Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1773, May 23 | Born, Northampton, Mass. |
| circa 1779-1799 | Educated in public schools Apprenticed to a copperplate printer and engraver Made a voyage to the West Indies Studied portrait painting briefly under Gilbert Stuart Studied law under Gideon Granger Admitted to the bar at Hartford, Conn. |
| 1799 | Became first settler of what is now Portage County, Ohio |
| 1801 | Married Nancy Wright (died 1822) Settled in Ravenna, Ohio |
| 1803-1805 | Member, Ohio state senate |
| 1809 | Moved to Steubenville, Ohio, where he continued to practice law |
| 1812 | Aide-de-camp to Major General Elijah Wadsworth during the War of 1812 |
| 1816-1823 | Presided as judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Common Pleas |
| 1823 | Returned to private law practice Married Betsy Ford Frazer (died 1840) |
| circa 1823 | Appointed as member, Ohio Canal Commission |
| 1826-1833 | Served as federal district judge |
| 1831 | Published Cases Decided in the Courts of Common Pleas, in the Fifth Circuit of. . . . Ohio. Steubenville: Printed by J. Wilson (previously printed in parts, 1818-1819) |
| 1832 | Democratic presidential elector supporting Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren |
| 1839-1845 | Member, U.S. Senate from Ohio |
| 1856 | Supported John C. Frémont for president |
| 1857, Apr. 20 | Died, Steubenville, Ohio |