Name/Title
Francis Brinley FoggEntry/Object ID
Fogg, Francis BrinleyDescription
Subject has greying hair and is wearing a white shirt under a dark coat and bowtie. He is turned to face the viewer.Collection
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd Nashville, TN 37208Made/Created
Artist
George Dury, 1817-1894Date made
1850 - 1860Dimensions
Dimension Description
FrameHeight
42 inWidth
36 inDepth
4-1/2 inDimension Description
CanvasHeight
29-1/2 inWidth
24-1/2 inProvenance
Notes
Museum records indicate that a portrait of Fogg was the gift of Mrs. B. B. Smith and Mrs. Edmund Felder in May 1920.General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Francis Brinley Fogg was born in Connecticut in 1795 to Daniel and Deborah Brinley Fogg. After studying law in Newport, RI, he moved to Nashville in 1817, and was admitted to the bar the following year. In 1822, he married Mary Middleton Rutledge. He served as a delegate to the 1834 Tennessee Constitutional Convention. In 1851, he was elected to the State Senate. In 1854, he joined the Nashville Board of Education as its first president. Fogg died in 1880 and is buried in Nashville City Cemetery.Create Date
March 24, 2026Update Date
March 25, 2026