FERGUSON, WILLIAM J.

(1845-1930)

William Jason Ferguson was born in Baltimore and began his career as acall-boyat Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. During his six decades as an actor, he performed withRichard Mansfield, Robert Mantell, andHelena Modjeska. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living member of theLambs'and the last surviving member of the cast ofOur American Cousinthat had been in performance at Ford's Theatre on the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by actorJohn Wilkes Booth.