OVERVIEW:

BORN:
December 20, 1813;
Harford County, Maryland

DIED:
September 1, 1894 (age 80)
Iowa City, Iowa

EDUCATION:
Attended country schools;
Academy of John McLeod in Washington, DC;
Studied law

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1835:
Moved to Mansfield, Ohio
1835-1840:
Teacher 
1843:
Admitted to Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Mansfield, Ohio
1845-1849:
Prosecuting Attorney of Richland County
1850, 1851:
Member of the State Constitutional Convention
1855:
Moved to Coralville, Iowa:
Involved in the milling business
1860-1864:
Governor of Iowa
1863:
Declined appointment by President Lincoln as Minister to Denmark
1866-1867:
U.S. Senator  (R-Iowa)
1867-1876:
Practiced Law,
President of the Iowa & Southwestern Railroad Company
1876-1877:
Governor of Iowa
1877-1881:
U.S. Senator  (R-Iowa)
1881-1882:
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
1886:
Unsuccessful Candidate for election to the 50th Congress

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Architect of the Capitol
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT: