OVERVIEW:

BORN:
January 24, 1786
East Granby, Connecticut

DIED: 
November 24, 1852 (age 66)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican (before 1825)
Whig (1834–1852)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1803:
Moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1806:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1822-1825:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
1837:
Member of the Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention
1841:
First Comptroller of the Treasury 
1841-1843:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 
1850-1851:
U.S. Minister to Denmark 
1851:
District Court Judge in Allegheny County. Pennsylvania 

OVERVIEW:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Department of the Treasury
Wikipedia

OBITUARY:
New York Times

PORTRAIT: