OVERVIEW:

BORN:
October 3, 1800
Worcester, Massachusetts

DIED:
January 17, 1891 (age 90)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Phillips Exeter Academy
Harvard University (BA, 1817)
University of Göttingen (MA, PhD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1820-1822:
Traveled in Europe
1822:
Returned to United States,
Instructor in Greek at Harvard University
1824:
Opened Round Hill School in Northampton, Massachusetts
1827:
Wrote for the North American Review and other magazines,
1834:
Published first volume of the History of the United States,
Published nine more volumes over the next 40 years, 
1838:
Appointed Collector for the Port of Boston
1844:
Unsuccessful candidate for  Governor of Massachusetts
1845-1846:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy,
Established U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland 
1846:
Acting Secretary of War 
1846-1848:
U.S. Minister to Great Britain,
Helped to settle Oregon boundary dispute
1848:
Moved to New York 
1867-1874:
U.S. Minister to Germany 
1885:
Elected President of the American Historical Association 

RESOURCES:
U.S. Navy
Massachusetts Historical Society
Wikipedia

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