| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1768, Dec. 9 | Born, Monroe County, Pa. |
| 1784-1789 | Fought against Indians in Tennessee |
| 1789 | Married Margaret Bledsoe |
| 1794-1795 | Fought against Indians under Gen. Anthony Wayne and William Henry Harrison |
| 1797 | Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, also served in 1799-1802 |
| 1802-1807 | Member, Kentucky State Senate |
| 1806 | Commissioned major general, Kentucky militia |
| 1807-1819 | Member, United States House of Representatives |
| 1813 | Fought at Battle of Thames River, Ontario, Canada |
| 1824-1828 | Governor of Kentucky |
| 1842, Oct. 12 | Died, Georgetown, Ky. |
