OVERVIEW:

BORN:
May 15, 1810,
Leasburg, North Carolina

DIED:
March 24, 1885 (age 74),
Memphis, Tennessee

EDUCATION:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, 1831)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1831-1832:
Member of the Faculty of the University of North Carolina 
1834:
Admitted to the Bar
1835:
Began Practicing Law in Pontotoc, Mississippi 
1839-1951:
U.S. House of Representatives (D-Miss.)
1857-1861:
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
1861-1865:
Served as Inspector General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War,
Served as Confidential Agent for the Confederacy in Canada 
1868:
Moved to Memphis, Tennessee 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
UVA Miller  Center
Wikipedia

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