Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1804, Jan. 28 | Born, New Salem, Mass. |
| 1823 | Graduated Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. |
| 1826 | Admitted to Massachusetts bar |
| 1828 | Married Sarah Elizabeth Fessenden (died 1845) |
| 1835-1840 | Member, Maine House of Representatives |
| 1841-1843 | Member, United States House of Representatives from Maine |
| 1849 | Member, Massachusetts House of Representatives |
| 1850-1853 | United States consul to Hawaii |
| 1853-1857 | Minister of finance, Kingdom of Hawaii |
| 1857 | Married Mary Harrod Hobbs |
| 1857-1877 | Chancellor and Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Hawaii Supreme Court |
| 1876 | Negotiated the United States-Hawaii Reciprocity Treaty |
| 1876-1883 | United States minister to Hawaii |
| 1883, Jan. 1 | Died, Washington, D.C. |