Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1816, Nov. 29 | Born, Lyme, Conn. |
1837 | Graduated, Yale College, New Haven, Conn. |
1839 | Admitted to the bar and set up law practice, Maumee City, Ohio |
1840 | Married Amelia C. Warner |
1849 | Representative, Ohio state legislature |
1850-1870 | Practiced law, Toledo, Ohio |
1871 | Appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to serve as American consul in the Geneva Arbitration |
1874-1888 | Chief justice of the United States |
1888, Mar. 23 | Died, Washington, DC |