Robert Cornelius was an American photographer and pioneer in the history
  of photography.
  His daguerreotype self-portrait taken in 1839 is generally accepted
  as the first known photographic portrait of a person taken in the United States.
  (Wikipedia)
  Born: March 1, 1809, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
  Died: August 10, 1893, Frankford, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.