Samuel J. Seymour
Samuel J. Seymour | |
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Seymour before 1956 | |
| Born | Samuel James Seymour March 28, 1860 Easton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1956 (aged 96) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Loudon Park Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland |
| Known for | Last surviving person to witness the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln |
Samuel James Seymour (March 28, 1860 – April 12, 1956) was an American man who, at age 94 in 1954, may have been the last person to report having witnessed the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. He is also known for being the oldest person to appear on television at the time, on the program I've Got a Secret on February 9, 1956, 63 days before his death.