Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1786, May 28 | Born, Smyrna, Del. |
| 1798-1801 | Served in United States Navy |
| 1807 | Admitted to Delaware bar and practiced law, Smyrna, Del. |
| 1812 | Joined the Wilmington, Delaware, Artillery Company under Caesar A. Rodney and later became first lieutenant Married Catherine Mary Milligan |
| 1817-1827 | Member, United States House of Representatives from Delaware |
| 1827-1829 | Member, United States Senate from Delaware |
| 1829-1831 | Minister to England |
| 1831-1833 | Secretary of the treasury |
| 1833-1834 | Secretary of state |
| 1835 | Elected president, Morris Canal and Banking Co., New York, N.Y. |
| 1837 | Moved to Baltimore, Md. |
| 1837-1847 | President, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. |
| 1845-1846 | Minister to England |
| 1850 | Delegate, Maryland constitutional convention |
| 1857, Oct.7 | Died, Baltimore, Md. |