George Stinney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American convicted murderer, youngest person executed by electric chair
Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1929
Place of Birth: South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 16-Jun-1944
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About George Stinney
- George Junius Stinney, Jr.
- (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944), was an African American youth convicted, at age 14, of murdering two white girls, ages 7 and 11, in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina.
- He was executed by electric chair in June of that year. The court refused to hear his appeal, and the appeals on his behalf to the governor for clemency were denied.
- He is the youngest American to be sentenced to death and executed.A re-examination of the Stinney case began in 2004, and several individuals and Northeastern University School of Law sought a judicial review.
- His conviction was overturned in 2014, 70 years after he was executed when a court ruled that he had not received a fair trial.
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