LGDC Board Member Jeffery Boutwell discusses "Boutwell -- Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy"
Tue, Jan 21
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Jeffrey Boutwell's ancestor, George Boutwell, is probably the most distinguished of President Abraham Lincoln's inner circle that you've never heard of - until now.
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Jan 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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About the Event
Lincoln Group board member Jeffrey Boutwell will discuss his new book "Boutwell -- Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy" on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
Jeffrey's ancestor, George Boutwell, is probably the most distinguished of President Abraham Lincoln's inner circle that you've never heard of. He was the first chief income tax collector, was at the center of efforts to abolish slavery, helped found the Republican Party, and framed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, among many other achievements during a long political career. He went on, under President Ulysses S. Grant, to fight for racial and economic equality.
The new biography is the first full-scale book about this largely forgotten but important figure. Jeffrey's book will be published in January, so our program will be one of the first times he'll be speaking about his new work.
The Lincoln Group program is free and will run from…