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Lewis Powell

1844 - 1865

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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. John Wilkes Booth recruited him into a plot to kidnap Lincoln and turn the president over to the Confederacy, but then decided to assassinate Lincoln, Seward, and Vice President Andrew Johnson instead, and assigned Powell the task to kill Seward. Co-conspirator David Herold was to guide Powell to Seward's home, then help him escape, but fled before Powell was able to exit the Seward home. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis Powell is the 1,757th most popular military personnel (down from 1,748th in 2019), the 7,037th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,219th in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, Lewis Powell ranks 1,757 out of 2,058. Before him are Guo Boxiong, Henry Gunther, Yekaterina Zelenko, Wilhelm Heye, András Toma, and Leonid Ivashov. After him are Gustav von Alvensleben, Gurgen Dalibaltayan, Dudley Pound, José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza, Bazilio Olara-Okello, and Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu.

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Among people born in 1844, Lewis Powell ranks 88. Before him are Arturo Soria y Mata, Alexei Fedchenko, Mutsu Munemitsu, Klaus Berntsen, William Robert Brooks, and Vladan Đorđević. After him are Georgios Theotokis, Numa Droz, John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Dankmar Adler, Marie Hankel, and Marie Spartali Stillman. Among people deceased in 1865, Lewis Powell ranks 67. Before him are Marie-Anne Libert, Kitsos Tzavelas, Stephen Allen Benson, Edward Everett, Philippe Buchez, and Samuel Cunard. After him are Nicholas Wiseman, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Hugh Falconer, William Henry Smyth, José María Pérez de Urdininea, and Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Powell ranks 7,039 out of 20,380. Before him are Joel Stebbins (1878), Cecilia Beaux (1855), Donald Wuerl (1940), Sidney Coleman (1937), Zane Grey (1872), and Miriam Stevenson (1933). After him are Daniela Ruah (1983), Bruce Johnston (1942), Lindy Remigino (1931), Harry Carey (1878), Matt Reeves (1966), and Marin Alsop (1956).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Lewis Powell ranks 114. Before him are Irvin McDowell (1818), James Jesus Angleton (1917), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Joseph Hooker (1814), William Guarnere (1923), and Henry Gunther (1895). After him are James Van Fleet (1892), George Pickett (1825), Smedley Butler (1881), Mickey Marcus (1901), Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), and Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805).

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