Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1832 | Born, Elkton, Ky. |
| 1851 | Graduated, Jefferson College, Washington, Pa. |
| 1853 | Admitted to Kentucky bar after studying law with his father, Francis Bristow, congressman from Kentucky. |
| 1861-1865 | Officer in Kentucky infantry and Kentucky calvary; wounded at the Battle of Shiloh (1863) and assisted in the capture of John Hunt Morgan during his raid through Indiana and Ohio (July 1863) |
| 1863-1865 | Kentucky state senator |
| 1865-1866 | Assistant United States attorney |
| 1866-1870 | United States district attorney for Louisville, Ky., district |
| 1870-1872 | First solicitor general of the United States |
| 1874-1876 | Secretary of the treasury Reorganized Treasury Department and successfully prosecuted the ?Whiskey Ring? accused of defrauding the federal government of tax revenue |
| 1876 | Candidate for Republican Party nomination for president |
| 1878 | Began law practice in New York |
| 1896, June 22 | Died, New York, N.Y. |