Martha Place

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Martha Place was an American woman infamous for being the first woman executed in the electric chair, in 1899, after being convicted of murdering her stepdaughter.

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instanceOf American criminal
convicted murderer
human
causeOfDeath execution by electric chair
chronologicalClaim first woman executed by electric chair in history
first woman executed in the electric chair in the United States
convictedOf murder
convictionPenalty death
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge murder in the first degree
dateOfDeath 1899
deathPenaltyJurisdiction New York State NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup European American
hasRelative Ida Place NERFINISHED
William Place NERFINISHED
legalStatus executed person
prisoner
maritalStatus married
methodOfExecution electric chair
notableCourt New York court NERFINISHED
notableEvent execution at Sing Sing Prison in 1899
murder of her stepdaughter Ida Place
notableFor first woman executed in the electric chair
occupation housewife
placeOfDeath New York NERFINISHED
placeOfDetention Sing Sing Prison NERFINISHED
residence Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse William Place NERFINISHED
victim Ida Place NERFINISHED

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Place hasNotableBearer Martha Place