Lynching of James Sweeny

February 11, 1900

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Port Arthur, Texas 

County: Jefferson County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of James Sweeny,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 16, 2024, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/205.

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Published on Feb 16, 2018. Last updated on Apr 23, 2020.