Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1865, June 29 | Born, Jasper Township, near Fairfield, Ill. |
| 1885-1887 | Attended University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. |
| 1887 | Admitted to the Kansas bar |
| 1890 | Settled in Boise, Idaho; practiced law |
| 1895 | Married Mary McConnell |
| 1896 | Ran for the House of Representatives on the Silver-Republican ticket |
| 1903 | Ran for the United States Senate |
| 1907 | Elected to the United States Senate from Idaho Prosecutor in the trial of William Dudley (“Big Bill”) Haywood, socialist labor leader charged with murder |
| 1919-1920 | Opposed entry of the United States into the League of Nations |
| 1923 | Introduced first of several Senate resolutions to outlaw war |
| 1924 | Succeeded Henry Cabot Lodge as chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
| 1928-1929 | Led fight in Senate for Kellogg-Briand peace pact |
| 1936 | Candidate, Republican Party nomination for president |
| 1940 | Died, Washington, D.C. |