Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1872, Sept. 19 | Born, Vicksburg, Miss. |
| 1890 | Attended Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tenn. |
| 1892 | Admitted to bar and began law practice, Seattle, Wash. |
| 1897-1899 | Joined gold rush to Alaskan Klondike and worked as a miner |
| 1897-1901 | Practiced law in Alaska; counsel for Australians in Dawson, Alaska Took part in establishing consent government for Nome, Alaska |
| 1899 | First prosecuting attorney of Nome, Alaska |
| 1900 | Married Mimosa June Gates (died 1952) |
| 1901 | Moved to Tonopah, Nev.; continued law practice |
| 1910 | Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the United States Senate |
| 1912 | Elected to United States Senate |
| 1924 | Secretary, Committee on Platforms and Resolutions, Democratic Party national convention |
| 1933 | Delegate, World Economic Conference, London, England |
| 1933-1940 | Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee President pro tempore, United States Senate |
| 1940, Nov. 10 | Died, Reno, Nev. |