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Frederick Aiken
American lawyer, journalist, and soldier (1832–1878)
Frederick Augustus Aiken (September 20, 1832 – December 23, 1878) 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 PresidentAbraham Lincoln.[1]
Biography
Information on Aiken's early life is largely unknown; his date of birth, city of birth, and even his full name varies depending on source.
His official birth records, as well as the 1840 and 1850 census records, indicate that he was born Frederick Augustus Aiken on September 20, 1832, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Susan (née Rice) and Solomon S. Aiken.[2] His obituary in The Washington Post uses the middle name "Argyle", an 1837 birth year, and claims he was born in Boston.[3]
The family moved to Hardwick, Vermont when Aiken was ten years old.
He attended Middlebury