Alfred P. Southwick

Alfred P. Southwick
Born
Alfred Porter Southwick

May 18, 1826
DiedJune 11, 1898 (aged 72)
Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
Known forInventing the electric chair

Alfred Porter Southwick (May 18, 1826 – June 11, 1898) 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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