Ward Hill Lamon

Ward Hill Lamon
Lamon c. 1860
Born(1828-01-06)January 6, 1828
DiedMay 7, 1893(1893-05-07) (aged 65)
Resting placeGerrardstown, West Virginia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Louisville
Occupations
Known forBeing the bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln
Notable workThe Life of Abraham Lincoln; From his Birth to his Inauguration as President
Spouses
Angelina Turner
(m. 1850; died 1859)
Sally Logan
(m. 1860)
ChildrenDorothy Lamon

Ward Hill Lamon (January 6, 1828 – May 7, 1893) was a personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Lamon was famously absent the night Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, having been sent by Lincoln to Richmond, Virginia.

  1. ^ James G. Randall, "Ward Hill Lamon," DAB, 10: 562-63.