Hezekiah Augur

Sculptor

Birthday February 21, 1791

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Connecticut

DEATH DATE Jan 10, 1858 (66)

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About

American sculptor and inventor who was self taught. He made a portrait of Alexander Metcalf Fisher and a grouping titled Jephthah and His Daughter.

Before fame

He learned his trade as a woodcarver, carving table legs and other furniture.

Trivia

He invented a lace making machine that made him enough money to get out of debt.

Family life

His father was a carpenter.

Associated with

He created a bust of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Ellsworth.