List of people executed in the United States in 1927

One hundred and thirty-nine people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1927, ninety-eight by electrocution and forty-one by hanging.

List of people executed in the United States in 1927 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1January 6, 1927 26 25 1MaleWhiteMassachusettsElectrocution 2 25 24 3 31 30 4 23 22 BlackNew York 5 26 25 6 27 26 7 January 7, 1927 24 23 White California Hanging 8 January 8, 1927 54 54 0 OhioElectrocution 9 January 11, 1927 32 31 1 New Jersey 10 January 13, 1927 28 27 Black New York 11 January 14, 1927 21 Unknown Unknown Virginia 12 January 20, 1927 35 33 2 White New York 13 January 21, 1927 40 39 1 BlackCaliforniaHanging 14 January 28, 1927 29 26 3White 15 February 4, 1927 24 22 2 16 February 16, 1927 51 51 0 Illinois 17February 17, 1927 27 26 1New YorkElectrocution 18 35 25 10 19February 18, 1927 Unknown Unknown UnknownBlack Illinois Hanging 20 27 Unknown Unknown Texas Electrocution 21 21 Unknown Unknown West Virginia Hanging 22February 28, 1927 28 27 1PennsylvaniaElectrocution 23 25 24 24 March 1, 1927 28 27 Florida 25March 7, 1927 28 0WhitePennsylvania 26 23 22 1 27 27 26 28 24 24 0 29 March 8, 1927 26 25 1Black Florida 30 March 11, 1927 27 2 North Carolina 31March 17, 1927 24 22 WhiteNew York 32 33 31 33 25 24 1 Black Texas 34 March 23, 1927 19 17 2White Florida 35 March 31, 1927 42 42 0 Ohio 36 April 7, 1927 Unknown Unknown 1Black Florida 37April 8, 1927 34 33 Alabama 38 27 26 WhiteOhio 39 23 23 0 40April 15, 1927 47 45 2 Illinois Hanging 41 21 Unknown UnknownBlackVirginiaElectrocution 42 23 Unknown Unknown 43 April 22, 1927 39 38 1 North Carolina 44 April 23, 1927 37 36 White Alabama 45 April 27, 1927 22 17 5Black Florida 46April 29, 1927 35 35 0 Illinois Hanging 47 37 34 3White NebraskaElectrocution 48May 17, 1927 45 44 1 New Jersey 49 28 28 0 OregonHanging 50May 20, 1927 36 35 1 Arizona 51 19 18 Montana 52 Unknown Unknown UnknownBlack TennesseeElectrocution 53 37 34 3 Texas 54 May 25, 1927 21 19 2 Tennessee 55May 27, 1927 27 27 0 DelawareHanging 56 34 Unknown UnknownAsianHawaii Territory 57 23 22 1 58 30 28 2 Black Washington 59June 3, 1927 23 21 WhiteGeorgiaElectrocution 60 30 Unknown Unknown Black 61 June 6, 1927 45 43 2 White 62June 10, 1927 29 29 0 Black North Carolina 63 30 1WhiteOhio 64 60 59 65 47 45 2 OregonHanging 66June 17, 1927 22 21 1 Illinois 67 27 26 OhioElectrocution 68June 24, 1927 18 17 Black Arkansas 69 40 39 Hispanic Illinois Hanging 70 46 45 White NebraskaElectrocution 71 July 7, 1927 44 44 0 Virginia 72 July 12, 1927 20 18 2 Black Georgia 73 July 14, 1927 24 23 1White New York 74July 15, 1927 26 25 Alabama 75 33 31 2 Black Georgia 76 35 34 1WhiteIllinoisHanging 77 38 37 78 27 26 Hispanic 79 July 18, 1927 20 19 White OhioElectrocution 80 July 21, 1927 28 27 New York 81 July 22, 1927 Unknown Unknown 0Black Mississippi Hanging 82 July 29, 1927 25 23 2 IndianaElectrocution 83 August 5, 1927 49 48 1 White New Jersey 84August 12, 1927 38 Unknown UnknownAsianHawaii TerritoryHanging 85 26 Unknown Unknown 86 18 Unknown Unknown Black South CarolinaElectrocution 87 46 44 2 WhiteTexas 88 August 22, 1927 19 Unknown Unknown Black 89August 23, 1927 25 18 7WhiteMassachusetts 90 36 28 8 91 39 31 92September 2, 1927 20 Unknown UnknownBlackArkansas 93 25 Unknown Unknown 94September 9, 1927 Unknown Unknown 1 Alabama 95 23 23 0MarylandHanging 96 19 19 97 20 20 98 September 16, 1927 28 26 2White Kentucky Electrocution 99September 23, 1927 37 35 California Hanging 100 26 25 1Black North CarolinaElectrocution 101 23 Unknown Unknown Texas 102September 26, 1927 30 28 2 Pennsylvania 103 50 47 3 Texas 104 September 29, 1927 33 32 1White New York 105 October 7, 1927 37 35 2 California Hanging 106October 14, 1927 40 Unknown UnknownBlackGeorgiaElectrocution 107 28 Unknown Unknown 108 49 48 1 109October 21, 1927 38 37 White CaliforniaHanging 110 42 41 Illinois 111 October 26, 1927 24 24 0 Black GeorgiaElectrocution 112 November 5, 1927 37 36 1 White Texas 113November 8, 1927 33 33 0AsianConnecticutHanging 114 19 19 115 November 10, 1927 28 27 1 White TennesseeElectrocution 116November 11, 1927 26 Unknown UnknownBlack Georgia 117 19 19 0 Maryland Hanging 118November 18, 1927 41 Unknown Unknown GeorgiaElectrocution 119 22 21 1WhiteNew Jersey 120 27 26 121 37 36 122 31 30 123 November 21, 1927 31 0 Black Pennsylvania 124 November 22, 1927 38 37 1 White Florida 125November 25, 1927 42 40 2BlackKentuckyHanging 126 32 31 1 127 25 Unknown Unknown VirginiaElectrocution 128 November 29, 1927 Unknown Unknown 1 White Florida 129 December 9, 1927 41 41 0 Black North Carolina 130 December 13, 1927 31 30 1 White Florida 131December 16, 1927 Unknown Unknown 0Black Alabama 132 44 43 1IllinoisHanging 133 29 29 0White 134 33 33 New YorkElectrocution 135 22 21 1 136 December 21, 1927 30 29 Florida 137 December 23, 1927 35 34 Illinois Hanging 138December 30, 1927 21 21 0 Black Alabama Electrocution 139 55 54 1 White Louisiana Hanging

Demographics Gender Male 139 Female 0 Ethnicity White 70 Black 61 Asian 6 Hispanic 2 State New York 14 Illinois 13 Georgia 11 Florida 9 Ohio 8 Pennsylvania 8 Texas 8 California 7 New Jersey 7 Alabama 6 Massachusetts 6 North Carolina 5 Virginia 5 Hawaii Territory 4 Maryland 4 Arkansas 3 Kentucky 3 Tennessee 3 Connecticut 2 Nebraska 2 Oregon 2 Arizona 1 Delaware 1 Indiana 1 Louisiana 1 Mississippi 1 Montana 1 South Carolina 1 Washington 1 West Virginia 1 Method Electrocution 98 Hanging 41 Month January 14 February 9 March 12 April 12 May 11 June 12 July 12 August 9 September 13 October 7 November 17 December 11 Age Unknown 7 10–19 8 20–29 63 30–39 38 40–49 18 50–59 4 60–69 1 Total 139 100%

Executions in recent years Number of executions 1928 145 1927 139 1926 141 Total 425

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