Mr. Lincoln's Photographer

[Christopher Handy]

(11-14-2018 06:02 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 07:06 PM)Christopher Handy Wrote:  And somewhat pursuant to the above, the manager of Ford's Theatre on the night Lincoln was shot was Edward Henry Handy

Hi Christopher. With regards to Ford's Theatre, this was a new name to me. I do not recall seeing Edward Henry Handy mentioned in any Lincoln assassination book I own including Tom Bogar's Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination. Do you recall where you found this information? Thanks.

It was mentioned in contemporary news accounts (his connection to the Lincoln assassination was apparently noteworthy enough at the time that news of his death appeared in papers all over the country, see for instance this from Dodge City): https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/...nge&page=1

Edward Handy was John T. Ford's uncle by marriage; his wife Margaret Grainier was the sister of Ford's mother.