Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1835, Dec. 28 | Born, Concord, N.H. |
| 1854 | LL.B., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1855 | Admitted to the bar and practiced law, Concord, N.H. |
| 1859 | Married Ann Caroline Gilmore (died 1871) Appointed reporter of decisions, supreme court of New Hampshire |
| 1862-1864 | Member, New Hampshire house of representatives |
| 1865 | Appointed solicitor and judge advocate general of the navy department |
| 1865-1867 | First assistant secretary of the treasury |
| 1868-1880 | Resumed law practice; active in national and New Hampshire politics |
| 1874 | Married Lucy Lambert Hale |
| 1882-1885 | Secretary of the navy |
| 1887-1901 | United States senator |
| 1901-1908 | Chairman, Spanish Treaty Claims Commission |
| 1917, Nov. 30 | Died, Concord, N.H. |