Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1862, July 4 | Born, Wheeling, Va. (now West Virginia) |
| 1878-1879 | Attended Academy of Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio |
| 1879-1886 | Attended Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.; M.A., 1886 |
| 1888-1935 | Admitted to bar and practiced law, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1888-1889 | Appointed special assessment attorney for Chicago, Ill. |
| 1891 | Married Mabel Taylor |
| 1901-1906 | Secretary and later president, Municipal Voters League of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1906-1932 | Special counsel for Chicago, Ill., regarding local transportation, railway terminals, and other matters |
| 1908-1909 | President, Conservation League of America |
| 1910-1911 | Vice president, National Conservation Association |
| 1911 | Traveled to western United States and Alaska on public business |
| 1911-1913 | Secretary of the interior |
| 1912 | Traveled to Hawaii, investigating charges against the territorial government |
| 1922 | Represented Norway at Hague, Netherlands, in World War I ship case against the United States |
| 1923-1925 | Special counsel to Agriculture Department, investigating meat packing company mergers |
| 1926-1929 | Special counsel for Interstate Commerce Commission in Milwaukee Railroad receivership investigation and O'Fallon Railway rate case |
| 1935, Nov. 9 | Died, Winnetka, Ill. |