Horace DeVauhan

Male, Deceased Person

– 1927

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Who was Horace DeVauhan?

Horace DeVaughan, of Birmingham, Alabama, was the first prison inmate in Alabama to be executed by the Alabama electric chair, nicknamed "Yellow Mama" because it was painted with bright yellow highway paint. DeVaughan was electrocuted on April 8, 1927.

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Lived in
  • Birmingham
Died
Apr 8, 1927

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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