Henry Schell Hagert portrait, 1876

A portrait of Henry Schell Hagert (1826-1885) from the first of two photographic portrait albums assembled by W. Curtis Taylor & Company for the Centennial Exhibition. Hagert was a United States lawyer, writer, and poet.  Hagert was born in Philadelphia, where he was graduated at Central High S...

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Main Author: W. Curtis Taylor And Company (Creator)
Collection:Herbert Welsh Collection (#0702)
Date:1876
Dimensions:30 x 36 cm
Location:914 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA
Box Number:Box 114
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13767
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description A portrait of Henry Schell Hagert (1826-1885) from the first of two photographic portrait albums assembled by W. Curtis Taylor & Company for the Centennial Exhibition. Hagert was a United States lawyer, writer, and poet.&nbsp; Hagert was born in Philadelphia, where he was graduated at Central High School in 1842. &nbsp;He was admitted to the bar, May 8, 1847, and soon became solicitor for the board of guardians of the poor.&nbsp; After the consolidation of the city in 1854, he was appointed assistant city solicitor, as which he drafted many important city ordinances.&nbsp; He served as assistant district attorney in 1856&ndash;1857, 1868&ndash;1871, and 1875&ndash;1878, and as district attorney in 1878&ndash;1881.<br /> <br /> This digital record contains one image of one portrait from box 114 (labeled as: Representative Men in Phila. 1876&quot;).
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collection Herbert Welsh Collection
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