OVERVIEW:

BORN:
December 14, 1801
Buncombe County, North Carolina

DIED:
April 19, 1881 (age 79)
Roseburg, Oregon

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1810:
Moved to Henderson, Kentucky 
1822:
Elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives and served several terms
1844-1846:
Member of the Kentucky State Senate 
1846-1848:
Served in the Army during the Mexican-American War 
1847:
Promoted to Major General in the Army 
1849-1850:
Governor of the Oregon Territory 
1852:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Democratic Presidential Nomination 
1851-1859:
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Oregon Territory
1859-1861:
U.S. Senator from Oregon
1860:
Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Vice President 

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
University of Oregon
Oregon Encyclopedia
Harper’s Weekly
Wikipedia