Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1817, Oct. 23 | Born, Winchester, Va. |
| 1830 | Moved to Ohio |
| 1841 | Moved to Missouri in search of surveying work Taught school |
| 1844 | Graduated from Cincinnati Law School, Cincinnati, Ohio Practiced law, Xenia, Ohio Published The Thomas Jefferson, Xenia, Ohio |
| 1845 | Moved to Platte City, Mo., to practice law |
| 1847 | Captain, Twelfth Regiment, United States Infantry, during war with Mexico |
| 1848 | Resumed law practice in Platte City, Mo. Purchased and edited Platte Argus |
| 1850 | Moved to Sacramento, Calif. |
| 1852 | Appointed secretary of state for California Dueled with and killed Edward Gilbert, editor, Daily Alta California |
| 1852-1853 | Served in California state senate |
| 1855-1857 | United States representative from California |
| 1857 | United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs Appointed secretary of the Territory of Kansas |
| 1858 | Appointed governor of the Territory of Kansas |
| 1858 | Reappointed United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs |
| 1859 | Returned to California Unsuccessful candidate for United States Senate |
| 1861-1863 | General, United States Army |
| 1876 | Delegate and presidential nominee, Democratic National Convention |
| 1880 | Delegate, Democratic National Convention |
| 1884 | Delegate and presidential nominee, Democratic National Convention |
| 1892, Aug. 9 | Died, Washington, D.C. |