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BiographyWilliam Marshall Swayne, commonly known as Marshall Swayne was born on December 1, 1828 in Pennsbury Twp., Chester Co. He was married to Mary S. Barnard in 1850 and had 8 children.[2][3] At the suggestion of Supreme Court justice Noah Haynes Swayne William Marshall was appointed to the United States Treasury Department by president Abraham Lincoln. Swayne had a farm in East Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania, and later lived in Kennett Square. He died on May 1, 1918. Artistic careerSwayne was a self-taught artist who sculpted many figures from history and from life including General Anthony Wayne, Salmon P. Chase, Edwin M. Stanton, William H. Seward, Andrew Johnson, Bayard Taylor, General George Meade, Sam Houston, and John Hickman. Bust of LincolnSwayne did several sculptures of Lincoln including a bust of the President while he posed for him and recited poetry to visitors. Lincoln said of the sculpture, "I have sat for several to model my likeness, but I like yours best." The Division of Government, Politics, and Reform at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) houses a copy of Swayne's bust of Abraham Lincoln. It was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1940 by Swayne's heirs through Richard B. Swayne and Marion Swayne Richter. It is bronzed plaster and is 30" high by 19" wide. It is marked, "W.M. Swayne, Scpr. June 8, 1864." The sculpture was last on view in 1999 when it was lent to the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for an exhibition titled "Lincoln from Life." Swayne also made several smaller copies of this bust that were given to family, friends, and president's. It is reported that 10 were made. President Fillmore was one among the ten that received a copy of Swayne's famous bust.[4] See also
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References1. ^George Johnston, The poets and poetry of Chester County, Pennsylvania, page 223 [https://books.google.com/books?id=OMsPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA223&dq=William+Marshall+Swayne&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NjraT6agCYL49QTp9ZXsBQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=William%20Marshall%20Swayne&f=false] 2. ^Notes for William Marshall SWAYNE, The Pennocks of Primitive Hall website, Gedpage Version 2.20 ©2000 on 25 December 2010 3. ^Norman Walton Swayne. The descendants of Francis Swayne and others 4. ^President Fillmore's family archives External links
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