Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1814, Dec. 19 | Born, Steubenville, Ohio |
| 1831-1834 | Attended Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio |
| 1836 | Admitted to the bar, Cadiz, Ohio Married Mary Ann Lamson (died 1844) |
| 1837-1839 | Prosecuting attorney, Harrison County, Ohio |
| 1839 | Moved to Steubenville, Ohio; became law partner of Benjamin Tappan |
| 1847 | Moved to Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 1849-1856 | Counsel for the state of Pennsylvania |
| 1856 | Married Ellen M. Hutchison Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| 1858 | Special counsel to United States in California land grant cases |
| 1860-1861 | United States attorney general |
| 1861 | Confidential adviser to General George B. McClellan; legal adviser to Secretary of War Simon Cameron |
| 1862-1868 | United States secretary of war |
| 1869 | Nomination confirmed to the United States Supreme Court; never served |
| 1869, Dec. 24 | Died, Washington, D.C. |