Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1812, Mar. 19 | Born, Monroe, N.Y. |
| 1833 | Moved to Chicago, Ill. Established first law office in Chicago, Ill. |
| 1834 | Member and secretary of the first Illinois political convention held in Ottawa, Ill. Elected justice of the peace, Ottawa, Ill. |
| 1835 | Married Laura Sherill Admitted to the Illinois bar |
| 1837 | Elected as an alderman in Chicago, Ill. |
| 1842-1864 | Associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and served as chief justice in 1855 and again from 1857 to 1864 |
| 1849-1867 | President of the Illinois and Mississippi Telegraphic Co. |
| 1875 | Published A Summer in Norway; with Notes on the Industries, Habits, Customs and Peculiarities of the People, the History and Institutions of the Country, Its Climate, Topography and Productions. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg and Co. |
| 1877 | Published The Antelope and Deer of America. New York: Hurd and Houghton |
| 1895, July 30 | Died, Chicago, Ill. |