Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1790 | Born, Greenway, Charles City County, Va. |
| 1807 | Graduated, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. Began study of law |
| 1809 | Admitted to the Virginia bar Began law practice in Charles City County, Va. |
| 1811-1816 | Elected to Virginia House of Delegates |
| 1813 | Married Letitia Christian (died 1842) |
| 1815-1816 | Member, Virginia executive council |
| 1816-1821 | Member, U.S. House of Representatives |
| 1823-1825 | Member, Virginia House of Delegates |
| 1825-1827 | Governor of Virginia |
| 1827-1836 | U.S. senator |
| 1839 | Member, Virginia House of Delegates |
| 1840 | Elected vice president of the United States |
| 1841-1845 | President of the United States |
| 1841 | Expelled from the Whig party following veto of the bill to establish a national bank |
| 1842 | Impeachment resolution introduced in the House of Representatives after veto of a tariff bill |
| 1844 | Submitted treaty to annex the Republic of Texas; ratification failed in the Senate Married Julia Gardiner Failed to be nominated to succeed himself as president |
| 1845 | Signed joint resolution of the Congress admitting Texas to the Union as a slaveholding state |
| 1861 | Elected to the House of Representatives of the Confederate congress as member from Virginia but died before serving |
| 1862, Jan. 18 | Died, Richmond, Va. |