George N. Briggs
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George Nixon Briggs was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Whig, Briggs served for twelve years in the United States House of Representatives, and served seven one-year terms as t
Portrait c. 1848
Hiland Hall of Vermont was a longtime friend and Congressional colleague.
George S. Boutwell
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George Sewall Boutwell was an American politician, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant, the 20th governor of Massachusetts
George N. Briggs
…Massachusetts legislature, and divided the Whigs along pro- and antiabolition lines. With the gubernatorial election again sent to the legislature, Democrat George S. Boutwell was chosen over Briggs. Briggs resumed the practice of law in Pittsfield. He was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1853, and sat as a…
Boutwell, c. 1870–1880
Illustration of the special committee drafting articles of impeachment. From left to right: Thaddeus Stevens, James F. Wilson, Hamilton Ward (back of head), John A. Logan, Boutwell, George Washington Julian, John Bingham
Johnson impeachment managers Seated L-R: Benjamin Butler, Thaddeus Stevens, Thomas Williams, John Bingham; Standing L-R: James F. Wilson, Boutwell, John A. Logan
Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Boutwell as Secretary of the Treasury.