Samuel Mudd

Samuel Mudd

Samuel Alexander Mudd I, M.D. (December 20, 1833 – January 10, 1883) was an American physician who was convicted and imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869. Despite repeated attempts by family members and others to have it expunged, his conviction has never been overturned.

Read more about Samuel Mudd:  Early Years, Booth Connection, Trial, Imprisonment, Career After Release, Posthumous Rehabilitation Attempts, Film and Television