Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1760, Feb. 9 | Born, Cambridge, Md. |
| 1784-1787 | Studied law at the Middle Temple, London, England |
| 1789 | Married Charlotte Hughins |
| 1791 | Admitted to Maryland bar Member, Maryland House of Representatives |
| 1791-1797 | Member, United States House of Representatives from Maryland |
| 1797-1801 | Minister to the Netherlands |
| 1799-1800 | Appointed minister plenipotentiary (with Oliver Ellsworth and William Richardson Davie) to negotiate with France in the aftermath of the XYZ Affair, concluding in the Convention of Môrtefontaine |
| 1801 | Resigned diplomatic post and returned to Cambridge, Md. |
| 1803, Dec. 11 | Died, Cambridge, Md. |