Background
Doolittle, James Rood was born on January 3, 1815 in Washington County, New York, United States. Son of Reuben and Sarah (Rood) Doolittle.
Doolittle, James Rood was born on January 3, 1815 in Washington County, New York, United States. Son of Reuben and Sarah (Rood) Doolittle.
Graduate Hobart College, 1834, A.M., 1837, Doctor of Laws, 1854. Doctor of Laws, Racine (Wisconsin) College, 1887.
Admitted to New York bar, 1837. Introduced “Cornerstone” resolution upon which Free Soil Party was founded, 1847. District attorney Wyoming County (New York), 1847-1850.
Judge 1st Judicial Circuit of Wisconsin, 1853-1856. Member United States Senate from Wisconsin (Republican), 1857-1869, member senate committee of 13 to arrange compromise between North and South, 1860. Author epigram at time of Lincoln’s election “I believe in God Almighty, and under him, I believe in Abraham Lincoln”.
Supported policies of President Johnson. Presided over Union National Convention, Philadelphia, 1866, Democratc National Convention, Baltimore, 1872. Trustee, acting president, professor Law School, Chicago U. Author: United States in the Light of Prophecy.
Member United States Senate from Wisconsin (Republican), 1857-1869.
Married Mary Cutting, 1837, 6 children.