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Lewis Cass
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Lewis Cass was an American politician, diplomat, lawyer and writer, born on 9 October 1782 in Exeter. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Michigan, United States Secretary of War, President pro tempore of the United States Senate and United States Secretary of State, and was a candidate in the 1848 United States presidential election.
Cass held the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army, was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, and belonged to the American Antiquarian Society and the Academy of Sciences of Turin. His archives are held at the New York Public Library Main Branch. He died on 17 June 1866 in Detroit and is recognised in the Us Senators collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 16
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Key facts
- President
- James Buchanan
- Preceded by
- William L. Marcy
- Succeeded by
- Jeremiah S. Black
- Appointed by
- James Madison
- Constituency
- Washington , Gallia , Muskingum , and Athens counties
- Born
- ( 1782-10-09 ) October 9, 1782, Exeter, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Died
- June 17, 1866 (1866-06-17) (aged 83), Detroit , Michigan, U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Eliza Spencer, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 26, 1806</span>"}]]}'>1806 ; died 1853 )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- 1812–1814
- Rank
- Brigadier General
- Unit
- 27th U.S. Infantry
- Battles wars
- War of 1812 Detroit Campaign Battle of River Canard Battle of the Thames
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lewis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Exeter
- Place of death
- Detroit
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- brigadier general
- Image
- Lewis Cass, 14th United States Secretary of War.jpg
- Work location
- Columbus
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- Commons category
- Lewis Cass
- date of birth
- 1782-01-01
- date of death
- 1866-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Lewis Cass
- name in native language
- Lewis Cass
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- candidacy in election
- 1848 United States presidential election
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was a United States Army officer and politician. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee. A slave owner himself, he was a leading spokesman for the doctrine of popular sovereignty, which at the time held the idea that people in each U.S state should have the right to decide whether to permit slavery as a matter of states' rights.
Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy before establishing a legal practice in Zanesville, Ohio. After serving in the Ohio House of Representatives, he was appointed as a U.S. Marshal. Cass also joined the Freemasons and eventually co-founded the Grand Lodge of Michigan. He fought at the Battle of the Thames in the War of 1812 and was appointed to govern Michigan Territory in 1813. He negotiated treaties with American tribes to open land for American settlement as part of a belief in "manifest destiny" and led a survey expedition into the northwest part of the territory.
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