Carlos Frederick MacDonald
Carlos Frederick MacDonald | |
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MacDonald circa 1915 | |
| President of the American Psychiatric Association | |
| In office 1913–1914 | |
| Preceded by | James C. Searcy |
| Succeeded by | Samuel E. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 29, 1845 Niles, Ohio |
| Died | May 29, 1926 (aged 80) Central Valley, New York |
Carlos Frederick MacDonald, M.D. (August 29, 1845 – May 29, 1926) was a psychiatrist, and the chairman of the New York State Commission in Lunacy from 1880 to 1896. He was involved in the design of the first electric chair and examined Leon F. Czolgosz, pronouncing him sane enough to be executed in the electric chair after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. He was President of the American Psychiatric Association from 1913 to 1914. He was an expert witness at the trials of Harry Thaw and Harrison W. Noel.