OVERVIEW:

BORN:
August 30, 1814;
Westboro, Massachusetts

DIED:
May 3, 1882;
Knoxville, Tennessee

EDUCATION:
Amherst College (1838)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig (Before 1857)
American (1857–1859)
Opposition (1859–1861)
Unionist (1861–1866)
Unconditional Union (1866–1867)
Republican (1867–1882)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1839-1844:
Professor at the University of East Tennessee
1844:
Admitted to Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Knoxville, Tennessee
1852:
Presidential Elector on the Whig Ticket
1853:
Unsuccessful Whig Candidate for Congress
1857-1863:
U.S. House of Representatives
1863-1865:
Attorney General of Tennessee
1864:
Presidential Elector on the Republican Ticket
1866:
Delegate to the Southern Loyalist Convention at Philadelphia
1866-1875:
U.S. House of Representatives 
1874:
Unsuccessful Republican Candidate for Governor of Tennessee  
1875-1880:
U.S. Minister to Turkey
1880-1881
U.S. Postmaster General

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Tennessee Encyclopedia
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT: