George Corwin (February 26, 1666 – April 12, 1696) was the High Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials, for which he signed warrants for the arrest and execution of those condemned of witchcraft.
Corwin was also responsible for choosing the execution site in Salem for hanging the 19 innocent people.
On September 16, 1692, Corwin was ordered by the Court of Oyer and Terminer to preside over the interrogation under torture of Giles Corey, who was pressed to death for refusing to stand trial for witchcraft.
After his death, his burial was blocked by a Salem resident Phillip English, who had been accused during the witch trials, and whose property had been seized by Corwin.
George Corwin supervised 81 year old Giles Corey's death by torture, September 19, 1692, for refusing to enter a plea.