Painting [realia] : Edward Tiffin. 1815 circa.

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Painting [realia] : Edward Tiffin. 1815 circa.

Oil on canvas painting is a portrait of Edward Tiffin, the first governor of Ohio. It is a half-length, left profile view. Tiffin is shown wearing a white shirt with a high collar and tie, and a dark coat. He has short dark hair. The portrait is in a large rectangular gilt frame.

1 item ; 55.8 cm x 46.3 cm.

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Tiffin, Edward, 1766-1829

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U.S. senator and first governor of Ohio. He was an early settler of Chillicothe, Ohio and also served as U.S. Commissioner of Public Lands (1812-1814) and Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (1814-1829). He was also a lay preacher and a doctor. From the description of Papers, 1785-1853. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17725189 Surveyor General of the United States, from Ohio where he had served as a congressman and governor for that state. ...