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Stevens T. Mason, Michigan's First Governor

On Aug. 1, 1833, Territorial Secretary Stevens T. Mason became the acting governor after Gen. Lewis Cass left to serve as Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson. Mason helped Michigan win statehood with a census that showed it had more than the 60,000 people required and was elected Michigan's first governor after statehood in 1837. He served until 1840, including during the Toledo War.

Read THIS WEEK IN MICHIGAN...: The Boy Governor takes control in the Detroit Free Press
Read Stevens T Mason in Wikipedia
Also see To Defend Michigan's Honor from Michigan History Magazine (featuring the Boy Governor and the Toledo War)

Posted/updated Aug 1, 2006
by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan)

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