THADDEUS STEVENS TIFFANY STAINED GLASS WINDOW THADDEUS STEVENS most powerful 19thC US CONGRESSMAN Start Price USD 42,000.00 Current Price USD 42,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 22, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Varied Westchester County Estates See more about 'THADDEUS STEVENS TIFFANY STAINED GLASS WINDOW' Description Sell more with every listing. Get Vendio Gallery today!As the title states and the pictures show.A most important and historical guaranteed Tiffany Stained and leaded glass window of Thaddeus Stevens.Removed in the 1960s from a Pennsylvania Federal Building.Stevens was Considered one of the most powerful US Congressman of the 19th Century..Very well known for his assistance with runaway slaves and the Underground Railroad...Thaddeus Stevens was born in Danville, Vermont. He suffered from many hardships during his childhood, including a club foot. His father was an alcoholic who was unable to hold a steady job and who abandoned the family before dying in the War of 1812. His mother worked as a maid or housekeeper to support her children. Stevens graduated from Dartmouth College in 1814, then moved to York, Pennsylvania, where he taught school and studied law. After admission to the bar, he established a successful law practice, first in Gettysburg, then in Lancaster. Stevens served for several years in the Pennsylvania state legislature before his election to Congress in 1848 as an antislavery Whig. He opposed the fugitive slave law and the Compromise of 1850. In 1856, Stevens was reelected to Congress as a member of the new antislavery Republican party, and soon wielded great power as the chair of the important House Ways and Means Committee. As a passionate believer in the principles of Radical Republicanism, the "Great Commoner," as he was known, pushed for emancipation and black suffrage. Stevens was an early and vehement critic of President Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction policy and eventually became a leader in the effort to impeach the president. An advocate of treating Southern states during Reconstruction as "conquered provinces," Stevens encouraged strong, sweeping action by the federal government to revolutionize the institutions and culture that bolstered white supremacy in the South. The measures he supported included the Fourteenth Amendment and an unsuccessful plan to confiscate plantations and redistribute the land to former slaves. He was a member of Congress’ joint committee on Reconstruction, but it was dominated by moderates. During Johnson’s impeachment trial, Stevens was so ill that he had to be carried into the Senate chamber and died in Washington, D. C., less than three months after the President’s acquittal. This Tiffany Studios window is in excellent original condition with No restorations .. I find approx 3 tight and minor hairlines The window is comprised mainly of Tiffany's early Glass.. Window measures 90" high and 41 3/4" wide not including original sash.This would be the finest landing window that one could hope to purchase for any Building Estate Museum or School......The pictures in no way display the extreme beauty of the Glass Portrait and Window..This Stained and leaded glass masterpiece must weigh over 150 pounds in its original frame....Unique and spectacular........Please click below anywhere on my Guarantee or on any of my pictures to bring you to my current offerings and my Ebay Store............ Private Auctions Please note that as of September 1st 2006 all our e bay auctions will be Private. This measure is solely intended to protect you, our customers, from the rash of Phony e mail offers..Spoofs..and other Shenanigans by Fraudulent "SELLERS" with offers of similar or identical items. We believe that our bidders have a right to their privacy and not to be solicited by fraudulent entities. Please be assured that we will never disclose your e mail address to any other party. We appreciate your understanding in this matter. If Property purchased is materially different from what is represented on this site, the buyer shall have the right within 5 business days of receiving the Property to rescind the transaction and return the Property to the seller, in the same condition as received, at the Buyer's risk, cost and expense. If the item was damaged during shipping, buyer needs to contact the shipper to resolve this matter. Seller will provide any necessary paperwork to help buyer with his/her claim. On Mar-21-05 at 17:53:27 PST, seller added the following information: I always post Exceptional High End Antiques so Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Place a Bid!