Ward Hill Lamon
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 131 years ago |
Date of birth | January 6,1828 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Winchester |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 7,1893 |
Died | Martinsburg |
West Virginia | |
United States | |
Resting place | Gerrardstown |
Spouse | Sally Logan |
Angelina Turner | |
Children | Dorothy Lamon Teillard |
Job | Lawyer |
Bodyguard | |
Education | University of Louisville |
Books | Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865 |
The Life of Abraham Lincoln: From His Birth to His Inauguration as President | |
Abraham Lincoln: His Life and His Work | |
Rest place | Gerrardstown |
West Virginia | |
Known for | Being the bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1347015 |
Ward Hill Lamon Life story
Ward Hill Lamon was a personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Lamon was famously absent the night Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, having been sent by Lincoln to Richmond, Virginia.