Chronology of John Marshall Harlan

1833, June 1Born in Boyle County, Kentucky
1850Graduated from Centre College
1850-1852Studied law at Transylvania University
1853Admitted to Kentucky Bar
1854-1856Served as City Attorney in Frankfort, Kentucky
1856Married Malvina French Shanklin
1858-1861Served as County Judge in Franklin County, Kentucky
1859Defeated as candidate of Opposition Party for seat in U.S. House of Representatives
1861Moved to Louisville, Kentucky. Law partnership with William F. Bullock
1861-1863Served as Colonel, 10th Kentucky Infantry, Union Army
1863Resumed law practice in Frankfort, Kentucky upon death of father
1863-1867Served as Attorney General of Kentucky
1864Campaigned for General George McClellan, Democratic presidential candidate
1867Returned to law practice in Louisville, Kentucky
1871 and 1875Defeated as Republican candidate for Governor of Kentucky
1876Supported candidacy of law partner Benjamin H. Bristow for Republican nomination for President. Switched support at the Republican convention to Rutherford B. Hayes
1877Named to Louisiana Electoral Commission
1877-1911Served as Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
1889-1910Taught constitutional law at George Washington University
1892-1893Represented the U.S. in Bering Sea arbitration with Great Britain
1911, October 14Died in Washington, D.C.