Richard Mudd

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Richard Dyer Mudd (b. January 24, 1901, Washington, D.C. - d. May 21, 2002) was the grandson of Sarah Frances Dyer Mudd and Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd who was convicted in aiding John Wilkes Booth upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Richard Dyer Mudd attended Gonzaga College High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1921, followed by a master's of art in 1922. He earned his medical degree from Georgetown in 1926, did his residency at Ford Hospital in Detroit, and was named the medical directory for Chevrolet Saginaw Grey Iron Foundry in 1936.

"Dr. Dick", as he was known to his family, worked unsuccessfully throughout his life to try to clear his grandfather's name from the crime. His ultimate goal was to have the federal government refute the conviction made based on what he claimed was a lack of evidence that proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Samuel Mudd indeed treated Booth's broken leg after he shot Lincoln. He was happy to sign autographs for local children.

In 1989, he published the book "Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd and His Descendants" through Bastion Brothers and Co. Publishing House.