One hundred and thirteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1901, one hundred and two by hanging, and eleven by electrocution. One notable execution, Leon Czolgosz, was an American anarchist responsible for the assassination of President William McKinley in September 1901. Czolgosz was executed for this crime one month later.
List of people executed in the United States in 1901 Date of execution Name Age Gender Ethnicity State Method 1 January 4, 1901 Unknown Male Black South Carolina Hanging 2 January 5, 1901 Unknown Louisiana 3 Unknown 4 Unknown White Mississippi 5 Unknown Black 6 January 9, 1901 Unknown Pennsylvania 7 Unknown 8 January 10, 1901 Unknown Georgia 9 Unknown White Pennsylvania 10 January 11, 1901 Unknown Black Arkansas 11 January 14, 1901 27 White New York Electrocution 12 January 25, 1901 Unknown Black Louisiana Hanging 13 Unknown Virginia 14 30 White Washington 15 February 1, 1901 Unknown Unknown North Carolina 16 February 5, 1901 28 White New Jersey 17 February 6, 1901 27 New York Electrocution 18 February 15, 1901 Unknown Black South Carolina Hanging 19 February 19, 1901 Unknown White Missouri 20 March 1, 1901 22 Ohio Electrocution 21 March 8, 1901 Unknown Black Arkansas Hanging "A TRIPLE HANGING — THREE NEGRO MURDERERS," The Nashville News, March 9, 1901, pg. 1 22 Unknown 23 Unknown 24 Unknown Louisiana 25 35 26 Unknown 27 March 14, 1901 Unknown Texas 28 March 23, 1901 Unknown Arkansas 29 March 29, 1901 Unknown White Minnesota 30 April 12, 1901 Unknown Black Louisiana 31 Unknown Missouri 32 April 16, 1901 30 White Pennsylvania 33 April 19, 1901 28 Black Maryland 34 April 24, 1901 Unknown Mississippi 36 April 25, 1901 Unknown White Pennsylvania 37 April 26, 1901 Unknown Unknown Kentucky 38 Unknown Hispanic New Mexico 38 37 White 39 May 10, 1901 57 California 40 May 16, 1901 Unknown Black Alabama 41 May 31, 1901 18 Maryland 42 Unknown White Mississippi 43 June 14, 1901 Unknown Black Georgia 44 Unknown 45 Unknown 46 Unknown 47 Unknown 48 18 49 June 28, 1901 Unknown Alabama 50 44 White 51 30 Ohio Electrocution 52 July 5, 1901 Unknown Black Florida Hanging "Four Negroes Legally Executed," The Pensacola News, July 6, 1901, pg. 1 53 Unknown 54 Unknown 55 Unknown 56 Unknown 57 Unknown Hispanic New Mexico 58 July 12, 1901 Unknown Black Virginia 59 July 16, 1901 28 White New York Electrocution 60 July 18, 1901 Unknown Black Tennessee Hanging 61 Unknown 62 Unknown 63 July 23, 1901 Unknown Unknown Pennsylvania 64 July 26, 1901 Unknown Black Arkansas 65 July 31, 1901 Unknown Unknown Pennsylvania 66 August 2, 1901 Unknown Florida 67 Unknown 68 Unknown Black Georgia 69 21 70 60 Hispanic Texas 71 August 5, 1901 21 Black New York Electrocution 72 August 6, 1901 Unknown Tennessee Hanging 73 August 9, 1901 Unknown South Carolina 74 Unknown White Washington 75 August 23, 1901 Unknown Florida 76 Unknown Black Maryland 77 Unknown Virginia 78 Unknown White Washington 79 August 27, 1901 22 Black Georgia 80 August 29, 1901 28 White New York Electrocution 81 September 5, 1901 24 Black Georgia Hanging 82 September 6, 1901 Unknown 83 Unknown White Montana 84 September 13, 1901 18 Black North Carolina 85 September 20, 1901 Unknown Alabama 86 September 26, 1901 Unknown White Pennsylvania 87 October 8, 1901 Unknown Black 88 Unknown 89 October 11, 1901 Unknown White Illinois 90 October 19, 1901 25 Black Georgia 91 October 22, 1901 Unknown White Texas 92 October 25, 1901 Unknown Black 93 October 29, 1901 28 White New York Electrocution 94 November 1, 1901 25 Black Georgia Hanging 95 November 2, 1901 Unknown North Carolina 96 November 8, 1901 Unknown Florida 97 November 15, 1901 40 White Indiana 98 November 20, 1901 31 New York Electrocution 99 November 30, 1901 Unknown Idaho Hanging 100 December 3, 1901 Unknown Unknown New Jersey 101 December 6, 1901 Unknown Black Arkansas 102 Unknown Florida 103 Unknown White Washington 104 December 12, 1901 Unknown Black Pennsylvania 105 December 13, 1901 Unknown Arkansas 106 Unknown 107 December 17, 1901 26 White Massachusetts Electrocution 108 December 20, 1901 26 Black Alabama Hanging 109 25 110 48 Kentucky 111 Unknown Virginia 112 December 24, 1901 34 White Massachusetts Electrocution 113 December 27, 1901 Unknown Black New Jersey Hanging
Demographics Gender Male 113 Female 0 Ethnicity Black 71 White 32 Unknown 7 Hispanic 3 State Georgia 14 Pennsylvania 11 Arkansas 9 Florida 10 Louisiana 7 New York 7 Alabama 6 Mississippi 4 Tennessee 4 Texas 4 Virginia 4 Washington 4 Maryland 3 New Jersey 3 New Mexico 3 North Carolina 3 South Carolina 3 Kentucky 2 Massachusetts 2 Missouri 2 Ohio 2 California 1 Idaho 1 Illinois 1 Indiana 1 Minnesota 1 Montana 1 Method Hanging 102 Electrocution 11 Month January 14 February 5 March 10 April 9 May 4 June 9 July 14 August 15 September 6 October 7 November 6 December 14 Age Unknown 81 18–29 20 30–39 7 40–49 3 50–59 1 60–69 1 Total 113 100%
Executions in recent years Number of executions 1900 99 1901 113 1902 147 Total 359
See also Lists of people executed in the United States
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