James Wormley
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James Wormley (January 16, 1819- October 18, 1884) [1] was the owner and operator of the Wormley Hotel, which opened in Washington D.C. in 1871. He was the only African American at the bedside of Abraham Lincoln when he died. [2] [3][not in citation given]
The hotel was the site of the Wormley Agreement, which resolved the disputed presidential election of 1876, contested between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden.
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- ^ Goethe-Institut Washington - Virtual Tour - Portrait of James Wormley
- ^ Antiques Roadshow Episode #707
- ^ http://www.co.cayuga.ny.us/history/ugrr/report/PDF/5f.pdf
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