through strong local vote. Deputy surveyor, at three dollars a day,
Sangamon County.

1834--Elected to State legislature as Whig. (Resides in Springfield
till 1861. Law partner with John L. Stuart till 1840.)

1835--Postmaster, New Salem; appointed by President Jackson.

1838 to 1840--Reelected to State legislature.

1840--Partner in law with S. T. Logan.

1842--Married Miss Mary Todd, of Kentucky. Of the four sons, Edward
died in infancy; William ("Willie") at twelve at Washington; Thomas
("Tad") at Springfield, aged twenty; Robert M. T., minister to
Great Britain, presidential candidate, secretary of war to President
Garfield. His only grandson, Abraham, died in London, March, 1890.

1844--Proposed for Congress.

1845--Law partner with W. H. Herndon, for life.

1846--Elected to Congress, the single Whig Illinois member; voted
antislavery; sought abolition in the D. C.; voted Wilmot Proviso.
Declined reelection.

1848--Electioneered for General Taylor.

1849--Defeated by Shields for United States senator.