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1) Give the names of the lady and the gentleman. Major Henry Rathbone (1837-1911) and his fiancé (later wife) Ms. Clara Hamilton Harris (1834-1883).At the time of the assassination, besides Pres. and Mrs. Lincoln two more persons were present in the Presidential box at Ford's Theater: a lady and a gentleman.
1) Give the names of the lady and the gentleman
2) What caused the untimely death of the lady in 1883?
3) Where was the gentleman laid to rest after his death in 1911? (The city would be enough to answer the question)
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2) What caused the untimely death of the lady in 1883? Ms. Clara H. H. Rathbone was murdered by her mentally deranged husband Henry Rathbone who then attempted suicide.
3) Where was the gentleman laid to rest after his death in 1911? Next to his wife in the City Cemetery, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Both bodies were exhumed and disposed of in 1952.