Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1837, Nov. 22 | Born near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa. |
| 1862 | A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1864 | LL.B, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Joined law firm of brother, Wayne MacVeagh, in New York |
| 1866 | Abandoned law practice because of ill health and moved to Chicago, Ill., where he became a member of Whitaker, Harmon and Co., wholesale grocers Married Emily Eames |
| 1871 | Business destroyed in fire in Chicago, Ill, and reestablished at a later date as Franklin MacVeagh & Company |
| 1874 | President, Chicago Citizens' Association, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1880-1909 | Member, Board of Directors, Commercial National Bank of Chicago, Ill. |
| 1885 | Appointed government director of the Union Pacific Railroad by President Grover Cleveland |
| 1894 | Democratic Party nominee for United States Senate |
| 1896 | Joined the Republican Party |
| 1909-1913 | Secretary of the treasury |
| 1925 | Resumed presidency of Franklin MacVeagh & Company; retired, 1931 |
| 1934, July 6 | Died, Chicago, Ill. |