About this image...

Image Title: James Madison Porter, Secretary Of War, 1843

Creator: Fenderich, Charles, lithographer

Date: 1843

Summary: Print shows James Madison Porter, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; includes facsimile signature.

Notes: Includes quote: "I love the democracy of my country. I was reared in its principles- I have gloried in its triumphs, and mourned at its reverses;- and because I love it, I desire to preserve it in its purity." (Extract from a speech by him in the Penna. Convention Nov. 20th 1837).

Related Names: Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 1805-1886

Subjects: Cabinet officers--1840-1850
Porter, James Madison,--1793-1862

Original Media: Lithograph

Collections: Popular Graphic Arts

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