John Wilkes Booth

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Birth Name: John Wilkes Booth

Born: 10 May 1838 Died: 26 April 1865

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Izola Martha Mills

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Description: John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was a famous American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the prominent 19th century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and, by the 1860s, was a well-known actor. He was also a Confederate sympathizer, vehement in his denunciation of Lincoln, and strongly opposed the abolition of slavery in the United States. Booth and a group of co-conspirators originally plotted to kidnap Lincoln, but later planned to kill him, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William ... (more)