Frederick Aiken

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 Abraham Lincoln.

Information on Aikens 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 and Solomon S. Aiken. His Find a Grave entry indicates his full name was Frederick Argyle Aiken, and that he was born in 1837 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, while his obituary in The Washington Post also using the middle name Argyle and the 1837 birth year claims he was born in Boston.

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