September 1, 1867 - John Hulbert
New York's official executioner for decades, Hulbert carried out hundreds of electrocutions at Sing Sing and other state prisons during the early era of the electric chair — a period when the method itself was still being studied and debated. His role placed him at the center of the state's evolving approach to capital punishment, and the sheer volume of executions he performed made him one of the most active practitioners of legally sanctioned death in American history.
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John W. Hulbert Jr. (also given as John Hurlbert or John Hilbert; September 1867 – February 22, 1929) was the executioner for the states of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts from 1914 to 1926. Hulbert was trained as state electrician by his predecessor, Edwin F. Davis, and oversaw 140 electrocutions during his tenure.
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