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Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858 print view role Collector dates 1795-1858 city Philadelphia state PA other cities Albany, NY; New Haven, CT; gender M historical notes John Kintzing Kane was a collector, lawyer, politician, jurist, an associate of Presidents Jackson and Polk, and served as the President of the American Philosophical Society (1856-1858). Kane married Jane Duval Leiper in 1819, and had six children, of which two were famous in their own right; Elisha Kent Kane was a naval officer, physician and explorer, and Thomas L. Kane was an attorney, abolitionist and military officer who was influential in the western migration of the Latter-day Saint movement and served as a Union colonel and general of volunteers in the American Civil War. Kane’s collection included a commissioned portrait by Thomas Sully. decades of activity 1840-1850 1850-1860 updated 02/07/2020 18:21:23 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Archive Location Collection Title Links Dartmouth College Rauner Special Collections Library Correspondence, 1850-1860. see details... University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Musical Fund Society Records, 1820-1994. see details... Dartmouth College Rauner Special Collections Library Papers, 1827-1914. see details... American Philosophical Society Library John Kintzing Kane Papers, [ca. 1800]-1892. see details... American Philosophical Society Library John Kintzing Kane and Robert Patterson Kane Legal papers, 1824-1919 see details... American Philosophical Society Library Elisha Kent Kane Papers, 1830s-1860s. see details... Hagley Museum and Library Manuscripts & Archives Dept. Papers of Samuel Francis Du Pont, 1806-1865 see details... University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Records Center North Arcade, Franklin Field Kane Family Papers, 1802-1911. see details... University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Letter, 1854. see details... The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street John Kintzing Kane Papers, 1826-1860. see details... The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street Henry C. Dubois collection, 1776-1927. see details... «  back