]
92 John Henry Clark Black 26 January 7, 1947 King Sam Katz [89]
93 Jake Bird 47 July 15, 1949 Pierce 2 victims[j] [90]
94 Arthur Bruce Perkins White 24 November 4, 1949 Thurston 2 victims[k] [91]
95 Wayne Leroy Williams 33 November 18, 1949 Snohomish Hallie Lucille [92]
96 Wayne Dale Odell 23 June 18, 1951 Whitman Harold Rogers Arthur B. Langlie [93][94]
97 Grant Ellis Rio 29 December 10, 1951
98 Utah Eugene Wilson 22 January 3, 1953 Clark JoAnn Dewey [95]
99 Turman Galilee Wilson 26
100 Artell Bernard Farley Jr. 27 December 15, 1956 Pierce Flora McFarland [96]
101 Harvey John Collins 32 December 3, 1957 Andrew Stolen Albert Rosellini [97]
102 John Richard Broderson 34 June 25, 1960 Clark Harold Oster [98]
103 Joseph Chester Self 32 June 20, 1963 King Ralph A. Gemmill Jr. [99]
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Demographics

More information Race, Age ...
Race
White 81 77%
Native American 9 9%
Black 8 8%
Asian 7 7%
Hispanic 1 1%
Age
Unknown age 13 4%
17-19 5 5%
20-29 31 30%
30–39 27 26%
40–49 19 18%
50–59 4 4%
60-69 3 3%
Gender
Male 105 100%
Female 0 0%
Date of execution
1840–1919 47 45%
1920–1929 11 10%
1930–1939 23 22%
1940–1949 16 15%
1950–1959 6 6%
1960–1969 2 2%
Method
Hanging 105 100%
Governor (Party)
Fayette McMullen (D) 1 1%
Elisha P. Ferry (R) 10 10%
William A. Newell (R) 4 4%
Eugene Semple (D) 1 1%
John McGraw (R) 2 2%
John Rankin Rogers (D) 9 9%
Henry McBride (R) 5 5%
Albert E. Mead (R) 7 7%
Marion E. Hay (R) 6 6%
Louis F. Hart (R) 5 5%
Roland H. Hartley (R) 13 13%
Clarence D. Martin (D) 18 17%
Arthur B. Langlie (R) 12 12%
Monrad Wallgren (D) 7 7%
Albert Rosellini (D) 3 3%
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Notes

  1. [a]
    William Shanklin, Cornelius Knapp and his wife
  2. [b]
    George Brown and unnamed four-year-old
  3. [c]
    James O'Brien, Volney L. Stevens, and W.T. Angle
  4. [d]
    Alfred and Ida Waldman
  5. [e]
    Frank Flieder, Anna Taylor Flieder, Eugene Chenevert, Margaret Chenevert, Magnus Jorden, and Ezra Bolcom
  6. [f]
    Trent A. Sickles and Theodore E. Stevens
  7. [g]
    Cyril Ables and Ralph Allinson
  8. [h]
    Chadwick and Harry Storem
  9. [i]
    T.P. Dillon and Jane Staples
  10. [j]
    Bertha and Beverly Kludt
  11. [k]
    Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Jessup

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