Daguerreotype portrait of George Heide Baynard (1819-1871), a physician from Philadelphia and Baltimore. The son of John Baynard (1788-1819) of Baltimore, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1841. Baynard served as a Secretary of the Texas Republic's legation to the Netherlands, 1844-1845. By 1850 he was back in Baltimore employed at…

Portrait of George Baynard

Description

Daguerreotype portrait of George Heide Baynard (1819-1871), a physician from Philadelphia and Baltimore. The son of John Baynard (1788-1819) of Baltimore, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1841. Baynard served as a Secretary of the Texas Republic's legation to the Netherlands, 1844-1845. By 1850 he was back in Baltimore employed at his profession, but ill-health and inherited means made him ever less active until his death. He never married.

Creator

unknown

Date

undated

Collection Number

CSPH

Dimensions

3.25 x 4 1/8 inches

Object ID

CSPH 006

Extent

1 cased photograph

Resource ID

4102

Notes

Gift of N. Norris Harrison

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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