Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1759, June 25 | Born, Newburyport, Mass. |
| 1768 | Moved to Epping, N.H. |
| 1779 | Converted to the “New Lights”; became a Baptist preacher |
| 1780 | Abandoned organized religion |
| 1783 | Elected selectman, Epping, N.H. |
| 1784 | Read law with Joshua Atherton |
| 1785-1800 | Served intermittently as a representative in New Hampshire legislature 1785-1786, 1788, 1790-1791, 1797-1800; speaker of the New Hampshire house, 1791 and 1797 |
| 1786 | Read law with John Prentice |
| 1787 | Admitted to New Hampshire bar |
| 1788 | Married Sarah (“Sally”) Fowler |
| 1789 | Admitted to practice before the superior court |
| 1791-1792 | Member, New Hampshire Constitutional Convention |
| 1802-1807 | United States senator as a Federalist |
| circa 1808 | Became a Republican |
| 1810-1811 | Served in New Hampshire senate |
| 1812-1813 | Governor of New Hampshire |
| 1816-1819 | Governor of New Hampshire |
| 1820 | Presidential elector |
| 1850, Dec. 22 | Died, Epping, N.H. |