Arthur Hodges
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On December 18, 1914, Arthur Hodges became the first person in Clark County, Arkansas to be executed by use of the electric chair. Prior to that all executions were carried out by way of hanging or firing squad. He was the fourth person so executed in Arkansas and one of eight men executed by the state in a 16-day period.
The 21-year-old Hodges was convicted of killing an Arkadelphia constable while resisting arrest.
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- "Eight to Die in Arkansas," The Kansas City Star, November 18, 1914, p. 3
