OVERVIEW:

BORN:
November 5, 1810,
Townshend, Vermont

DIED:
May 21, 1891 (age 80),
San Diego, California

EDUCATION:
Yale University (BA, 1833; LL.D, 1838)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1838:
Move to Cincinnati, Ohio;
Began Practicing Law
1856:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Congress
1865-1872:
Judge, Superior Court of Cincinnati
1876:
U.S. Secretary of War
1876-1877:
U.S. Attorney General 
1882-1884:
U.S. Minister Austria-Hungary
1884-1885:
U.S. Minister to Russia

RESOURCES:
Department of Justice
U.S. Army
Ohio History Central
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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