Seth Kinman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Seth Kinman

American pioneer

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1815

Place of Birth: Union County, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1888

Profession: explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Seth Kinman

  • Seth Kinman (September 29, 1815 – February 24, 1888) was an early settler of Humboldt County, California, a hunter based in Fort Humboldt, a famous chair maker, and a nationally recognized entertainer.
  • He stood over 6 ft (1.83 m) tall and was known for his hunting prowess and his brutality toward bears and Indians.
  • Kinman claimed to have shot a total of over 800 grizzly bears, and, in a single month, over 50 elk.
  • He was also a hotel keeper, saloon keeper, and a musician who performed for President Lincoln on a fiddle made from the skull of a mule. Known for his publicity seeking, Kinman appeared as a stereotypical mountain man dressed in buckskins on the U.S.
  • east coast and selling cartes de visites of himself and his famous chairs.
  • The chairs were made from elkhorns and grizzly bear skins and given to U.S.
  • Presidents.
  • Presidents so honored include James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Rutherford Hayes.
  • He may have had a special relationship with President Lincoln, appearing in at least two of Lincoln's funeral corteges, and claiming to have witnessed Lincoln's assassination. His autobiography, dictated to a scribe in 1876, was first published in 2010 and is noted for putting "the entertainment value of a story ahead of the strict facts." His descriptions of events change with his retelling of them.
  • Contemporary journalists and modern writers were clearly aware of the stories contained in the autobiography, "but each chooses which version to accept."

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