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Cass, Lewis
Biography
9 Oct. 1782–17 June 1866. Teacher, lawyer, soldier, author, politician. Born in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. Son of Jonathan Cass and Mary Gilman. Attended Phillips Academy, 1792–1799, in Exeter, where he also taught. Teacher in Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, 1799. Moved to Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, 1799, and practiced law. Moved to Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, 1802. Elected prosecuting attorney for Muskingum Co., 1804. Elected to Ohio state legislature, 1806. Married Elizabeth Spencer, 1806. Served as U.S. marshal for Ohio, 1807–1813. Served in War of 1812 as colonel and brigadier general. Appointed governor of Michigan Territory, Oct. 1813. Moved to Wayne Co., Michigan Territory, by 1820. Moved to Detroit, by 1830. Appointed U.S. Secretary of War, 1831, and U.S. Minister to France, 1836. Democratic presidential candidate, 1844. Elected U.S. senator from Michigan, 1845 and 1851. Appointed U.S. Secretary of State, 1857. Died in Detroit.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Lewis Cass, 9 December 1843
- Letter to Presidential Candidates, 4 November 1843, Draft
- Revelation, 16–17 December 1833 [D&C 101]
Lewis Cass Photograph by Matthew B. Brady. (Courtesy Library of Congress, Washington DC.)
- Gender
- Male