<P> William Francis Kemmler ( May 9 , 1860 -- August 6 , 1890 ) of Buffalo , New York , was a convicted murderer and the first person in the world to be legally executed using an electric chair . </P>
<P> William Francis Kemmler ( May 9 , 1860 -- August 6 , 1890 ) of Buffalo , New York , was a convicted murderer and the first person in the world to be legally executed using an electric chair . </P>
who was the first person to be legally executed using an electric chair
who was the first person to be legally executed using an electric chair
William Francis Kemmler
William Francis Kemmler