Dr. Samuel Mudd

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Dr. Samuel Mudd was a Maryland physician historically known for treating John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, leading to his controversial conviction as a co-conspirator.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
human
physician
associatedWith Abraham Lincoln assassination
Dry Tortugas National Park
John Wilkes Booth
burialPlace St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cemetery, Bryantown, Maryland
citizenship United States of America
convictedOf conspiracy in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
countryOfResidence United States of America
dateOfBirth 1833-12-20
dateOfDeath 1883-01-10
dateOfPardon 1869-02-08
educatedAt St. John’s College, Annapolis
surface form: St. John’s College (Annapolis)

University of Maryland, Baltimore campus
surface form: University of Maryland School of Medicine
endTimeOfImprisonment 1869
ethnicGroup European American
event treated John Wilkes Booth on 1865-04-15
familyName Mudd
fieldOfWork medicine
plantation agriculture
fullName Dr. Samuel Mudd self-linksurface differs
surface form: Samuel Alexander Mudd
gender male
givenName Samuel
hasRelative Henry Lowe Mudd
Sarah Frances Dyer Mudd
surface form: Sarah Ann Reeves Mudd
imprisonedAt Fort Jefferson
surface form: Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida
knownFor controversial role in the Lincoln assassination aftermath
legacy phrase “your name is mud” often popularly but inaccurately linked to him
militaryConflictContext American Civil War
notableFor being convicted as a co-conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
treating John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
numberOfChildren 9
occupation farmer
physician
pardonedBy Andrew Johnson
placeOfBirth Charles County, Maryland
placeOfDeath Waldorf, Maryland
politicalAlignment Southern sympathizer
religion Roman Catholicism
residence St. Catharine plantation, Charles County, Maryland
sentence life imprisonment
spouse Sarah Frances Dyer Mudd
startTimeOfImprisonment 1865
stateOfBirth Maryland
stateOfDeath Maryland
subjectOf historical debate over his level of involvement in the Lincoln assassination plot
trialBy United States military commission

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Michael O'Laughlen knownAssociate Dr. Samuel Mudd
Samuel Arnold conspiredWith Dr. Samuel Mudd
Fort Jefferson notablePrisoner Dr. Samuel Mudd
this entity surface form: Samuel Mudd
Fort Jefferson notablePrisoner Dr. Samuel Mudd
this entity surface form: Samuel A. Mudd
Fort Jefferson notablePrisoner Dr. Samuel Mudd
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum namedAfter Dr. Samuel Mudd
this entity surface form: Samuel A. Mudd
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum significantPerson Dr. Samuel Mudd
this entity surface form: Samuel A. Mudd
Dr. Samuel Mudd fullName Dr. Samuel Mudd self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Samuel Mudd
this entity surface form: Samuel Alexander Mudd
Lincoln assassination conspirators hasMemberRole Dr. Samuel Mudd
this entity surface form: Dr. Samuel Mudd – treated Booth’s broken leg and helped his flight
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins associatedWith Dr. Samuel Mudd
this entity surface form: Samuel Mudd