Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1796 | Born, Sussex County, Del. |
1815 | Graduate, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
1819 | Admitted to the bar |
1822 | Married Sarah Ann Fisher |
1829-1836 | United States senator |
1837-1839 | Chief justice of Delaware |
1845-1849 | United States senator |
1849-1850 | Secretary of state |
1850 | Signed Clayton-Bulwer Treaty |
1853-1856 | United States senator |
1856, Nov. 9 | Died, Dover, Del. |