Anthony Blair (criminal)

Anthony Blair
Bornc. 1849
Washington County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 1879(1879-09-26) (aged 29–30)
Hamblen County, Tennessee, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Criminal statusExecuted
ConvictionFirst degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath

Anthony Blair (c. 1849 – September 26, 1879) was an African-American convicted for the murder of his 16-year-old stepdaughter Maggie Blair. He was executed by hanging, the first such execution to occur in Hamblen County, Tennessee.

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