Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1813, Oct. 12 | Born, Colchester, Conn |
| 1836 | Admitted to the bar |
| 1837 | Began law practice, Bellevue, Ill. |
| 1840-1842 | Democratic member of the state legislature |
| 1842-1843 | Secretary of state, Illinois |
| 1843 | Married Julia Maria Jayne |
| 1848-1855 | Justice, supreme court of Illinois |
| 1855-1873 | United States senator |
| 1854 | Opposed the Kansas-Nebraska bill |
| 1864 | Introduced resolution that led to the Thirteenth Amendment |
| 1865-1867 | Aligned with Radicals in Congress; sponsored Civil Rights bill |
| 1868 | Voted against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson |
| 1872 | Prominent in the Liberal Republican movement |
| 1873 | Resumed law practice, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1876 | Counsel for Samuel Tilden in disputed presidential election |
| 1880 | Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of Illinois |
| 1896, June 25 | Died, Chicago, Ill. |