Seth Kinman 1855
Seth Kinman, 1815-1888
Hunter, frontiersman, saloon keeper, entertainer, and famous chair maker. Five of his chairs were given to U.S. Presidents James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford Hayes, and Grover Cleveland. He appears to have developed a friendship with Lincoln and was part of his funeral cortege. One of the chairs is now in the Rutherford Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio.
Historically, Kinman was a controversial figure and a teller of very tall tales that varied considerably with each telling. He died of a gunshot wound, having accidentally shot himself in the leg.
Original black and white photo from the Brady-Handy Collection, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Seth Kinman 1855
Seth Kinman, 1815-1888
Hunter, frontiersman, saloon keeper, entertainer, and famous chair maker. Five of his chairs were given to U.S. Presidents James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford Hayes, and Grover Cleveland. He appears to have developed a friendship with Lincoln and was part of his funeral cortege. One of the chairs is now in the Rutherford Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio.
Historically, Kinman was a controversial figure and a teller of very tall tales that varied considerably with each telling. He died of a gunshot wound, having accidentally shot himself in the leg.
Original black and white photo from the Brady-Handy Collection, courtesy of the Library of Congress.