Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1822, Dec. 29 | Born, Worcester, Mass. |
| 1844 | Admitted to Massachusetts bar |
| 1847 | A.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. Published Massachusetts Justice. Worcester: W. Lazell |
| circa 1845 | Began law practice, New York, N.Y. |
| 1849-1852 | Secretary, United States legation, London, England |
| 1854-1861 | Practiced law, New York, N.Y. American correspondent, London Times |
| 1857 | Married Frederica Gore King |
| 1868 | Elected to New York state legislature |
| 1869-1871 | Assistant secretary of state |
| 1871 | American agent for Alabama claims, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal, Geneva, Switzerland Published The Case of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office |
| 1873-1874 | Assistant secretary of state |
| 1874-1877 | Minister to Germany |
| 1878-1883 | Judge, United States Court of Claims |
| 1883-1902 | Reporter, United States Supreme Court |
| 1893 | Published Mr. Fish and the Alabama Claims. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. |
| 1907, Dec. 27 | Died, Washington, D.C. |