Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1846, July 5 | Born near Rainsboro, Ohio |
| 1862-1865 | Officer, 89th Ohio Infantry Regiment |
| 1866-1868 | Student, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio |
| 1869 | Graduated, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Admitted to bar and commenced law practice, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1870 | Married Julia Bundy |
| 1879-1882 | Judge, superior court of Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1883 | Unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor of Ohio |
| 1884 | Delegate-at-large, Republican National Convention (also in 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, and 1904) |
| 1885-1889 | Governor of Ohio |
| 1886 | Chairman, Republican party of Ohio state convention (also in 1890, 1896 and 1900) |
| 1896-1909 | United States senator from Ohio |
| 1908 | William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) reveals Foraker in employ of and in debt to Standard Oil Company while a United States senator Lost bid for reelection to United States Senate |
| 1909 | Resumed law practice in Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1914 | Unsuccessful Republican candidate for United States Senate |
| 1916 | Published Notes of a Busy Life (Cincinnati: Stewart & Kidd Co.). 2 vols. |
| 1917, May 10 | Died, Cincinnati, Ohio |