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|fullname = Henry Reed Rathbone  
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|type of villain = Family Murderer
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|goals = Become a high-ranking diplomat (failed)<br>Kill his wife and children, then himself (successful with his wife, failed with his children and himself)<br>To stop John Wilkes Booth from killing Abraham Lincoln (failed)
|goals = Become a high-ranking diplomat (failed)<br>Kill his wife and children, then himself (successful with his wife, failed with his children and himself)<br>To stop John Wilkes Booth from killing Abraham Lincoln (failed)
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Familicide]]<br>[[Domestic Abuse|Domestic abuse]]<br>[[Child Abuse|Child abuse]]<br>Psychological abuse  
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}}'''Henry Reed Rathbone''' (July 1, 1837 – August 14, 1911) was a United States military officer and diplomat who was present at the [[assassination of Abraham Lincoln]]. Rathbone was sitting with his fiancée, Clara Harris, next to the [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln President] and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, when [[John Wilkes Booth]] entered the president's box at Ford's Theatre and fatally shot Lincoln in the head. When Rathbone attempted to prevent Booth from fleeing the scene, Booth stabbed and seriously wounded him.  
}}'''Henry Reed Rathbone''' (July 1, 1837 – August 14, 1911) was a United States military officer and diplomat who was present at the [[assassination of Abraham Lincoln]]. Rathbone was sitting with his fiancée, Clara Harris, next to the [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln President] and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, when [[John Wilkes Booth]] entered the president's box at Ford's Theatre and fatally shot Lincoln in the head. When Rathbone attempted to prevent Booth from fleeing the scene, Booth stabbed and seriously wounded him.  


Wracked with guilt over his perceived inability to stop President Lincoln from being killed, he spent years obsessing over his failure to the point where he drove himself mad. This culminated in him attempting to murder his children, then murdering his wife before attempting to commit suicide on December 23, 1883, while the family was living in Hanover, Germany. He would be committed to an insane asylum, where he spent the rest of his life before passing away in 1911.
Wracked with guilt over his perceived inability to stop President Lincoln from being killed, he spent years obsessing over his failure to the point where he drove himself insane. This culminated in him attempting to murder his children, then murdered his wife before attempting to commit suicide on December 23, 1883, while the family was living in Hanover, Germany. He would be committed to an insane asylum, where he spent the rest of his life before passing away in 1911.
==Biography==
==Biography==
Henry Rathbone was born in Albany, New York, in 1837. Rathbone joined the Union Army in 1861 and during the [[American Civil War]] reached the rank of major, notably participating in the Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. After his father's death, his mother married the New York senator, Ira Harris. In 1865 he became engaged to his step-sister, Clara Harris.
Henry Rathbone was born in Albany, New York, in 1837. Rathbone joined the Union Army in 1861 and during the [[American Civil War]] reached the rank of major, notably participating in the Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. After his father's death, his mother married the New York senator, Ira Harris. In 1865 he became engaged to his step-sister, Clara Harris.
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On 14th April, 1865, Mary Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln, invited Clara Harris and her boyfriend to Ford's Theatre to see the play ''Our American Cousin''.
On 14th April, 1865, Mary Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln, invited Clara Harris and her boyfriend to Ford's Theatre to see the play ''Our American Cousin''.


Officer John Parker, a constable in the Washington Metropolitan Police Force, was detailed to sit on the chair outside the presidential box. Just before intermission, Parker left to get a drink with Lincoln’s valet, Charles Forbes and the coachman Francis Burke at the same saloon where John Wilkes Booth was spending time drinking. Soon afterwards, Booth entered the front of the theater one last time. After presenting his calling card to Charles Forbes, Booth went inside the box and waited until 10:15 P.M. when he shot the president in the back of the head at the play's funniest lines. Rathbone grabbed Booth, but he was slashed with a hunting knife. Despite a bad wound in his left arm, Rathbone continued to struggle with Booth and as a result, he was unable to jump cleanly from the State Box. Booth landed on the stage twelve feet below at an awkward angle and allegedly fractured his ankle. However, he was able to hobble out and get on his horse and escape for 12 days. Once chaos breaks out, Rathbone removes the brace Booth wedged against the door. 23-year-old surgeon [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Leale Charles Leale] briefly examined Rathbone before turning his attention to Mrs. Lincoln and later examined her husband’s condition. Following this, Rathbone and Harris accompanied Mary Lincoln to the Petersen House, where her husband was taken to be re-examined by his doctors. Once they got to the boarding house, Rathbone started to feel light-headed. A little while later, Rathbone was taken back home while Clara stayed with Mary as her husband lay dying for almost 8 hours until he died at 7:22 A.M. on April 15, 1865, the following morning.
Officer John Parker, a constable in the Washington Metropolitan Police Force, was detailed to sit on the chair outside the presidential box. At 9:30 P.M., just before intermission, Parker left to get a drink with Lincoln’s valet, Charles Forbes and the coachman Francis Burke at the same saloon where John Wilkes Booth was spending time drinking. Soon afterwards, Booth entered the front of the theater one last time at ten minutes past 10 P.M.. After presenting his calling card to Forbes, Booth went inside the box and waited until 10:15 P.M. when he shot the president in the back of the head at the play's funniest lines. Rathbone grabbed Booth, who slashed him with a hunting knife. Despite a bad wound in his left arm, Rathbone continued to struggle with Booth and as a result, he was unable to jump cleanly from the State Box. Booth landed on the stage twelve feet below at an awkward angle and allegedly fractured his ankle and shouted the Virginia state motto. However, he was able to hobble out and get on his horse and escape for 12 days before being fatally gunned down in a Virginian tobacco barn by one of the Union officers, [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Boston_Corbett Boston Corbett]. Once chaos breaks out, Rathbone removes the brace Booth wedged against the door. 23-year-old surgeon [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Leale Charles Leale] briefly examines Rathbone before turning his attention to Mrs. Lincoln and later examine her husband’s condition and head wounds. Following this, Rathbone, Laura Keane, and Harris accompanied Mary Lincoln to the Petersen House, where her husband was taken to the room to be re-examined by his doctors for other additional wounds. Once they got to the boarding house, Rathbone started to feel light-headed. A little while later, Rathbone was taken back home while Clara stayed with Mary as her husband lay dying for almost 8 hours until he died at 7:22 A.M. on April 15, 1865, the following morning.


Although Rathbone's physical wounds healed, his mental state deteriorated in the years following Lincoln's death as he anguished over his perceived inability to thwart the assassination attempt. He married Harris on July 11, 1867, and the couple had three children: Henry Riggs (born February 12, 1870, who later became a U.S. Congressman), Gerald Lawrence (born August 26, 1871), and Clara Pauline (born September 15, 1872).
Although Rathbone's physical wounds healed, his mental state deteriorated in the years following Lincoln's death as he anguished over his perceived inability to thwart the assassination attempt. He married Harris on July 11, 1867, and the couple had three children: Henry Riggs (born February 12, 1870, who later became a U.S. Congressman), Gerald Lawrence (born August 26, 1871), and Clara Pauline (born September 15, 1872).
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