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Cass, Lewis

Born
10/9/1782
Birthplace
Exeter, New Hampshire
Titles and Honors
1806 - Ohio Legislature
War of 1812 - Col. of Volunteers to Brig Gen in U.S. Army
1813-1831 - Gov. of Michigan Territory (22 treaties with Indians)
Aug. 1831-1836 - Pres. Jackson's Cabinet - Secretary of War
1836-1842 - Minister to France
1843-1844 - Member of Board of Regents, UofM
1844 - Candidate for Presidency (defeated by Polk)
1845-1857 - Michigan U.S. Senator
1848 - Democratic Presidential Nominee (defeated by Taylor)
1857-1860 - Appointed Secretary of State by Pres. Buchanan
Education
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter N.H.
Law with Lawyer in Marietta, OH
Notes
1806 - Purchased Alexander Macomb Farm originally owned by Jean Baptiste Baudry dit St. Martin - Became 'White House' of Midwest.
Made large fortune in real estate.
Occupation
Lawyer
Statesman
Publications
"Inquiries Concerning the History , Traditions and Languages of
Indians Living Within the United States" (1823)
"France: Its King, Court and Government" (1840)
Father
Jonathan Cass
Mother
Mary Gillman
Spouse
Elizabeth Spencer, m. 1806
Children
Isabella
Matilda Francis
Elizabeth
Maria Sophia
Lewis
Ellen
Spencer
Nationality
American

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Booklet - Articles of A Treaty Made and Concluded at Saginaw, in the Territory of Michigan, between the United States of America, by their Commissioner, Lewis Cass, and the Chippewa Nation of Indians.

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Articles of A Treaty Made and Concluded at Saginaw, in the Territory of Michigan, between the United States of America, by their Commissioner, Lewis Cass, and the Chippewa Nation of Indians.

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