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J o h n W i l ke s B o o t h

J oh n Wi l ke s B ooth wa s b orn M a y 1 0 , 1 8 3 8 i n
M a ryl a n d a n d d i e d a t th e a g e of 2 6 i n Ap ri l 2 6 , 1 8 6 5 .
Twe l ve d a ys b e fore h i s d e a th , B ooth h a d
a ssa ssi n a te d P re si d e n t Ab ra h a m Li n col n a t F ord ' s
Th e a te r i n Wa sh i n g ton , D C.
B ooth , l i ke oth e r m e m b e rs of h i s fa m i l y, wa s a n a ctor.
H e h a d a tte n d e d th e h a n g i n g o f a b o l i ti o n i s t J o h n
B rown a n d wrote a l on g sp e e ch e xp re ssi n g stron g
fe e l i n g s i n su p p ort of th e i n sti tu ti on of sl a ve ry.
B e twe e n 1 8 5 5 a n d 1 8 6 5 , B ooth ' s ye a rl y e a rn i n g s
a m o u n te d to th e e q u i v a l e n t o f o v e r $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n
tod a y' s cu rre n cy, a d j u sti n g for i n fl a ti on . H e som e ti m e s p e rform e d u n d e r
th e n a m e J B Wi l ke s to h i d e h i s fa m ou s fa m i l y n a m e .
As a su cce ssfu l a ctor, B ooth u se d h i s ce l e b ri ty to p rom ote Th e F u l l e r F a rm
O i l com p a n y, a n ou tfi t th a t sou g h t to u se e xp l osi ve s to i n cre a se th e ou tp u t
of oi l we l l s. O f cou rse , th e e xp l osi ve s d e stroye d th e com p a n y' s we l l s,
wh i ch h a d p re vi ou sl y b e e n ve ry p rod u cti ve , a n d th e com p a n y fol d e d . I n
th e fa i l e d i n ve stm e n t, B ooth l ost a su b sta n ti a l su m , j u st ove r $ 8 0 , 0 0 0 i n
tod a y' s d ol l a rs.
O n N ove m b e r 9 , 1 8 6 3 , B ooth p l a ye d a scu l p tor i n a p l a y ca l l e d Th e M a rb l e
H e a rt b y Ch a rl e s S e l b y. Li n col n wa s i n th e a u d i e n ce . B ooth d e cl i n e d to
m e e t th e p re si d e n t, a n d g e stu re d a n g ri l y a t th e P re si d e n t a t on e p oi n t
d u ri n g th e p rod u cti on .
O ri g i n a l l y, B ooth a n d 8 con sp i ra tors h a d p l a n n e d to
ki d n a p th e P re si d e n t, Ab ra h a m Li n col n , th e Vi ce
P re si d e n t, An d re w J oh n son , a n d th e S e cre ta ry of
S ta te , Wi l l i a m H . S e wa rd to a i d th e ca u se of th e
con fe d e ra cy. B y 1 8 6 5 , B ooth wa s p u tti n g th e p l a n
i n to a cti on . At th e ti m e , h e wa s a l so se cre tl y
e n g a g e d m a rry th e d a u g h te r of U S S e n a tor J oh n P
H a l e of N e w H a m p sh i re . Th e se n a tor' s d a u g h te r,
Lu cy La m b e rt H a l e , i n vi te d h e r fi a n ce e to th e se con d
i n a u g u ra ti on of Li n col n on M a rch 4 , 1 8 6 5 , wh i ch B ooth a tte n d e d . B ooth
a n d 3 con sp i ra tors i n th e crowd took n o a cti on a t th a t ti m e .
O n M a rch 1 7 , 1 8 6 5 B ooth l e a rn e d th a t Li n col n wou l d a tte n d a p l a y ca l l e d
S ti l l Wa te rs Ru n D e e p . H e a n d h i s com p a n i on s wa i te d for th e P re si d e n t i n
th e roa d l e a d i n g to th e p l a y h ou se . Li n col n n e ve r sh owe d u p . I ron i ca l l y,
Li n col n h a d ch a n g e d h i s p l a n s to a tte n d a re ce p ti on i n th e h ote l wh e re
B ooth h a d b e e n sta yi n g --th e N a ti on a l H ote l i n Wa sh i n g ton , D C.
O n Ap ri l 1 4 , 1 8 6 5 , th e Am e ri ca n Ci vi l Wa r h a d b e e n
ove r for 4 d a ys, b u t B ooth i n corre ctl y b e l i e ve d th a t
th e wa r wa s sti l l i n p rog re ss b e ca u se , a l th ou g h
Rob e rt E . Le e h a d su rre n d e re d , a n a rm y l e d b y
J ose p h E . J oh n ston wa s sti l l fi g h ti n g th e u n i on .
D e sp i te th e fa ct th a t se ve ra l con sp i ra tors h a d p l otte d
to a s s a s s i n a te L i n c o l n , o n l y B o o th a c te d o n h i s p l a n s ,
ki l l i n g th e P re si d e n t. A con sp i ra tor m a n a g e d to
se ve re l y wou n d th e S e cre ta ry of S ta te , Wi l l i a m H .
S e wa rd . Afte r th e a ssa ssi n a ti on , B ooth fl e d on
h orse b a ck. A u n i on sol i d e r ki l l e d B ooth b e ca u se h e
wou l d n ot su rre n d e r p e a ce a b l y a fte r a u th ori ti e s
d i scove re d B ooth a n d a com p a n i on h i d i n g i n a b a rn i n ru ra l n orth e rn
Vi rg i n i a . Au th ori ti e s l oca te d , tri e d , con vi cte d , a n d h a n g e d th e con sp i ra tors.






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