Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1825, June 5 | Born, Lincoln County, Georgia |
| 1843 | Graduated, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. |
| 1846 | Received law degree, Dane Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1857-1861 | Member of Congress, resigned at outbreak of Civil War |
| 1861-1965 | Member, Confederate congresses; served in Confederate Cavalry |
| 1865-1868 | President, Howard College, Homewood, Ala. |
| 1868-1881 | Professor, Richmond College, Richmond, Va. (president of trustees, 1882-1886, 1890-1897) |
| 1881 | Became general agent of Peabody Education Fund |
| 1885-1888 | Declined cabinet post to become minister to Spain |
| 1890 | Became agent and director of John F. Slater Fund for the Education of Freedman |
| 1899 | Head, Southern Education Board |
| 1902 | Returned to Spain as ambassador extraordinary |
| 1903, Feb. 12 | Died, Asheville, N.C. |