OVERVIEW:

BORN:
September 7, 1815
Cherry Hill, Georgia

DIED:
October 9, 1868 (age 53)
New York, New York

EDUCATION:
University of Georgia

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic (Before 1851; 1853–1868)
Constitutional Union (1851–1853)

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1836:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Athens, Georgia 
1837-1841:
Solicitor General, Western Judicial District of Georgia
1843-1851:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia
1849-1851:
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 
1851-1853:
Governor of Georgia
1855-1857:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia
1857-1860:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
1861-1862:
President of the Confederate States Provisional Congress
February 13, 1862:
Appointed a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
September 9, 1863:
Promoted to Major General in the Confederate Army
April 20, 1865:
Surrendered in Macon, Georgia 

RESOURCES:
House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
Department of the Treasury
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Wikipedia