New York State Electrician
| State Electrician of New York | |
|---|---|
 Seal of New York | |
| Term length | Indeterminate |
| Inaugural holder | Edwin Davis 1890–1914 |
| Final holder | Dow Hover 1953-1963 |
| Abolished | 1963 (de facto) 1972 (de jure) |
| Salary | $150 per execution, plus $50 for any additional executions on the same day (from the 1920s up to 1963) |
New York State Electrician was a
United States Supreme Court briefly abolished capital punishment with its 1972 decision in Furman v. Georgia.[1][2]
The State Electrician was contracted by the state at an unchanged rate of $150 per execution (with $50 added for any additional executions performed on the same day) for the duration of the position's existence. New York did not prohibit the officeholder from performing executions for other states or for the federal government, and such arrangements were common, with the New York State Electrician being retained to conduct notable executions such as that of
List of New York State Electricians
| Name | Took office | Left office | Governors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Davis | August 6, 1890 | 1914 | |
| John Hulbert | 1914 | January 29, 1926 | Charles S. Whitman
Al Smith |
| Robert G. Elliott | January 29, 1926 | August 24, 1939 | Al Smith Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert H. Lehman |
| Joseph Francel | August 24, 1939 | August 5, 1953 | Herbert H. Lehman Thomas E. Dewey |
| Dow Hover | August 5, 1953 | August 15, 1963 (de facto) June 29, 1972 (de jure) |
Averell Harriman
Nelson Rockefeller |
References
- ^ a b Walsh, Robert (14 April 2016). "NEW YORK'S 'STATE ELECTRICIANS'". Sword and Scale. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Gonnerman, Jennifer. "The Last Executioner". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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