Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1808, Jan. 13 | Born, Cornish, N.H. |
| 1824-1826 | Student at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. |
| 1826 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| 1827-1829 | Studied law under supervision of William Wirt Taught school in Washington, D.C. |
| 1830 | Began law practice in Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1833-1835 | Compiled Statutes of Ohio |
| 1834 | Married Catherine Jane Garniss (died 1835) |
| 1839 | Married Eliza Ann Smith (died 1845) |
| 1840 | Joined Liberty Party |
| 1846 | Married Sarah Bella Dunlop Ludlow (died 1852) |
| 1849 | Elected United States senator from Ohio |
| 1855 | Elected governor of Ohio |
| 1857 | Reelected governor of Ohio |
| 1860 | Elected United States senator but resigned to take position in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet |
| 1861 | Appointed secretary of the treasury |
| 1864 | Resigned as secretary of treasury Appointed chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court |
| 1873, May 7 | Died, New York, N.Y. |