OVERVIEW:

BORN:
November 8, 1772
Bladensburg, Maryland

DIED:
February 18, 1834 (age 61)
Washington, DC

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican (before 1825)
Anti-Masonic (1832-1834)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1792:
Admitted to the Virginia Bar 
1795-1799:
Practiced Law in Culpeper and Albermarle Counties in Virginia 
1799-1802:
Clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates
1800:
Moved to Richmond, Virginia 
1800:
Appointed Chancellor for the Eastern District of Virginia, 
Moved to Williamsburg, Virginia 
1803:
Resigned as Chancellor,
Moved to Norfolk, Virginia
1806:
Returned to Richmond
1807:
Prosecutor in Aaron Burr’s Trial for Treason 
1808-1809:
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
1817-1829:
U.S. Attorney General 
1829:
Moved to Baltimore, Maryland
1832:
Presidential Nominee for the Anti-Masonic Party

SOURCES:
Department of Justice
Library of Congress
Library of Virginia
Maryland State Archives
Wikipedia

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