Eliphaz Dow

Eliphaz Dow
Born1705
DiedMay 8, 1755(1755-05-08) (aged 49–50)
Criminal statusExecuted
ConvictionMurder
Criminal penaltyDeath by hanging

Eliphaz Dow (1705 – May 8, 1755) of Hampton Falls in the Province of New Hampshire was the first male known to have been executed in what is now the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Two women, Penelope Kenny and Sarah Simpson, had been executed in 1739.