OVERVIEW:

BORN:
June 1, 1791
Frederick, Maryland

DIED:
January 18, 1860 (age 68)
Baltimore, Maryland

EDUCATION:
College of William & Mary  (1811)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1813:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Frederick, Maryland

1821-1823:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland
1831-1832:
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to the Two Sicilies 
1843-1845:
U.S. Attorney General,
Interim U.S. Secretary of State

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Department of Justice
Wikipedia

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