John Surratt

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John Surratt
Surratt in 1868
Born	John Harrison Surratt Jr. (1844-04-13)April 13, 1844 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	April 21, 1916(1916-04-21) (aged 72) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Burial place	New Cathedral Cemetery
Nationality	American[1]
Alma mater	St. Charles College, Maryland English College, Rome
Occupation(s)	U.S. postmaster, farmer, parochial school teacher, Pontifical Zouave, public lecturer, company treasurer
Known for	Co-conspirator in plan to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Friend of John Wilkes Booth
Spouse	Mary Victorine Hunter ​ ​ (m. 1872)​
Children	7
Parent(s)	Mary Surratt John Harrison Surratt
Espionage activity
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service branch	Confederate Secret Service
Rank	courier, spy

John Harrison Surratt Jr. (April 13, 1844 – April 21, 1916) was an American Confederate spy who was accused of plotting with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln; he was also suspected of involvement in the Abraham Lincoln assassination. His mother, Mary Surratt, was convicted of conspiracy by a military tribunal and hanged; she owned the boarding house that the conspirators used as a safe house and to plot the scheme.

He eluded arrest following the assassination by fleeing to Canada and then to Europe. He thus avoided the fate of the other conspirators, who were hanged. He served briefly as a Pontifical Zouave but was recognized and arrested. He escaped to Egypt but was eventually arrested and extradited. By the time of his trial, the statute of limitations had expired on most of the potential charges. He was tried in civilian court in 1867 in Washington D.C. and was not convicted due to a hung jury. He was never tried again.