Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1800. Oct. 27 | Born, Feeding Hills, Mass. |
| 1821 | Moved to Andover, Ohio |
| 1827 | Admitted to Ohio bar |
| 1827-1837 | Practicing lawyer, Jefferson, Ohio |
| 1835-1837 | Prosecuting attorney, Ashtabula County, Ohio |
| 1837 | Elected to Ohio state senate |
| 1841 | Married Caroline M. Rosekrans |
| 1847 | Appointed judge, Third Judicial Circuit |
| 1851-1869 | United States senator |
| 1852 | Supported repeal of Fugitive Slave Law |
| 1859 | Supported homestead legislation |
| 1860 | Voted against Crittenden Compromise |
| 1861-1865 | Chairman, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War |
| 1864 | Introduced Wade-Davis bill vetoed by Abraham Lincoln Issued Wade-Davis Manifesto criticizing Lincoln |
| 1865 | Introduced bill for enfranchisement of Black men in the District of Columbia |
| 1867 | Elected president pro tempore of Senate |
| 1868 | Failed of re-election to Senate |
| 1869 | Resumed law practice; general counsel Northern Pacific Railroad Member, Board of Directors, Union Pacific Railroad |
| 1871 | Member, Santo Domingo Commission |
| 1878, Mar. 2 | Died, Jefferson, Ohio |