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Montana Executions
The State was admitted into the Union on November 8, 1889.
Montana has executed 71 men between 1863 and 1943.
16 of these execution were prior to Statehood, 55 since.
Peter Horan, a miner was hanged for murder on August 25, 1863, becoming Montana's first execution. The crime occurred in Beaverhead County.
Phillip Coleman Jr., a Black railroad worker, was the last executed in Montana. He was hanged for murder in Missoula County on September 10, 1943.
Hanging was the only method of execution used.
The 71 executions represents an average of 1 execution every 1.1 years.
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