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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Managers of the House of Representatives of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05274.02 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1868 Pagination: 1 photograph : sepia Height: 22 cm, Width: 22.5 cm Order a Copy

A small format composite picture by Brady. Includes images of Benjamin F. Butler, James F. Wilson, Thaddeus Stevens, George S. Boutwell, Thomas Williams, John A. Logan and John Armour Bingham. These men were selected by the House to serve as managers of the impeachment proceedings against President Johnson in 1868. (Same as signed large format photograph, GLC00734). Collateral to parchment document.

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Boutwell, George Sewall, 1818-1905
Bingham, John Armor, 1815-1900
Wilson, James Falconer, 1828-1895
Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886
Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

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