Samuel Mudd
About
American physician convicted of being a co-conspirator in the Abraham Lincoln assassination.
Before Fame
He attended University of Maryland, Baltimore, where he wrote his thesis on dysentery.
Trivia
He was eventually pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and was released from prison in 1869.
Family Life
He was the fourth of ten children born to Henry Lowe and Sarah Ann Reeves Mudd. Ha was married to his wife Frances from 1857 up until his death.
Associated With
His role in the assassination of President Lincoln, masterminded by John Wilkes Booth, is disputed by some historians.
