Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1758, April 28 | Born, Westmoreland County, Va. |
| 1774 | Moved to King George County under the guardianship of his uncle, Joseph Jones Entered College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. |
| 1775 | Commissioned second lieutenant, Third Virginia Regiment |
| 1775-1779 | Fought with George Washington and William Alexander in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel |
| 1779 | Studied law with Thomas Jefferson in Williamsburg, Va. |
| 1782 | Representative, King George County, Virginia House of Delegates |
| 1783-1786 | Delegate from Virginia, Fourth Congress of the Confederation |
| 1786 | Married Elizabeth Kortright (died 1830) Practiced law, Fredericksburg, Va. |
| 1788 | Delegate to the Virginia state convention to ratify the Federal constitution |
| 1790-1794 | Senator from Virginia, First Congress of the United States |
| 1794-1796 | Minister Plenipotentiary to France |
| 1799-1803 | Governor of Virginia |
| 1803 | Minister Plenipotentiary to France; signed Louisiana Purchase |
| 1803-1807 | Minister to England |
| 1811 | Governor of Virginia |
| 1811-1817 | Secretary of state |
| 1813 | Secretary of war, ad interim |
| 1814 | Joined Maryland militia at Bladensburg |
| 1814-1815 | Secretary of war and secretary of state, acting in dual appointments |
| 1817-1825 | President of the United States |
| 1830 | Moved to New York, N.Y., to make his home with daughter Maria and son-in-law Samuel Gouverneur |
| 1831, July 4 | Died, New York, N.Y. |