Gee Jon
Chinese national · Lived 1895 to 1924 · aged 29
Gee Jon was a Chinese national who was the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas. Gee was sentenced to death for the 1921 murder of Tom Quong Kee in Mina, Nevada as part of a gang dispute.
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A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026
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![Denver S. Dickerson supervised the execution.[9]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Denver_S._Dickerson%2C_c._1908%E2%80%931910_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Denver_S._Dickerson%2C_c._1908%E2%80%931910_%28cropped%29.jpg)
About this person
An unsuccessful attempt to pump poison gas directly into his cell at Nevada State Prison led to the development of the gas chamber.
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1924 · aged 29