Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1830,July 31 | Born, Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 1848 | Graduated from Pennsylvania (now Gettysburg) College, Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 1848-1849 | Read law in office of Thaddeus Stevens |
| 1849-1895 | Newspaperman in Pennsylvania |
| 1849-1851 | Harrisburg, Pa., correspondent for various Philadelphia, Pa., newspapers |
| 1851 | Editor, Harrisburg American |
| 1851-1854 | Editor, Lancaster Independent Whig |
| 1855 | Editor, Pittsburgh Daily Tribune |
| 1877-1880 | Editor, Philadelphia Press |
| 1880-1895 | Owner and editor, Gettysburg Star and Sentinel |
| 1859-1863 | Member, United States House of Representatives |
| 1860 | Member, Republican National Committee |
| 1862 | Married Annie Dods Crawford |
| 1863 | Deputy commissioner, Internal Revenue Service |
| 1863-1875 | Clerk, United States House of Representatives |
| 1864 | Political History of the United States of America during the Great Rebellion. Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons |
| 1866-1869 | Published Political Manual (annual). Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons |
| 1868-1894 | Published Handbook of Politics(biannual). Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons |
| 1871 | The Political History of the United States of America during the Period of Reconstruction. Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons |
| 1876 | Permanent chairman, Republican National Convention |
| 1877-1878 | Chief, Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
| 1877-1895 | Edited New York Tribune Alamac and Political Register (annual). New York: Greeley & McElrath |
| 1880 | Secretary, Republican Congressional Committee |
| 1881-1883 | Clerk, United States House of Representatives |
| 1889-1891 | Clerk, United States House of Representatives |
| 1895, Dec. 14 | Died, Gettysburg, Pa. |