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The first person executed in an electric chair was William Kemmler, in New York in 1890.

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Is it true that the first person executed in an electric chair was William Kemmler, in New York in 1890?

Yes. Multiple independent reference sources state that William Kemmler was the first person executed by electric chair, at Auburn Prison in New York on August 6, 1890.

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William Kemmler - Wikipedia
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William Kemmler - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kemmler

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First execution by electric chair | August 6, 1890 | HISTORY
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First execution by electric chair | August 6, 1890 | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-6/first-execution-by-electric-chair

Life and Death by Electricity in 1890: The Transfiguration of William Kemmler
1998
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Life and Death by Electricity in 1890: The Transfiguration of William Kemmler. (1998). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-734x.1998.00079.x

The Reckoning
2026
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Moore, J. J. (2026). The Reckoning. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=yI3dEQAAQBAJ&dq=The+first+person+executed+in+an+electric+chair+was+William+Kemmler,+in+New+York+in+1890.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Electrocution Chair [patent]
1897
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Office, U. P. a. T. (1897). Electrocution Chair [patent]. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/electrocution-chair-us-587649

Introduction - Electric Chair: Topics in Chronicling America - Research Guides at Library of Congress
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Introduction - Electric Chair: Topics in Chronicling America - Research Guides at Library of Congress. (n.d.). guides.loc.gov. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-electric-chair

THE FIRST ELECTRICAL (Evening Post, 07 September 1889)
1889
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THE FIRST ELECTRICAL (Evening Post, 07 September 1889). (1889). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18890907.2.71

Über die Veränderung der Medienwelt
2011
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Über die Veränderung der Medienwelt. (2011). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18410-9_6

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