Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1810, Apr. 14 | Born, Strafford, Vt. |
| 1825-1828 | Merchant clerk, Strafford, Vt. |
| 1828-1831 | Portland, Maine |
| 1831-1848 | Merchant clerk, Strafford, Vt. |
| 1841 | Married Ruth Barrell Swan |
| 1848-1855 | Farmer and horticulturist, |
| 1855-1867 | Member, United States House of Representatives; author of Morrill Tariff Act, 1861, and Land Grant College Act, 1862 |
| 1865-1898 | Trustee, University of Vermont |
| 1867-1898 | Member, United States Senate |
| 1883-1898 | Regent, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. |
| 1898, Dec. 28 | Died, Washington, D.C. |