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Lewis Thornton Powell (22 de abril de 1844 – 7 de julio de 1865), también conocido como Lewis Payne y Lewis Paine, fue un ciudadano estadounidense que intentó asesinar al Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos William H. Seward el 14 de abril de 1865.
- 7 de julio de 1865 (21 años), Washington D. C. (Estados Unidos)
Lewis Thornton Powell (April 22, 1844 – July 7, 1865) was an American Confederate soldier who attempted to assassinate William Henry Seward as part of the Lincoln assassination plot. Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg , he later served in Mosby's Rangers before working with the Confederate Secret Service in Maryland .
- Lewis Paine; Lewis Payne
- Execution by hanging
- 1861–1865
8 de abr. de 2023 · Lewis Thornton Powell, also known as Lewis Payne, was hanged in Washington, D.C., in 1865 for collaborating with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. While Booth’s actions have gone down in history, Powell’s contributions to the plot aren’t nearly as well-known. For one thing, Lincoln’s ...
assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Planning the attack. Booth tasked Lewis Powell, a tall and powerful former Confederate soldier, with the attack on Seward, to be aided by David Herold.
Lewis Powell was the youngest boy in a family of eight children. He spent the first three years of his life in Randolph County, Alabama, the next twelve in two rural Georgia counties, and the two years before his departure to join the Confederate Army at age seventeen in Live Oak, Florida.
Lewis Thornton Powell (22 de abril de 1844 – 7 de julio de 1865), también conocido como Lewis Payne y Lewis Paine, fue un ciudadano estadounidense que intentó asesinar al Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos William H. Seward el 14 de abril de 1865. Conspiraba con John Wilkes Booth, que asesinó al presidente Abraham Lincoln esa misma noche.
1 de ene. de 2016 · Lewis Powell — Powell was a former Confederate prisoner of war. Tall and strong, he was recruited to provide the muscle for the kidnapping plot. When that plan failed, Booth assigned Powell to kill Secretary of State William Seward. He entered the Seward home and severely injured Seward, Seward’s son, and a bodyguard.
