OVERVIEW:

BORN:
July 17, 1745;
Salem, Massachusetts

DIED:
January 29, 1829;
Salem, Massachusetts

EDUCATION:
Harvard College (1763);
Studied Law

POLITICAL PARTY:
Federalist

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 
1768:
Admitted to Bar and Began Practicing in Salem, Massachusetts
1772-1777:
Selectman and Assessor in Salem, Massachusetts
1773:
Member, Committee on State of Rights of Colonists
1774-1775:
Member, Committee of Correspondence and Safety 
1776:
Elected to Massachusetts State Legislature,
Entered Revolutionary Army as a Colonel
1777:
Appointed Adjutant General and Elected as a Member of Board of War
1780:
Became Quartermaster General of the Army
1785:
Moved to Philadelphia, PA
1787:
Moved to Wyoming County, PA
1789-1790:
Member, Pennsylvania State Constitution Convention 
1791-1795:
U.S. Postmaster General
1795:
U.S. Secretary of War
1795-1800:
U.S. Secretary of State
1802:
Returned to Massachusetts
1803-1811
U.S. Senator (Federalist-MA)
1811:
Censured by the U.S. Senate for Breach of Confidence,
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to the Senate 
1812-1813
Member, Executive Council of Massachusetts
1813-1817:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federalist-MA)

BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Massachusetts  Historical Society
Mount Vernon
National Park Service
Department of State
U.S. Army Center on Military History
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Massachusetts Historical Society

BOOKS:
The Life of Timothy Pickering

ARTICLES: 
The Censure Case of Timothy Pickering (U.S. Senate)