Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1792, May 10 | Born, Orange County, N.C. |
1815 | B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. |
1817 | Admitted to North Carolina bar |
1818 | Member, North Carolina house of commons |
1819 | Judge, North Carolina superior court |
1819 | Married Charity Alston Cain |
1823-1826 | United States representative from North Carolina |
1826-1831 | Resumed judgeship, North Carolina superior court |
1831-1837 | United States senator from North Carolina |
1840-1853 | United States senator from North Carolina |
1842-1845 | Acted as vice president of the United States on the death of President William Henry Harrison |
1861, Sept. 14 | Died, Red Mountain, N.C. |