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Lewis Cass
Held 11 offices on file, 1806-1860.
About Lewis Cass
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
Lewis Cass (1782-1866) was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, and is on record as an Ohio state representative (1806), United States Secretary of War (1831-1836), a United States senator for Michigan Class 1 senate seat (1845-1857) and United States Secretary of State (1857-1860).
Lewis Cass studied at Phillips Exeter Academy. Lewis Cass's occupations on record: ambassador, diplomat and lawyer. Lewis Cass served in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general. Lewis Cass died in Detroit, Michigan in 1866, aged 83, and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Michigan.
- Was followed by William Hunter as United States Secretary of State
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 to 1807 | Ohio state representative | wikidata.org | ||
| 1813 to 1831 | Governor of Michigan | Followed William Hull. Followed by George Bryan Porter. | wikidata.org | |
| 1831 to 1836 | United States Secretary of War | Followed John Eaton. Followed by Joel Roberts Poinsett. | wikidata.org | |
| 1836 to 1842 | United States Ambassador to France | Followed Edward Livingston. Followed by William R. King. | wikidata.org | |
| 1845 to 1847 | United States senator (MI), Michigan Class 1 senate seat | Democratic | Followed Augustus Seymour Porter. | wikidata.org |
| 1847 | Board member | wikidata.org | ||
| 1847 to 1855 | United States senator (MI), Michigan Class 1 senate seat | Democratic | 4 terms. Followed by Thomas Fitzgerald. | wikidata.org |
| 1854 | President pro tempore of the United States Senate | Followed David Rice Atchison. Followed by Jesse D. Bright. | wikidata.org | |
| 1855 to 1857 | United States senator (MI), Michigan Class 1 senate seat | Democratic | Followed by Zachariah Chandler. | wikidata.org |
| 1857 to 1860 | United States Secretary of State | Followed William L. Marcy. Followed by William Hunter. | wikidata.org | |
| dates not on file | Ambassador | wikidata.org | ||
| dates not on file | Defence minister | wikidata.org | ||
| dates not on file | Senator | wikidata.org |
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