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    Lewis Thornton Powell

    Birth: 4-22-1844

    Death: 7-7-1865

    Nickname: Lewis Payne

Biography

Lewis Thornton Powell, also known by the alias Lewis Paine/Payne, was a co-conspirator in the Lincoln Assassination who was tasked with killing Secretary of State William Henry Seward. On the night of April 14th, Powell gained access to the Seward house in Washington D.C., where he succeeded in injuring Seward, as well as his sons Augustus, Frederick, George F. Robinson, and Emerick Hansell. Seward's daughter Fanny was also a witness to the attacks. After the attack he fled, and was later captured and executed along with his co-conspirators.

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Lewis Thornton Powell, also known by the alias Lewis Paine/Payne, was a co-conspirator in the Lincoln Assassination who was tasked with killing Secretary of State William Henry Seward. On the night of April 14th, Powell gained access to the Seward house in Washington D.C., where he succeeded in injuring Seward, as well as his sons Augustus, Frederick, George F. Robinson, and Emerick Hansell. Seward's daughter Fanny was also a witness to the attacks. After the attack he fled, and was later captured and executed along with his co-conspirators.

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Alias "Paine": Lewis Thornton Powell, the Mystery Man of the Lincoln Conspiracy
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Betty J. Ownsbey
Publisher Location: 
Jefferson, North Carolina
Publisher Name: 
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Year: 
2015
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Alias "Paine": Lewis Thornton Powell, the Mystery Man of the Lincoln Conspiracy
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Betty J. Ownsbey
Chapter Title: 
1. Youth and Family
Publisher Location: 
Jefferson, North Carolina
Publisher Name: 
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Year: 
2015
Start Page: 
5
End Page: 
5
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=1wcyBgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=lewis+powell+biography&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO7oS5isn0AhXgkokEHcOfAVkQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=lewis%20powell%20biography&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Alias "Paine": Lewis Thornton Powell, the Mystery Man of the Lincoln Conspiracy
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Betty J. Ownsbey
Chapter Title: 
1. Youth and Family
Publisher Location: 
Jefferson, North Carolina
Publisher Name: 
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Year: 
2015
Start Page: 
3
End Page: 
3
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=1wcyBgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=lewis+powell+biography&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO7oS5isn0AhXgkokEHcOfAVkQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=lewis%20powell%20biography&f=false