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James Lawson

Name:: James Lawson
Record Type:: Underdocumented
Espy File Record:: true
Espy File ID:: 50371
State:: Arkansas
Date Execution:: 1931-07-31
Gender Assigned:: Male
Race:: Black
Crime Convicted of:: Murder
Enslaved:: false
Compensation Case:: false
Execution Method:: Electrocution
Jurisdiction:: State
County:: Bradley
County FIPS Code:: 05011
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