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John Sleeper Clarke 1833 - 1899

John Sleeper Clarke was born in 1833 in Baltimore, Maryland United States, and died at age 66 years old in 1899 in Surrey County, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Sleeper Clarke.
John Sleeper Clarke
1833
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1899
Surrey County, England, United Kingdom
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John Sleeper Clarke's History: 1833 - 1899

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  • 1833

    Birthday

    1833
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    Baltimore, Maryland United States
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  • 1899

    Death

    1899
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Surrey County, England United Kingdom
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John Sleeper Clarke 003
A photo of John Sleeper Clarke (1833-1899) American actor born in Baltimore, Maryland as 'John C Sleeper' to parents Jonathan Sleeper (1785-1836) and Georgianna Clark (1788-1862). He was a classmate of Edwin Booth and in 1859 he married Asia Frigga Booth (1835-1888), (the sister of John Wilkes Booth), they had eight children together.

John Sleeper Clarke was caught up in the controversy surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and was imprisoned for publishing a letter to his wife written by John Wilkes Booth. After spending a month in prison, he tried to separate from his wife, but she refused to divorce him. In 1867 the family moved to London where he died in Kingston, Surrey 1899 aged 66.
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John Sleeper Clarke 002
John Sleeper Clarke 002
John Sleeper Clarke (1833-1899) - married Asia Booth, daughter of Junius Brutus Booth, and sister of John Wilkes Booth - photo from the American Stage Archive
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John Sleeper Clarke
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John Sleeper Clarke (1833-1899) - married Asia Booth, daughter of Junius Brutus Booth, and sister of John Wilkes Booth - photo from the American Stage Archive
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