Frederick Aiken
American lawyer and journalist
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Frederick Augustus Aiken was an American lawyer, journalist and soldier. A veteran of the Civil War, Aiken was called on to serve as one of the defense attorneys for Mary Surratt, who was tried for conspiracy in the assassination of President... Wikipedia
Born: September 20, 1832, Lowell, MA
Died: December 23, 1878 (age 46 years), Washington, D.C.
Spouse: Sarah Weston (m. 1857–1878)
Place of burial: The Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Other work: Defense attorney for Mary Surratt, conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; editor of The Washington Post
Rank: Colonel