Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1832, Mar. 17 | Born near Lanesville, Ind. |
1834 | Elected sheriff, Harrison County, Ind. |
1854 | Admitted to bar in Indiana |
1858 | Married Matilda McGrain |
1860 | Elected to Indiana house of representatives |
1861 | Commissioned lieutenant colonel and then colonel, 38th Indiana Volunteer Infantry |
1863 | Appointed brigadier general, 38th Indiana Volunteer Infantry |
1864 | Commanded division in General William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign and was wounded |
1869-1883 | Judge, United States district judge for Indiana |
1883-1884 | Postmaster general |
1884 | Secretary of the treasury |
1891-1893 | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
1893-1895 | Secretary of state |
1895, May 28 | Died, Washington, D.C. |