Honorable George Briggs of N.Y. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.
Summary
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve.
Rep. from N.Y.; b. N.Y. 1805; d. in N.Y. 1869; moved to Vt. 1812; elected State H. of R. 1837; took up Residence in N.Y. 1838; M.C. 1849-53 (Whig); elected as an Republican to the 36th Cong. 1859-1861; delegate to Union National Convention in Phila.
Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954.
General information about the Brady-Handy photograph collection is available at loc.gov
Forms part of: Brady-Handy photograph collection (Library of Congress).
Tags
Date
1855 - 1865
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "Brady-Handy photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/389_bhan.html