Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1800, June 2 | Born, Charlottesville, Va. |
| 1818-1821 | Attended U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1824 | Married Virginia Jefferson Randolph, granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson |
| 1828-1833 | Clerk, State Department |
| 1831 | Private secretary to Andrew Jackson |
| 1833-1841 | United States consul, Havana, Cuba |
| 1840 | Role of the consul in Havana investigated by Congress and the State Department |
| 1845 | Appointed chief clerk in State Department by James Polk |
| 1847-1848 | Acted as special agent in Mexico negotiating peace treaty with the United States |
| 1847 | Received letter of recall from Polk administration, which Trist later disregarded |
| 1848 | Signed Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with Mexican commissioners |
| 1848 | Practiced law in Philadelphia, Pa., and Virginia |
| 1870 | Appointed postmaster at Alexandria, Va., by Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1873 | Received compensation for services rendered during the Mexican War |
| 1874, Feb. 11 | Died, Alexandria, Va. |