As Secretary of State:
Reorganized department, introduced systematic procedure into its operations
Foreign Travels:
Profile
Born: May 28, 1786
Died: October 7, 1857
Married: Catherine Mary Milligan
Education: Newark Academy (now the Univeristy of Delaware)
Occupation: Lawyer
Government Positions:
Served in the War of 1812
Representative from Delaware 1817-1827
Senator from Delaware 1827-1829
Minister to Great Britain1829-1831
Secretary of Tresury in President Jackson's Cabinet 1831-1833
Minister of Great Britain 1845-1846
Delegate to the Maryland constitutional convention 1850
Notable Events
President of the Morris Canal & Banking Company in New York City
President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad