Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1804, Apr. 11 | Born, Mt. Sterling, Ky. |
| 1822 | B.A., Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1824 | LL.B., Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. Admitted to the Lexington, Ky., bar |
| 1827-1835 | Attorney of the county court, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1830 | Married Margaretta P. Ross, niece of Henry Clay |
| 1833-1835 | Commonwealth district attorney for Fayette, Scott, and Owen counties, Ky. |
| 1835 | Opened private law practice, Vicksburg, Miss. |
| 1837-1840 | Established partnership with Joseph Holt, Vicksburg, Miss. |
| 1840-1842 | Temporary retirement |
| 1842 | Opened private law practice, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1848-1853 | Chairman of school committee, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1850s | President, Lexington and Frankfort Railroad Co. |
| 1857 | Appointed chief justice of the Kansas Territory by President Franklin Pierce; withdrew acceptance following political controversy |
| 1860 | Opened private law practice, New Orleans, La. |
| 1863 | Expelled from New Orleans, La., by Union army command |
| 1863-1864 | Residence and law practice in Eatonton, Ga. |
| 1864-1865 | Law practice in partnership with Humphrey Marshall, Richmond, Va. |
| 1865-1869 | Law practice, New Orleans, La. |
| 1869 | Reestablished private law practice, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1870-1873 | Professor of law, Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1873-1879 | Superintendent of schools, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1888, Aug. 1 | Died, Lexington, Ky. |