Mary Surratt
Lincoln assassination conspirator · United States · Lawyers · Lived 1820 to 1865 · aged 45
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Something wrong?S. president Abraham Lincoln in 1865. S. federal government. She maintained her innocence until her death, and the case against her was and remains controversial. Surratt was the mother of John Surratt, who was later tried in the conspiracy, but was not convicted.
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A woodprint depicting Surrattsville and the Surratt home, printed in 1867 in Harper's Weekly.
John H. Surratt Jr. (seen here in 1868) was a Confederate courier.
Lewis Powell was the co-conspirator whose untimely arrival at the Surratt boarding house on April 17 convinced many of Mary Surratt's guilt.
Louis J. Weichmann, whose testimony proved critical in convicting Mary Surratt.
A newspaper drawing of Surratt receiving comfort from one of the priests permitted to visit her in her prison cell.In their orbit
Child: John SurrattLawyers from the United States 6
About this person
Mary Elizabeth Surratt was an American boarding house owner in Washington, D.C., who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy which led to the assassination of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Sentenced to death, she was hanged and became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government. She maintained her innocence until her death, and the case against her was and remains controversial. Surratt was the mother of John Surratt, who was later tried in the conspiracy, but was not convicted.
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