Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1789, Aug. 16 | Born, Dunstable, Mass. |
1807 | Completed secondary studies, Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass. |
1811 | Graduated, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.Y. |
1812-1814 | Studied law, Groton, Mass. |
1814 | Moved to Kentucky; served as tutor in the household of Henry Clay |
1816 | Took charge of Argus of Western America, Frankfurt, Ky. |
1818 | Married Mary B. Woolfolk (died 1823) |
1826 | Changed political support from Henry Clay to Andrew Jackson Married Jane Kyle. |
1829-1837 | Member of President Andrew Jackson’s inner circle of advisors, known informally as the “Kitchen Cabinet” |
circa 1830s | Edited and wrote for the Globe, a Jacksonian and Democratic organ published in Washington, D.C., and founded Kendall’s Expositor |
1835-1840 | Postmaster general |
1843 | Became agent for collection of claims against the government, including on behalf of Cherokee Indians |
1845 | Entered business partnership with Samuel Finley Breese Morse |
1857 | Helped found Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, which later became Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. |
1862 | Helped found Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. |
1869, Nov. 12 | Died, Washington, D.C. |