How many “husbands” did Victoria have?
Victoria Woodhull was married four times to three husbands, and Mary L. Shearer has copies of the records of all of these marriages. Victoria’s first marriage was to Dr. Canning Woodhull on November 20, 1853 in Cleveland, OH. (On some documents, his name appears as Channing Woodhull.) She was married second to Col. James Harvey Blood. She married him on two different dates, the most widely published date being July 14, 1866 in Dayton, OH. She was married third to British banker, John Biddulph Martin on October 31, 1883 at the South Kensington Presbyterian Church, Emperor’s Gate, London, England. Only the Woodhull marriage resulted in offspring. Some newspapers claimed Victoria had an affair with Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and his best friend Theodore Tilton. However, several people close to Beecher and Tilton claimed neither had an affair with Victoria. The two men were only infatuated with her. Benjamin R. Tucker is the only man who publicly claimed to be Victoria Woodhull’s lover. He wa
Victoria Woodhull was married four times to three husbands, and Mary L. Shearer has copies of the records of all of these marriages. Victoria’s first marriage was to Dr. Canning Woodhull on November 20, 1853 in Cleveland, OH. (On some documents, his name appears as Channing Woodhull.) She was married second to Col. James Harvey Blood. She married him on two different dates, the most widely published date being July 14, 1866 in Dayton, OH. She was married third to British banker, John Biddulph Martin on October 31, 1883 at the South Kensington Presbyterian Church, Emperor’s Gate, London, England. Only the Woodhull marriage resulted in offspring. Some newspapers claimed Victoria had an affair with Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and his best friend Theodore Tilton. However, several people close to Beecher and Tilton claimed neither had an affair with Victoria. The two men were only infatuated with her. Benjamin R. Tucker is the only man who publicly claimed to be Victoria Woodhull’s lover. He wa
