OVERVIEW:

BORN:
January 11, 1793,
Robertson County, Tennessee

DIED:
November 23, 1866 (age 73)
Clarksville, Tennessee

EDUCATION:
Cumberland University

HIGHLIGHTS:
1804:
Admitted to Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Clarksville, Tennessee
1817:
Prosecuting Attorney for Montgomery County, Tennessee 
1829-1837:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Jacksonian from Tennessee
1839-1845:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Democrat from Tennessee
1845-1849:
U.S. Postmaster General 
1850-1851:
Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Tennessee
1854-1860:
President of the Bank of Tennessee
1860:
U.S. Commissioner in settling affairs of the United States and the Paraguay Navigation Co. 

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Tennessee Encyclopedia
Wikipedia