<P> The only recorded use of the guillotine in North America took place on the French island of St. Pierre in 1889 , of Basque - born assassin Carlos Zuzuarregui , with a guillotine brought in from Guadeloupe . In the Caribbean , it was used more routinely in Guadeloupe and Martinique , the last time in Fort - de-France in 1965 . </P>
<P> The only recorded use of the guillotine in North America took place on the French island of St. Pierre in 1889 , of Basque - born assassin Carlos Zuzuarregui , with a guillotine brought in from Guadeloupe . In the Caribbean , it was used more routinely in Guadeloupe and Martinique , the last time in Fort - de-France in 1965 . </P>
when was the guillotine last used in america
when was the guillotine last used in america
1965
1965