Life span: 01/03/1815 to 07/23/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Rood DoolittlePlace of Birth: Hampton, NYBurial Place: Racine, WIBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteFamily: Reuben Doolittle (father), Sarah Rood Doolittle (mother), Mary Cutting (wife) Other Education: Middlebury Academy (VT), Geneva College (NY)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeEducatorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticRepublicanOther Affiliations: Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)Government: US SenateState judgeOther state government Events Date span begin Life span End Event 02/08/1864 02/08/1864 In Washington, the U.S. Senate begins the process of enabling the statehood of the Nevada Territory 03/21/1864 03/21/1864 In Washington, President Lincoln signs the bill enabling the statehood of the Nevada Territory 05/01/1865 05/01/1865 Reaching his home state, President Lincoln's remains arrive in Chicago to a remarkable reception 08/14/1866 08/16/1866 In Philadelphia, Democrats and conservatives gather for the National Union Convention. Major TopicsHarpers Ferry RaidThirty-Seventh Congress of the United StatesThirty-Eighth Congress of the United StatesThirty-Ninth Congress of the United StatesFortieth Congress of the United StatesPlains Indian WarsJohnson's Impeachment Documents Subject Docs Date Title 02/20/1866 Editorial, New York World, February 20, 1866 02/23/1866 "The Culprits," Chicago Tribune, February 23, 1866 Images James Rood Doolittle, circa 1864 James Rood Doolittle, circa 1864, detail Bibliography
