| Birth | 3 Nov 1817 | Pompey, Onondaga County, New York | | | |
| Residence | 1830 | [probably] with his parents - Manlius, Onondaga County, New York | | | |
| Residence | Aft 1831 | and worked for his Uncle Hiram - Palmyra, Wayne County, New York | | | |
| Education | Abt 1835 | at Princeton University for about 1 year - Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1835 | reading law with John C. Beach and Marcus T. Reynolds for three years - Albany, Albany County, New York | | | |
| Education | Aft 1835 | Union College - Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York | | | |
| Occupation | Aft 1835 | practiced law in his Uncle Hiram's firm - Palmyra, Wayne County, New York | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1839 | passes his Bar examination and practiced law - Albany, Albany County, New York | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1840 | and practiced law with his Uncle Hiram - Rochester, Monroe County, New York | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1840 | and practiced law with his Uncle Hiram - Rochester, Monroe County, New York | | | |
| Marriage | 5 Apr 1849 | Palmyra, Wayne County, New York - Clarissa "Clara" HALL | | | |
| Occupation | 1849 | established a newspaper, the Daily American, with his brother Lawrence - Rochester, Monroe County, New York | | | |
| Residence | 1850 | and invested in a telegraph company - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1850 | was appointed by Millard Fillmore as Consul - Trieste, Italy | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1850 | was appointed by Millard Fillmore as Consul - Trieste, Italy | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1854 | lost $2,000 on 500 share from a tip from the Treasurer of Cleveland and Toledo - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1855 | studied the stock market for a year and then tired $500 in buying calls; he made $5000 profit - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Aft 1855 | formed a Wall Street copartnership firm with is brother Addison and William R. Travers - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1860 | contributed large amounts of money to the preservation of the Union during the war - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Aft 1860 | was treasurer of th Union Defense Committee and contributed largely to its expenses - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1862 | was swindled out of $600,000 by an agent of Indiana with bonds that were unauthorized to be issued | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1863 | founded the Riot Relief Fund to benefit the families of people killed and injured in the riots - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1863 | was one of the owners of the New York Times and defended the properties during the riots - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Sep 1863 | was listed on the IRS Tax assessment list at 46 Ex Place - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Bef 1865 | gave $35000 for the construction of the vessel Mercury built to capture the Alabama - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1879 | after retirement from Wall street, made of large sum of money from investing in Jersey Central | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1880 | organized the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay and remained the president until his death - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1889 | suggested the organization of the New York Jockey Club and was its first president - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Death | 3 Mar 1891 | heart failure caused by rheumatism and gout - Lyon Mansons, Brighton, England | | | |
| Burial | Aft 3 Mar 1891 | at Green-Wood Cemetery - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York | | | |