Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1838, Oct. 8 | Born, Salem, Ind. |
| 1858 | Graduated, Brown University, Providence, R.I. |
| 1859 | Entered law office of Milton Hay, Springfield, Ill. |
| 1861-1864 | Assistant private secretary to Abraham Lincoln |
| 1864-1865 | Assistant adjutant general in the United States Army |
| 1865-1867 | Secretary of American legation, Paris, France |
| 1867-1868 | Charge d'affaires, Vienna, Austria |
| 1869-1870 | Secretary of American legation, Madrid, Spain |
| 1870-1875 | Editorial writer, New York Tribune |
| 1874 | Married Clara Louise Stone (died 1914) |
| 1879-1881 | Assistant secretary of state |
| 1881 | Editor, New York Tribune |
| 1897-1898 | Ambassador to Great Britain |
| 1898-1905 | Secretary of state |
| 1905, July 1 | Died, Lake Sunapee, N.H. |