Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1792, Apr. 4 | Born, Dansville, Vt. |
| 1810-1814 | Attended the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., and graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. |
| 1816-1826 | Practiced law, Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 1826 | Became partner of James D. Paxton & Company, an iron company |
| 1833-1841 | Elected to Pennsylvania house of representatives |
| 1838 | Delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention |
| 1840 | President, Wrightsville, York and Gettysburg Railroad Co. |
| 1848 | Elected representative to Congress on the Whig ticket |
| 1853 | Left Congress in protest to Whig moderation on the issue of slavery |
| 1855-1856 | Organized the Lancaster County, Pa., Republicans and attended the Republican National Convention |
| 1858 | Reelected to Congress |
| 1860 | Delegate to the Republican National Convention |
| 1861 | Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee |
| 1865 | Member, Joint Committee on Reconstruction |
| 1866 | Under his leadership Congress passed a Civil Rights Bill and a revised Freedman's Bureau Bill over Andrew Johnson's veto |
| 1868 | Member, committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson and a manager of the case before the Senate |
| 1868, Aug. 11 | Died, Washington, DC |