# List of people executed in Texas, 1920–1929

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1920 and 1929. A total of 66 people were executed during this period. From 1920 to 1923, ten people were executed by hanging. The last hanging in the state was that of Nathan Lee, a man convicted of murder and executed in Brazoria County on August 31, 1923. The law was changed in 1923 requiring executions be carried out on the electric chair and that they take place at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. From 1924 to 1929, 56 people were executed by electrocution, 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).

## Executions in Texas
### By hanging: 1920–1923

1920 – 1 execution :
| # | Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Crime(s) | Governor |
| 385 | John Price | Black | 43 | M | 24-Mar-1920 | Murder | William P. Hobby |
| 1921 – 3 executions ||||||||
| 386 | Albert Howard | Black | – | M | 18-Mar-1921 | Rape and Robbery | Pat Morris Neff |
| 387 | Israel Jordan | Black | – | M | 21-Jul-1921 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 388 | Jose Flores | Hispanic | 17 | M | 21-Jul-1921 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| Pat Morris Neff ||||||||
| 389 | George Hornsby | White | 30 | M | 14-Apr-1922 | Robbery and Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 390 | Abe Johnson | White | 57 | M | 22-Sep-1922 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| Pat Morris Neff ||||||||
| 391 | Harvey Hughes | White | 22 | M | 07-Apr-1923 | Robbery and Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 392 | Sol Johnson | Black | – | M | 20-Jul-1923 | Robbery and Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 393 | Roy Mitchell | Black | – | M | 30-Jul-1923 | Murder, Rape and Robbery | Pat Morris Neff |
| 394 | Nathan Lee | Black | – | M | 31-Aug-1923 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| Pat Morris Neff |||||||

### By electrocution: 1924–1929

1924 – 13 executions :
| # | Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Crime(s) | Governor |
| 1 | Charles Reynolds | Black | 27 | M | 08-Feb-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 2 | Ewell Morris | Black | 23 | M | 08-Feb-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 3 | George Washington | Black | 39 | M | 08-Feb-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 4 | Mack Matthews | Black | 39 | M | 08-Feb-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 5 | Melvin Johnson | Black | 20 | M | 08-Feb-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 6 | Blaine Dyer | Black | 36 | M | 28-Mar-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 7 | Earnest Lawson | Black | 39 | M | 28-Mar-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 8 | Booker Williams | Black | 19 | M | 04-Apr-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 9 | Tommie Curry | Black | 25 | M | 17-Apr-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 10 | Harle Humphreys | Black | 19 | M | 22-May-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 11 | Frank Cadena | Hispanic | 35 | M | 23-May-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| 12 | Ed (or Edward) Henderson | Black | 45 | M | 09-Jun-1924 | Rape | Pat Morris Neff |
| 13 | Ed Kirby | Black | 57 | M | 10-Oct-1924 | Murder | Pat Morris Neff |
| Pat Morris Neff ||||||||
| 14 | Sidney Welk | White | 31 | M | 03-Apr-1925 | Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 15 | Lavannie Twitty | Black | 24 | M | 05-Jun-1925 | Robbery and Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 16 | Frank Noel | Black | 23 | M | 03-Jul-1925 | Rape | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 17 | Lorenzo Noel | Black | 25 | M | 03-Jul-1925 | Rape | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 18 | Edwin Rushing | Black | 25 | M | 17-Jul-1925 | Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 19 | George Gray | White | 40 | M | 07-Aug-1925 | Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| Miriam A. Ferguson ||||||||
| 20 | Melton Carr | Black | 23 | M | 02-Jan-1926 | Rape | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 21 | Agapito Rueda | Hispanic | 29 | M | 09-Jan-1926 | Robbery and Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 22 | Willie Vaughn | Black | 23 | M | 12-Mar-1926 | Rape | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 23 | S. A. Robins (or Robinson) | Black | 28 | M | 06-Apr-1926 | Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 24 | Forest Robins (or Robinson) | Black | 26 | M | 06-Apr-1926 | Rape | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 25 | John Smith | Black | 24 | M | 16-Apr-1926 | Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 26 | T. Harris | Black | 32 | M | 03-May-1926 | Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 27 | Sam Phillips | Black | 31 | M | 14-May-1926 | Robbery and Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| 28 | Fred Tilford | Black | 24 | M | 09-Jul-1926 | Robbery and Murder | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| Miriam A. Ferguson ||||||||
| 29 | F. D. Baines | Black | 29 | M | 18-Feb-1927 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 30 | Bryant Satchell | Black | 22 | M | 17-Mar-1927 | Robbery and Murder | Dan Moody |
| 31 | Matthew Briscoe | Black | 37 | M | 10-May-1927 | Rape | Dan Moody |
| 32 | Francis Marion Snow | White | 49 | M | 12-Aug-1927 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 33 | Ed Joshlin | Black | 58 | M | 22-Aug-1927 | Rape | Dan Moody |
| 34 | Willie Robinson | Black | 23 | M | 23-Sep-1927 | Murder and Burglary | Dan Moody |
| 35 | Tillman Simmons | Black | 50 | M | 26-Sep-1927 | Robbery and Murder | Dan Moody |
| 36 | A. V. Mullikin (or Millikin) | White | 40 | M | 05-Nov-1927 | Robbery and Murder | Dan Moody |
| Dan Moody ||||||||
| 37 | George Hassell | White | 39 | M | 10-Feb-1928 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 38 | Robert Benton | Black | 23 | M | 10-Feb-1928 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 39 | Willie Fisher | Black | 31 | M | 12-Apr-1928 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 40 | Lawrence Davenport | Black | 22 | M | 01-Jun-1928 | Robbery and Murder | Dan Moody |
| 41 | Garrett Thomas | Black | 32 | M | 03-Aug-1928 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 42 | Esequiel Servin | Hispanic | 23 | M | 07-Sep-1928 | Rape and Robbery | Dan Moody |
| 43 | Clemente Rodriguez | Hispanic | 22 | M | 07-Sep-1928 | Rape and Robbery | Dan Moody |
| 44 | O. T. Alexander | Black | 40 | M | 28-Sep-1928 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 45 | Tom Ross | Black | 35 | M | 28-Sep-1928 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| Dan Moody ||||||||
| 46 | Floyd Byrnes | White | 26 | M | 11-Jan-1929 | Robbery and Murder | Dan Moody |
| 47 | Wade Wilborn | Black | 47 | M | 12-Apr-1929 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 48 | Robert Blake | White | 25 | M | 19-Apr-1929 | Robbery and Murder | Dan Moody |
| 49 | Mathis Sanders | Black | 26 | M | 27-Apr-1929 | Rape | Dan Moody |
| 50 | Silas Jarman | Black | 18 | M | 24-May-1929 | Robbery | Dan Moody |
| 51 | O. C. Wells | White | 32 | M | 20-Jun-1929 | Robbery and Murder | Dan Moody |
| 52 | Willie Grady | Black | 19 | M | 25-Jul-1929 | Rape | Dan Moody |
| 53 | H. J. Leahy | White | 41 | M | 02-Sep-1929 | Kidnapping and Murder | Dan Moody |
| 54 | Henry Helms | White | 33 | M | 06-Sep-1929 | Murder | Dan Moody |
| 55 | Lee Merriman | White | 27 | M | 29-Nov-1929 | Rape | Dan Moody |
| 56 | Ben (Bennie) Aldridge | White | 26 | M | 19-Dec-1929 | Rape | Dan Moody |
| Sources: List of electrocuted offenders by the TDJC, and The Espy File: 1608–2002. |||||||

## 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.
| Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1910–1919 | Lists of people executed in Texas | Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1930–1939 |