"Dubbed the "sexy death row Bill Hader", Lewis Powell was quite the looker, thanks to a chiselled jawline and endearing smile - seen in a colourised photo dating back to when he was awaiting execution for his part in the plot to kill the 16th US president. He was only 21 when he conspired with John Wilkes Booth and others to murder not just Honest Abe but also vice-president Andrew Johnson and secretary of state William Seward, and so topple the government."
"According to an Instagram post that shared the colourised photo, Powell was captured at the boarding house of another conspirator, Mary Surratt. He protested her innocence but both were hanged on 7 July, little more than two months after Lincoln assassination at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC. The story is captivating enough, but comments under the post are mostly from people thirsting over young Powell."
""Lord, forgive me," one comment, with more than 500 likes, read. Another user posted a gif of SpongeBob's Squidward shaking, with the text "Oh no, he's hot." Someone else said: "So, that's not Bill Hader," referring to Powell's striking resemblance to the American comedian and actor. On a totally different tack, another poster decided he looked a bit like a hipster and quipped: "He's thinking about inventing craft beer.""
A colourised photograph shows Lewis Powell, a 21-year-old conspirator in the 1865 plot that killed Abraham Lincoln. Powell was captured at Mary Surratt's boarding house and protested her innocence; both were hanged on July 7, 1865, a little more than two months after the assassination at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC. The image circulated on Instagram and prompted largely admiring and flirtatious comments focused on Powell's appearance, with many users comparing him to contemporary actors. Commenters invoked Bill Hader and Christopher Reeve, made hipster jokes about craft beer, and one popular comment read "Lord, forgive me." Commenting requires login or registration.
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