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»Mathew O. Perison (September 23, 1948)

»Lemuel Steed (October 15, 1948)

»Bud Peterson (February 25, 1949)

» Fred Painter (March 26, 1951)

»Harry Burdette (March 26, 1951)

»James Hewlett (April 10, 1951)

»Oshel Gardner (April 17, 1953)

»Tom Ingram (March 27, 1954)

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Fred Painter

Date Executed: March 26, 1951

Race: White

For: MURDER

From: Kanawha County

How: ELECTROCUTED

The first two inmates to sit in the electric chair were Harry Burdette and Fred Painter on March 26, 1951. The men were convicted of stomping a soft drink salesman to death at the corner of Washington and Summers streets in downtown Charleston.

Painter had to be jolted twice after two physicians found that he was still alive after the first round. Painter was pronounced dead more than nine minutes after sitting in the chair.