Who was the Governor of Michigan in 1847?

Answer 1

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. Following the end of Mason's term as Governor, William Woodbridge (born August 20, 1780 in Norwich, Connecticut; died October 20, 1861 in Detroit, Michigan) became the second Governor of Michigan, serving between January 7, 1840 and February 23, 1841.

Answer 2

Alpheus Felch (born September 28, 1804 in Limerick, Maine; died June 13, 1896 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) succeeded John S. Barry as the fifth Governor of Michigan, serving between January 5, 1846 and March 3, 1847. Following the end of Felch's term as Governor, William L. Greenly (born September 18, 1813 in Hamilton, New York; died November 29, 1883 in Adrian, Michigan) became the sixth Governor of Michigan, serving between March 4, 1847 and January 3, 1848.

Answer 3

Epaphroditus Ransom (born March 24, 1798 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts; died November 11, 1859 in Fort Scott, Kansas) became the seventh Governor of Michigan, serving between January 3, 1848 and January 7, 1850, including the whole of 1849.

Answer 4

Epaphroditus Ransom (born March 24, 1798 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts; died November 11, 1859 in Fort Scott, Kansas) became the seventh Governor of Michigan, serving between January 3, 1848 and January 7, 1850. Following the end of Ransom's term as Governor, John S. Barry (born January 29, 1802 in Amherst, New Hampshire; died January 14, 1870 in Constantine, Michigan) became the eighth Governor of Michigan, serving between January 7, 1850 and January 1, 1852.

Answer 5

John S. Barry (born January 29, 1802 in Amherst, New Hampshire; died January 14, 1870 in Constantine, Michigan) succeeded Epaphroditus Ransom as the eighth Governor of Michigan, serving between January 7, 1850 and January 1, 1852, including the whole of 1851.

Answer 6

Andrew Parsons (born July 22, 1817 in Hoosick, New York; died June 6, 1855 in Corunna, Michigan) succeeded Robert McClelland as the tenth Governor of Michigan, serving between March 8, 1853 and January 3, 1855, including the whole of 1854.

Answer 7

Moses Wisner (born June 3, 1815 in Springport, New York; died January 5, 1863 in Lexington, Kentucky) succeeded Kingsley S. Bingham as the twelfth Governor of Michigan, serving between January 5, 1859 and January 2, 1861, including the whole of 1860.

Answer 8

Moses Wisner (born June 3, 1815 in Springport, New York; died January 5, 1863 in Lexington, Kentucky) succeeded Kingsley S. Bingham as the twelfth Governor of Michigan, serving between January 5, 1859 and January 2, 1861. Following the end of Wisner's term as Governor, Austin Blair (born February 8, 1818 in Caroline, New York; died August 6, 1894 in Jackson, Michigan) became the thirteenth Governor of Michigan, serving between January 2, 1861 and January 5, 1865.

Answer 9

John J. Bagley (born July 24, 1832 in Medina, New York; died December 27, 1881 in Detroit, Michigan) succeeded Henry P. Baldwin as the sixteenth Governor of Michigan, serving between January 1, 1873 and January 3, 1877, including the whole of 1874.