Inventor. He was a Buffalo area dentist who experimented with electro-shock, which led to his inventing the Electric Chair. His invention was first used at the New York State Penitentiary in Auburn on August 6, 1890 to execute William Kemmler, who had been convicted of March 23, 1889 murder of his common-law wife Matilda Ziegler.
Inventor. He was a Buffalo area dentist who experimented with electro-shock, which led to his inventing the Electric Chair. His invention was first used at the New York State Penitentiary in Auburn on August 6, 1890 to execute William Kemmler, who had been convicted of March 23, 1889 murder of his common-law wife Matilda Ziegler.
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