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George Stinney

10/21/1929 - 6/16/1944
Libra

Last Words

"Not Recorded"

Death & Legacy

George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person to be executed in the U.S in the 20th century when he was sent to the electric chair in 1944, but more than 70 years after his death, a South Carolina judge threw out the conviction, saying he had not been given a fair trial.

Read full obituary from The New York Times

Details

Cause of Death
Execution by electric chair
Age at Death
14 years
Funeral Location
The location of George Stinney's funeral is not publicly documented.
Final Resting Place
Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, South Carolina, U.S.