Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1833, June 1 | Born, Boyle County, Ky. |
| 1850 | Graduated, Centre College, Danville, Ky. Studied law, Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1853 | Admitted to bar |
| 1854-1856 | City attorney, Frankfort, Ky. |
| 1856 | Married Malvina French Shanklin (1838-1916) |
| 1858-1861 | County judge, Franklin County, Ky. |
| 1859 | Defeated as candidate for seat in United States House of Representatives |
| 1861-1863 | Commanded Tenth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in Union Army |
| 1863 | Resumed law practice, Frankfort, Ky. |
| 1863-1867 | Attorney general of Kentucky |
| 1867 | Began practice of law in Louisville, Ky. |
| 1871, 1875 | Defeated as Republican candidate for governor of Kentucky |
| 1876 | Supported candidacy of Benjamin Helm Bristow for Republican nomination for president; at Republican convention switched support to Rutherford B. Hayes |
| 1877 | Member, Louisiana commission to settle the disputed election of 1876 |
| 1877-1911 | Associate justice, United States Supreme Court |
| 1889-1910 | Professor of constitutional law , George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1892 | United States representative in Bering Sea arbitration with Great Britain |
| 1911, Oct. 14 | Died, Washington, D.C. |