<Ul> <Li> Philip Vigol and John Mitchell , convicted of treason and sentenced to hanging ; pardoned by George Washington ; see Whiskey Rebellion . </Li> <Li> John Fries , the leader of Fries ' Rebellion , convicted of treason in 1800 along with two accomplices , and pardoned that same year by John Adams . </Li> <Li> Governor Thomas Dorr 1844 , convicted of treason against the state of Rhode Island ; see Dorr Rebellion ; released in 1845 ; civil rights restored in 1851 ; verdict annulled in 1854 . </Li> <Li> John Brown , convicted of treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1859 and executed for attempting to organize armed resistance to slavery . </Li> <Li> Aaron Dwight Stevens , took part in John Brown 's raid and was executed in 1860 for treason against Virginia . </Li> <Li> William Bruce Mumford , convicted of treason and hanged in 1862 for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War . </Li> <Li> Walter Allen was convicted of treason on September 16 , 1922 for taking part in the 1921 Miner 's March with the coal companies and the US Army on Blair Mountain , West Virginia . He was sentenced to 10 years and fined . During his appeal to the Supreme Court he disappeared while out on bail . United Mineworkers of America leader William Blizzard was acquitted of the charge of treason by the jury on May 25 , 1922 . </Li> <Li> Martin James Monti , United States Army Air Forces pilot , convicted of treason for defecting to the Waffen SS in 1944 . He was paroled in 1960 . </Li> <Li> Robert Henry Best , convicted of treason on April 16 , 1948 and served a life sentence . </Li> <Li> Iva Toguri D'Aquino , who is frequently identified by the name `` Tokyo Rose , '' convicted 1949 . Subsequently , pardoned by President Gerald Ford . </Li> <Li> Mildred Gillars , also known as `` Axis Sally '' , convicted of treason on March 8 , 1949 ; served 12 years of a 10 - to 30 - year prison sentence . </Li> <Li> Tomoya Kawakita , sentenced to death for treason in 1952 , but eventually released by President John F. Kennedy to be deported to Japan . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Philip Vigol and John Mitchell , convicted of treason and sentenced to hanging ; pardoned by George Washington ; see Whiskey Rebellion . </Li> <Li> John Fries , the leader of Fries ' Rebellion , convicted of treason in 1800 along with two accomplices , and pardoned that same year by John Adams . </Li> <Li> Governor Thomas Dorr 1844 , convicted of treason against the state of Rhode Island ; see Dorr Rebellion ; released in 1845 ; civil rights restored in 1851 ; verdict annulled in 1854 . </Li> <Li> John Brown , convicted of treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1859 and executed for attempting to organize armed resistance to slavery . </Li> <Li> Aaron Dwight Stevens , took part in John Brown 's raid and was executed in 1860 for treason against Virginia . </Li> <Li> William Bruce Mumford , convicted of treason and hanged in 1862 for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War . </Li> <Li> Walter Allen was convicted of treason on September 16 , 1922 for taking part in the 1921 Miner 's March with the coal companies and the US Army on Blair Mountain , West Virginia . He was sentenced to 10 years and fined . During his appeal to the Supreme Court he disappeared while out on bail . United Mineworkers of America leader William Blizzard was acquitted of the charge of treason by the jury on May 25 , 1922 . </Li> <Li> Martin James Monti , United States Army Air Forces pilot , convicted of treason for defecting to the Waffen SS in 1944 . He was paroled in 1960 . </Li> <Li> Robert Henry Best , convicted of treason on April 16 , 1948 and served a life sentence . </Li> <Li> Iva Toguri D'Aquino , who is frequently identified by the name `` Tokyo Rose , '' convicted 1949 . Subsequently , pardoned by President Gerald Ford . </Li> <Li> Mildred Gillars , also known as `` Axis Sally '' , convicted of treason on March 8 , 1949 ; served 12 years of a 10 - to 30 - year prison sentence . </Li> <Li> Tomoya Kawakita , sentenced to death for treason in 1952 , but eventually released by President John F. Kennedy to be deported to Japan . </Li> </Ul>
who was the last person executed for treason
who was the last person executed for treason
William Bruce Mumford
William Bruce Mumford