Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1849, Apr. 17 | Born, Ravenna, Ohio |
1870 | B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
1870-1871 | Read law, Ravenna, Ohio |
1871-1872 | Studied law, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
1872 | Admitted to bar of Ohio Began law practice, Canton, Ohio |
1875 | Married Mary Elizabeth Schaefer (died 1912) |
1886 | Elected judge of the court of common pleas, Ohio |
1889 | Appointed United States district judge for northern Ohio; resigned before taking office because of ill health |
1893 | One of a group that extracted William McKinley from financial embarrassment |
1897 | Appointed first assistant to Secretary of State John Sherman |
1898 | Appointed and resigned as secretary of state |
1898-1899 | Served with commission appointed to make peace with Spain |
1899-1903 | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
1903-1922 | Associate justice, United States Supreme Court |
1922-1923 | Umpire in Mixed Claims Commission chosen to pass upon claims of American citizens against Germany |
1923, July 9 | Died, Mackinac Island, Mich. |