OVERVIEW:

BORN:
November 18, 1828
Creswell’s Ferry, Maryland

DIED:
December 23, 1891 (age 63),
Elkton, Maryland

EDUCATION:
Dickinson College (BA,1848)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig (Before 1856)
Democratic (1856–1860)
Republican (1861–1891)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1850:
Admitted to Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Elkton, Maryland
1861:
Member, Maryland House of Delegates
1862-1863:
Adjutant General of Maryland
1863-1865:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-MD)
1864:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to the House
1865-1867:
U.S. Senator (R-MD)
1869-1874:
U.S. Postmaster General
1874-1876:
Counsel to the United States before the Alabama Claims Commission

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Dickinson College
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT: