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Portrait of George Burgin Westcott

Description

Daguerreotype portrait of John Burgin Westcott (1801-1887), a Kent County merchant and politician. Westcott served as a member of the House of Delegates during the Civil War. In 1831, he married Mary Ann Hynson (1813-1841), with whom he had three children: Ann Rebecca (1837-1856); Harriett Louisa (1838-1921); and George Hynson (1841-1848). In 1843, Westcott married his second wife, Anna Maria Tilden (1813-1897), with whom he had one son, Charles Tilden (1848-1911).

Date

undated

Collection Number

CSPH

Dimensions

3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches

Object ID

CSPH 139

Resource ID

17575

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.