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J. H. Majors

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#12033
State:Oklahoma
Support
Anti-Militarism
J. H. Majors

Biography

J. H. Majors, from Bear, Oklahoma, was sentenced to two years in prison. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from August 1917 to June 10, 1918. Majors had a wife and four children.

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Sentence: Two years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).