Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1818, Feb. 6 | Born, Boston, Mass. |
| 1833-1837 | Attended Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1836 | Cofounder of Yale Literary Magazine |
| 1837 | Read law, office of Horace Everett, Windsor, Vt. |
| 1841 | Admitted to the bar in New York Began law practice |
| 1843 | Married Helen Minerva Wardner |
| 1849-1853 | Assistant district attorney, Southern District of New York |
| 1860 | Delegate to Republican national convention, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1863 | Sent to England by United States to help prevent equipping of the Confederate navy by the British |
| 1868 | Counsel for the defense, impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson |
| 1868-1869 | Attorney general |
| 1872 | Represented the United States in Alabama claims case, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1877 | Chief counsel for Republican Party, Hayes-Tilden presidential election dispute |
| 1877-1881 | Secretary of state |
| 1881 | Delegate, International Monetary Conference, Paris, France |
| 1885-1891 | United States senator from New York |
| 1901, Feb. 28 | Died, New York, N.Y. |