Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1808, Dec. 29 | Born, Raleigh, N.C. |
| 1822 | Apprenticed to a tailor, James J. Selby, Wake County, N.C. |
| 1824 | Opened a tailor shop, Laurens, S.C. |
| 1827 | Married Eliza McCardle (1810-1876) |
| 1828-1829 | Elected alderman, Greeneville, Tenn., on a workingman's party ticket |
| 1834-1838 | Mayor, Greeneville, Tenn. |
| 1835 | Elected to Tennessee house of representatives |
| 1839 | Reelected to Tennessee house of representatives |
| 1841 | Elected to Tennessee senate |
| 1843-1853 | Representative in the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee |
| 1853-1857 | Governor of Tennessee |
| 1857-1862 | United States senator from Tennessee |
| 1862-1865 | Appointed military governor of Tennessee |
| 1864 | Elected vice president of the United States |
| 1865-1869 | President of the United States; succeeded Abraham Lincoln on his assassination |
| 1868 | Impeachment trial in the United States Senate Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the presidency on the Democratic Party ticket |
| 1869 | Unsuccessful candidate for United States Senate from Tennessee |
| 1872 | Unsuccessful candidate for United States House of Representatives from Tennessee |
| 1875 | United States senator from Tennessee |
| 1875, July 31 | Died, Carter's Station, Tenn. |