OVERVIEW:

BORN:
December 2, 1760, 
Augusta County, Virginia

DIED:
December 14, 1806 (age 46),
Lexington, Kentucky

EDUCATION:
Washington & Lee University,
College of William & Mary 

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1781, 1783-1785:
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
1785:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Charlottesville, VA
1793:
Moved to Kentucky,
Resumed Practicing Law in Lexington, KY
1794:
Unsuccessful  Candidate for Election to the U.S. Senate 
1795-1797:
Attorney General of Kentucky
1798-1800:
Member, Kentucky House of Representatives 
1799-1800:
Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives 
1799:
Member of the KY State Constitutional Convention
1801-1805:
U.S. Senator from Kentucky 
1805-1806:
U.S. Attorney General

RESOURCES:
Department of Justice
Biographical Directory of Congress
College of William & Mary
Wikipedia

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