Lucy Lambert Hale

Lucy Lambert Hale
The photograph of Lucy Lambert Hale which was found on John Wilkes Booth
Born	January 1, 1841 Dover, New Hampshire
Died	October 15, 1915(1915-10-15) (aged 74)
Resting place	Pine Hill Cemetery
Nationality	American
Occupation	Socialite
Known for	Fiancée of presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth
Spouse(s)	William E. Chandler (m. 1874–1915)
Children	1
Parent(s)	U.S. Senator John Parker Hale Lucy Hill Lambert
Relatives	Theodore E. Chandler (grandson)

Lucy Lambert Hale (January 1, 1841 – October 15, 1915) was the daughter of U.S. Senator John Parker Hale of New Hampshire, and was a noted Washington, DC society belle. She attracted many admirers including Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Robert Todd Lincoln; and stage actor and presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth, to whom she was secretly engaged. Lucy's photograph was found in Booth's pocket after he was killed by Federal troops, twelve days after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln.

Hale later went on to marry William E. Chandler, a future United States Senator and United States Secretary of the Navy.

She was born on January 1, 1841 in Dover, New Hampshire, the second eldest daughter of U.S. Senator John Parker Hale and Lucy Hill Lambert, daughter of William Thomas Lambert and Abigail Ricker. She was described as "pretty, precocious, sweet and good". At the age of 12, she was receiving poems from a Harvard University student by the name of William Chandler. He was the first of her many romantic conquests, which also included Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. whom she met on vacation in Maine and with whom she began a romantic correspondence in 1858 when she was 17 years old. At that time, she was described as having had "dark hair, blue eyes, a clear skin, and a stunning figure". Her manner toward men was a "subtle brew of flattery, teasing and cajoling; of rapt attention laced with a hints of indifference and occasionally a touch of cruelty". She was shortly afterwards enrolled at a boarding school in Boston.