Ahyouwaighs, Chief of the Six Nations 1838
Description
- Creators
- R. T., Lithographer
- Charles Bird King (1785-1862), Artist
- Media Type
- Image
- Object
- Item Type
- Lithographs
- Description
- Portrait of Ahyouwaighs (or John Brant, 1794-1832) who was the son of Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant, 1742/43-1807). In the War of 1812, Brant and John Norton led native warriors to stop an American attack at the Battle of Queenston Heights in October 1812. He was made a lieutenant in the Indian Department and was involved in several battles throughout the war. In 1828, he was appointed resident superintendent for the Six Nations of the Grand River. In 1830, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Haldimand; in 1831, his election was appealed and John Warren was declared elected. He was the first Indian to sit in Upper Canada's parliament as a lawmaker.
- Inscriptions
- Ahyouwaighs, Chief of the Six Nations 1838
- Date of Original
- 1838
- Dimensions
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Width: 15 in
Height: 24 in
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 1393in
Image Height: 2165in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Brant, John ; Ahyouwaighs
- Local identifier
- SNPL000080v00i
- Collection
- Six Nations Legacy Consortium Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.06681 Longitude: -80.11635
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- Donor
- Six Nations Legacy Consortium
- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses are subject to the terms of a contract. Contact the repository for further information. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Toronto Public Library Special Collections; Lithograph at Six Nations Public Library
- Contact
- Six Nations Public LibraryEmail:info@snpl.ca
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