| Birth | 7 Sep 1806 | Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsyvlania | | | |
| Occupation | 1828 | canal contractor, superintendent & supervisor on the Juanita Canal - Pennsyvlania | | | |
| Marriage | 17 Dec 1829 | Living | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 23 Sep 1833 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1835 | projected & establisehd the first passnger packet line on the PA Canal - Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1838 | appointed adjutant general of Pennsylvania - Pennsyvlania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | | constructed the Monongahela Navigation Canal 7 was president of the company for 21 years - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Occupation | | president of the Atlantic & Ohio Telegraph Co that later became Western Union Telegraph Co - Pennsylania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Abt 20 Jan 1857 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Election | 1858 - 1869 | to Congress and served 10 years - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | Jun 1870 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 2 Jun 1870 | arrived at the St Nicholas Hotel where his brother William was also staying - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 7 May 1873 | arrived at the Brevoort House - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Residence | 7 May 1873 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 Oct 1875 | Bismarck, Dakota Territory | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1877 | president of the Chamber of Commerce to his death - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Death | 6 Mar 1884 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Burial | Aft 6 Mar 1884 | Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |