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Return J. Meigs Jr.
Held 5 offices on file, 1803-1823.
About Return J. Meigs Jr.
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
Return J. Meigs Jr. (1764-1825) was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and is on record as a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1803-1804 and 1808-1809), Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (from 1803), a United States senator (1808-1810), Governor of Ohio (1810-1814) and United States Postmaster General (1814-1823).
Return J. Meigs Jr.'s occupations on record: lawyer and judge. Return J. Meigs Jr. died in Marietta, Ohio in 1825, aged 60, and is buried at Mound Cemetery, Ohio.
- Followed Samuel Huntington as Governor of Ohio
- Was followed by Othniel Looker as Governor of Ohio
- Was followed by John McLean as United States Postmaster General
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1803 to 1804 | Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | wikidata.org | ||
| 1803 to (end date not on file) | Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | wikidata.org | ||
| 1808 to 1809 | Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | wikidata.org | ||
| 1808 to 1810 | United States senator | Republican | 2 terms. | bioguide.congress.gov |
| 1810 to 1814 | Governor of Ohio | Followed Samuel Huntington. Followed by Othniel Looker. | wikidata.org | |
| 1814 to 1823 | United States Postmaster General | Followed Gideon Granger. Followed by John McLean. | wikidata.org |
Records about this person
- wikidata · wikidata.org
- wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- bioguide · bioguide.congress.gov
- govtrack · govtrack.us
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