Lincoln Discussion Symposium

(07-18-2024 02:30 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: [ -> ]David Davis?

Not David Davis. This person served in portions of the last two centuries only, but he lived almost the length of a full century.

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Next clue: This person was confirmed as an an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court by a 98-0 vote of the United States Senate.

To answer this trivia question, one would have know much more about the history of the Supreme Court than that of Abraham Lincoln. There was only one-way connection in history between the two great men.

The man who I consider to be one of the greatest justices in the history of the United States Supreme Court is Justice John Paul Stevens.

In researching the history of Justice Stevens in Wikipedia, I came across today a relevant story that hopefully portends history. The story reads:

On January 20, 2009, Stevens administered the oath of office to Vice President Joe Biden at Biden's request. It is customary for the vice president to be inaugurated by the person of their choice.

On April 9, 2010, Stevens announced his intention to retire from the Supreme Court; he subsequently retired on June 29 of that year. Stevens said that his decision to retire from the Court was initially triggered when he stumbled on several sentences when delivering his oral dissent in the 2010 landmark case Citizens United v. FEC. Stevens said "I took that as a warning sign that maybe I've been around longer than I should."

Who is this?

Any family relationship to a US President?

Not that I am aware of, Anita.

Hint#1: She has been mentioned previously on this forum.

Is she a Booth relative?

Could it be Catherine Clinton?

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Rob

Kudos, Rob! Yes, it is author Catherine Clinton.

That was strictly a guess on my part. Glad one finally worked out!

OK, so here's one from me. No Googling, please. Who is this person and what connection did he have to the Lincoln assassination?



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Rob

Is this one of the cavalry soldiers that pursued Booth after the assassination?

That's a logical guess Gene, but incorrect. In fact, he didn't experience the assassination first hand.

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Rob

G.A. Townsend?

Sorry Joe, but it isn't GATH.

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Rob

Next clue. He was born in 1870 in Michigan.

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Rob

You write above "he didn't experience the assassination first hand"
Did he interview one of those that was in the theatre?