Clara Harris | |
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| Born | Clara Hamilton Harris September 9, 1834 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1883 (aged 49) Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, German Empire |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound to the head |
| Resting place | Stadtfriedhof Engesohde (disinterred in 1952) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Henry Riggs Rathbone Gerald Lawrence Rathbone Clara Pauline Rathbone |
| Parent(s) | Ira Harris Louisa Tubbs Harris |
Clara Hamilton Harris (September 9, 1834[1] – December 25, 1883) was an American socialite. She and her then fiancé, and future husband, Henry Rathbone, were the guests of President Abraham Lincoln the night he was shot at Ford's Theatre. Rathbone's mental state deteriorated after the assassination, and in 1883, Harris was murdered by him.
- ^ Ham, Mrs. Thomas H. (1904). A Genealogy Of the Descendants Of Nicholas Harris, M.D. C.I.F. Ham. p. 18.