Hezekiah Augur
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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.
