Keywords: Sara Althea Hill.jpg Sarah Althea Hill 1832-1937 Mistress of William Sharon who sued him in 1883 for support under the terms of what she claimed was a marriage contract While the case was being fought in court Sharon married her attorney David S Terry who was shot and killed in a battle with the bodyguard of U S Supreme Court Justice Stephen Field Sharon's lawsuit was unsuccessful and she spent 45 years in an insane asylum http //content cdlib org/ark /13030/tf2779n8vr/ layout metadata brand calisphere between 1880 1887 I W Taber PD-old People of San Francisco 1832 births 1937 deaths People of Stockton California Mistresses Taber Studio |