His Name Is Mudd

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(11-15-2018 03:15 AM)AussieMick Wrote:  I know Wikipedia isnt always 100% correct but Roger Mudd's entry has this ...
"Mudd is related to Samuel Mudd, the doctor who was imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln."

and there's this
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/25/us/dr...booth.html

which has "The television journalist Roger Mudd is a member of the extended family."

Roger Mudd spoke at one of the early Surratt conferences about growing up with the name of Mudd. As for his position on the Mudd family tree, I believe that it is a bit removed from Dr. Sam's branch.

I remember that Louise Mudd Arehart, the feisty youngest granddaughter of Dr. Sam who worked long and hard to save the Mudd home in Charles County, Maryland, and turn it into a museum, thought that Roger was too far removed to be considered kin. She insinuated that the journalist only used the name for publicity -- and also thought that her cousin, Dr. Richard Mudd, did the same thing.