Doolittle, James Rood

Life Span
to
Full name
James Rood Doolittle
Place of Birth
Hampton, NY
Burial Place
Racine, WI
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Family
Reuben Doolittle (father), Sarah Rood Doolittle (mother), Mary Cutting (wife) 
Other Education
Middlebury Academy (VT), Geneva College (NY)
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Educator
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Democratic
Republican
Other Affiliations
Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)
Government
US Senate
State judge
Other state government
Date Event
In Washington, the U.S. Senate begins the process of enabling the statehood of the Nevada Territory
In Washington, President Lincoln signs the bill enabling the statehood of the Nevada Territory
Reaching his home state, President Lincoln's remains arrive in Chicago to a remarkable reception
- In Philadelphia, Democrats and conservatives gather for the National Union Convention.
Harpers Ferry Raid
Thirty-Seventh Congress of the United States
Thirty-Eighth Congress of the United States
Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
Fortieth Congress of the United States
Plains Indian Wars
Johnson's Impeachment
Date Title
Editorial, New York World, February 20, 1866
"The Culprits," Chicago Tribune, February 23, 1866
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