Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1778, Sept. 10 | Born near Versailles, Ky. |
| 1803 | Moved to Kentucky to study law |
| 1807 | Graduated in law, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. |
| 1809 | Became territorial attorney general in Illinois |
| 1811 | Married Sarah Lee (died 1824) |
| 1811-1817 | Represented Logan County in Kentucky legislature |
| 1812-1813 | Served in Kentucky militia in War of 1812 |
| 1826 | Married Maria Knox Todd |
| 1827 | Appointed United States district attorney |
| 1840 | Attorney general |
| 1848-1850 | Governor of Kentucky |
| 1850-1853 | Attorney general |
| 1853 | Married Elizabeth Moss |
| 1856 | Joined the Know-Nothing Party |
| 1859 | Constitutional Union Party |
| 1860 | Introduced resolution in Congress proposing comprises on slavery issue |
| 1861 | Chairman, Frankfort, Ky., convention of border-state leaders Returned to Congress in special election as United States representative from Kentucky; introduced Crittenden-Johnson Resolution defining Union war aims |
| 1863, July 26 | Died, Frankfort, Ky |