OVERVIEW:

BORN:
December 28, 1789
West Liberty, Virginia (now West Virginia)

DIED:
October 26, 1871 (age 81)
Lancaster, Ohio

EDUCATION:
Ohio University (BA, 1816)

POLITICAL PARTY:
National Republican (Before 1833)
Whig (1833–1871)

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1792:
Moved to Ohio
1816:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Lancaster, Ohio
1831-1837:
U.S. Senator from Ohio,
Anti-Jacksonian
1836:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection the Senate 
1841:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
1849-1850:
U.S. Secretary of the Interior 
1850-1851:
U.S. Senator from Ohio,
Whig
1851:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to the Senate 
1861:
Delegate to the Peace Convention in Washington, DC
1868:
Appointed Secretary of War by Andrew Jackson,
Senate refused to confirm the appointment

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Department of the Treasury
Department of the Interior
Wikipedia