Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre
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Edman Spangler was a stagehand at Ford’s Theatre who was implicated as a minor accomplice in John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Edman Spangler | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
carpenter
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person ⓘ stagehand ⓘ |
| allegedAction |
held John Wilkes Booth’s horse behind Ford’s Theatre on the night of Lincoln’s assassination
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removed an obstruction from the back door area of Ford’s Theatre used by John Wilkes Booth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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John Wilkes Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedInnocenceOf | knowledge of the assassination plot ⓘ |
| convictedOf | conspiracy related to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1825 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1875 ⓘ |
| dateOfPardon | 1869 ⓘ |
| employer | Ford’s Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventDateContext | April 14, 1865 (assassination of Abraham Lincoln) ⓘ |
| familyName | Spangler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Edman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterResidence | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted conspirator in the Lincoln assassination case ⓘ |
| name | Edman Spangler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEventLocation | Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | involvement in events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| occupation |
carpenter
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stagehand ⓘ |
| participantIn | events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| penalty | six years imprisonment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Ford’s Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedPardonFrom | President Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | minor accomplice to John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre ⓘ |
| triedBy | United States military commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | other stagehands at Ford’s Theatre ⓘ |
| wrote | statement asserting his limited role and denying prior knowledge of the assassination ⓘ |
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Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre
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