OVERVIEW:

BORN:
December 5, 1792
Bardstown, Kentucky

DIED:
March 13, 1869 (age 76)
Louisville, Kentucky

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat 

HIGHLIGHTS:

1817:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Bardstown, Kentucky
1820:
Appointed Commonwealth Attorney
Moved to Louisville, Kentucky
1827-1831:
Member, Kentucky House of Representatives
1831-1840:
Member, Kentucky State Senate 
1835:
Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Senate 
1849:
Delegate and President of the Kentucky Constitutional Convention
1853-1857:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
1861:
Member of the Peace Convention in Washington, DC 
1865-1868:
U.S. Senator from Kentucky 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Department of the Treasury
Wikipedia

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