(MISSOURI) Saunders Henry D artist Profile bust of Senator D

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(MISSOURI.) Saunders, Henry D., artist. Profile bust of Senator David Rice Atchison. Bronze relief plaque, 7 3/4 inches round, relief of 1 1/2 inches; minimal wear. Np, 1854

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David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) of Missouri served in the United States Senate from 1843 to 1855. He was an active pro-slavery advocate and was instrumental in the development of the Kansas-Nebraska Act; he led the "Border Ruffians" who attempted to make Kansas a slave state. Atchison also holds a somewhat shaky claim to have served as a one-day acting president of the United States in 1849. This portrait was created toward the end of his Senate career by Polish-born sculptor Henry Dmochowski Saunders (1810-1863).