Alfred P. Southwick

Alfred P. Southwick

American dentist and inventor (1826–1898)

📍 Buffalo, New York USA

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Alfred Porter Southwick was a steam-boat engineer, dentist and inventor from Buffalo, New York. He is credited with inventing the electric chair as a method of legal execution. He was also a professor at the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, now known as the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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