William Jervis Hough

ID: 2002-32241

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 13 Folder 43

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Summary

Portrait of William Jervis Hough, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1845-1847). Hough was the congressman who authored the final draft of the bill establishing the Smithsonian Institution in 1846. Hough introduced the term 'regents' in relation to the governing of the Smithsonian. The document also provided that land west of Seventh Street to the Potomac be set aside for the building of the Smithsonian. He served on the Smithsonian Board of Regents and at its first Meeting on Sept. 9, 1846, was elected interim secretary of the institution and served until Henry was appointed in December of that year. Hough served on the committee that directed the construction of the Smithsonian Castle and was a leading force in the shaping of the fledgling institution.

Subject

  • Hough, William Jervis 1795-1869
  • United States Congress
  • Board of Regents

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The old negative number is SA-695, but that negative has been lost.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 13 Folder 43

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Legislators
  • SI, Early History
  • Portraits

Place

United States

Form/Genre

Photographic print

ID Number

2002-32241

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 6x8.5; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print

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