Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Horatio Seymour (1810-1886)
Object Number:
1926.52
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
White marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 13 in. ( 74.9 x 57.2 x 33 cm )
Marks:
brass plate: on front: "HORATIO SEYMOUR (1810-1886)/ GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, 1853-1854: 1863-1864/DAVID RICHARDS/PRESENTED BY WALTER G. OAKMAN 1926"
Description:
Portrait bust.
Gallery Label:
Seymour was born at Pompey Hill, Onondaga County, New York, the son of Henry Seymour and Mary (Forman) Seymour. He studied law in Utica and was admitted to the bar in 1832. He immediately entered the state political arena and served as mayor of Utica and in the state assembly where he was instrumental in the passage of the Erie Canal legislation. He was elected governor of the state in 1852 and 1862, and in 1868 he was the Democratic candidate for the presidency, but lost to Ulysses S. Grant.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walter G. Oakman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
