| Birth | May 1746 | | | | |
| Education | 1765 | but suspended before finishing his courses at Yale - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Apr 1766 | was admitted to the bar - Massachusetts | | | |
| Occupation | Apr 1766 | was a lawyer - Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Marriage | 17 Apr 1774 | Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts - Pamelia "Pamela" DWIGHT | | | |
| Military | 1776 | was aid to General Thomas in the expedition - Canada | | | |
| Military | 1776 | was aid to General Thomas in the expedition - Canada | | | |
| Residence | 1785 | Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1785 | a member of the Provincial Congress - Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1787 | was active in suprressing Shays' Rebellion and his home was attacked because of it - Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1787 | a member of the Massachusetts Conventio for ratifying the Federal Constitution - Massachusetts | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1788 | was elected Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives - Massachusetts | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Bet 1789 and 1796 | was elected a member of the first Constitutional Congress - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Election | 1796 | U S Senator and held the office for 3 years - Massachusetts | | | |
| Election | 1799 | and chosen Speaker of the House - Massachusetts | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1802 | was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts - Massachusetts | | | |
| Marriage | Aft 1807 | Penelope RUSSELL | | | |
| Death | 24 Jan 1813 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | | | |