W.G. McAdoo papers, 1786-1941

Biographical Note

Date	Event
1863, Oct. 31	Born near Marietta, Ga.
1880	Attended University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
1882	Clerk, United States circuit court, Chattanooga, Tenn.
1885-1892	Admitted to the bar and set up law practice, Chattanooga, Tenn.
1892-1902	Practiced law, New York, N.Y.
1902-1912	Organized the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Co., which drove the first tunnel under the Hudson River in 1904
1912	Delegate to Democratic National Convention, Baltimore, Md. Vice chairman and acting chairman, Democratic National Committee, during election campaign of 1912
1913	Appointed secretary of treasury
1917	Appointed director general of railroads
1920	Contender for presidential nomination, Democratic National Convention, San Francisco, Calif.
1920-1932	Practiced law, Los Angeles, Calif.
1928	Published The Challenge.New York, London: Century Co.
1931	Published The Crowded Years: Reminiscences of William G. McAdoo.Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press
1933-1938	United States senator from California
1938-1941	Chairman, board of directors, American President Lines
1941, Feb. 10	Died, Washington, D.C.