who was the first inventor of the electric chair
A contemporary portrayal of Kemmler's execution. The electric chair was invented by employees at Thomas Alva Edison's works at West Orange, New Jersey in the late 1880s.The inventor's involvement has embarrassed many of his biographers and an entry for 'electric chair' in their indexes is a rarity.he electric chair was invented by employees at Thomas Alva Edison's works at West Orange, New Jersey in the late 1880s.