The following is a list of people executed by the

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between 1920 and 1929. A total of 66 people were

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during this period. From 1920 to 1923, ten people were executed by

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''Death Penalty Information Center''. Retrieved 23 February 2009. The last hanging in the state was that of Nathan Lee, a man convicted of murder and executed in

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on August 31, 1923. The law was changed in 1923 requiring executions be carried out on the

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and that they take place at the

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. From 1924 to 1929, 56 people were executed by

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, the first 5 people executed by this method took place on February 8, 1924 (this remains a state record for the number of executions in a single day).List of Electrocuted Offenders
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''. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

Executions in Texas

By hanging: 1920–1923

By electrocution: 1924–1929

Interesting Statistics

* 100% of people executed from 1920 to 1929 were male. * In 1924, of the 13 people executed, there was only one rape. All other crimes were murder.

References

External links

Death Row 1923-1973
''Texas Department of Criminal Justice'' ---- {{DEFAULTSORT:List of people executed in Texas, 1920-29

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