Mason became the appointed governor on July 6, 1834, and served until September 15, 1835. He was replaced by a Jackson appointee, John Horner, who continued as the nominal territorial governor until July 3, 1836.
Michigan voters had already elected Mason as governor in October, 1835, although statehood was not granted until January 26, 1837.
Stevens T. Mason was Michigan's first governor.
Prior to statehood, there were five governors of the Michigan Territory.The fourth, Stevens T. Mason, was Michigan's first state governor, from 1835 to 1840.He was only 22 when appointed in 1834, and 23 when elected.
Stevens T. Mason (born October 27, 1811 in Leesburg, Virginia; died Janaury 4, 1843 in New York, New York), the first Governor of Michigan, served between October 6, 1835 and January 7, 1840.
Stevens T. Mason (born October 27, 1811 in Leesburg, Virginia; died Janaury 4, 1843 in New York, New York), the first Governor of Michigan, served between October 6, 1835 and January 7, 1840, including the whole of 1836.
Stevens T. Mason (born October 27, 1811 in Leesburg, Virginia; died Janaury 4, 1843 in New York, New York), the first Governor of Michigan, served between October 6, 1835 and January 7, 1840, including the whole of 1837.
Stevens T. Mason (born October 27, 1811 in Leesburg, Virginia; died Janaury 4, 1843 in New York, New York), the first Governor of Michigan, served between October 6, 1835 and January 7, 1840, including the whole of 1838.
Stevens T. Mason (born October 27, 1811 in Leesburg, Virginia; died Janaury 4, 1843 in New York, New York), the first Governor of Michigan, served between October 6, 1835 and January 7, 1840, including the whole of 1839.
A man named Mason who was elected governor before Michigan even became a state!
The Governor of Michigan is Rick Snyder, serving the term from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2015.
William Woodbridge (born August 20, 1780 in Norwich, Connecticut; died October 20, 1861 in Detroit, Michigan) succeeded Stevens T. Mason as the second Governor of Michigan, serving between January 7, 1840 and February 23, 1841. Following the end of Woodbridge's term as Governor, J. Wright Gordon (born 1809 in Plainfield, Connecticut; died December 1853 in Pernambuco, Brazil) became the third Governor of Michigan, serving between February 23, 1841 and January 3, 1842.
Michigan became a state on January 26, 1837, after a two-year struggle over the stretch of land known as the Toledo strip. The territorial governor, Stevens T. Mason, argued that the southern border of Michigan extended from the southern tip of Lake Michigan across to the Ohio city of Toledo. This led to a confrontation known as the Toledo War. The conflict was eventually settled and Michigan
Stevens Thomson Mason was born on October 27, 1811.