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Lucy Lambert Hale (January 1, 1841 – October 15, 1915) was the daughter of U.S. Senator John Parker Hale of New Hampshire, and was a noted Washington, D.C., society belle. She attracted many admirers including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Robert Todd Lincoln; and stage actor and presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth, to whom she ...
Mar 8, 2019 · Learn about Lucy Lambert Hale, a charming and influential woman who courted several prominent men, including Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. Discover how she escaped the investigation and lived a long life abroad after the assassination.
Jun 1, 2020 · Learn how the daughter of a Senator and a Confederate sympathizer became the secret fiancée of the assassin of President Lincoln. Discover how Booth used Lucy to gain access to the White House and the theater where he killed Lincoln.
A Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association visitor guestbook contains the signature of 21-year-old Lucy Lambert Hale, the daughter of U.S. Senator John Parker Hale of New Hampshire. She visited Mount Vernon on February 8, 1862, with the president’s son Robert Todd Lincoln, whose name appears above hers.
Sep 29, 2014 · Lucy Lambert Hale was a Washington society woman and Booth's fiancee, but their relationship was kept hidden from the public. She was never questioned or identified as a witness after the assassination, and her photo was hidden for 65 years.
A profile of Lucy Lambert Hale, a beautiful and charming woman who attracted many famous men in her lifetime, including Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Robert Lincoln. The article recounts her love letters, social circle, and legacy in American history.
The horrified authorities recognized the society belle as the daughter of the new American ambassador to Spain and, as only Washington gossips knew, Booth’s secret fiancée: Lucy Lambert Hale. Someone ordered the pictures to be suppressed so tongues wouldn’t wag with the tale that Lucy Hale was engaged to a murderer!
