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Steven Thomson Mason (search for this): entry michigan
total of nearly $17,600,000. Population in 1890, 2,093,889; in 1900, 2,420,982. See United States, Michigan, in vol. IX. Territorial governors. Name.Term. William Hull 1805 to 1813 Lewis Cass 1814 to 1831 George B. Porter 1831 1834 Steven T. Mason 1834 to 1835 State governors. Steven T. Mason 1836 to 1840 William Woodbridge 1840 to 1841 James W. Gordon 1841 John S. Barry 1842 to 1846 Alpheus Felch 1846 to 1847 William L. Greenley 1847 Epaphroditus Ransom 1848 to 1850 John SSteven T. Mason 1836 to 1840 William Woodbridge 1840 to 1841 James W. Gordon 1841 John S. Barry 1842 to 1846 Alpheus Felch 1846 to 1847 William L. Greenley 1847 Epaphroditus Ransom 1848 to 1850 John S. Barry 1850 to 1852 Robert McClelland 1852 to 1853 Andrew Parsons 1853 to 1855 Kingsley S. Bingham 1855 to 1859 Moses Wisner 1859 to 1861 Austin Blair 1861 to 1865 Henry H. Crapo 1865 to 1869 Henry P. Baldwin 1869 to 1873 John J. Bagley 1873 to 1877 Charles M. Crosswell 1877 to 1881 David H. Jerome 1881 to 1883 Josiah W. Begole 1883 to 1885 State governors—Continued. Name. Term. Russell A. Alger 1885 to 1887 Cyrus G. Luce 1887 to 1891 Edwin B. Winans 1891 to 1893 John T. R
Charles M. Crosswell (search for this): entry michigan
5 State governors. Steven T. Mason 1836 to 1840 William Woodbridge 1840 to 1841 James W. Gordon 1841 John S. Barry 1842 to 1846 Alpheus Felch 1846 to 1847 William L. Greenley 1847 Epaphroditus Ransom 1848 to 1850 John S. Barry 1850 to 1852 Robert McClelland 1852 to 1853 Andrew Parsons 1853 to 1855 Kingsley S. Bingham 1855 to 1859 Moses Wisner 1859 to 1861 Austin Blair 1861 to 1865 Henry H. Crapo 1865 to 1869 Henry P. Baldwin 1869 to 1873 John J. Bagley 1873 to 1877 Charles M. Crosswell 1877 to 1881 David H. Jerome 1881 to 1883 Josiah W. Begole 1883 to 1885 State governors—Continued. Name. Term. Russell A. Alger 1885 to 1887 Cyrus G. Luce 1887 to 1891 Edwin B. Winans 1891 to 1893 John T. Rich1893 to 1896 Hazen S. Pingree 1896 to 1900 Aaron T. Bliss 1900 to — United States Senators. Name. No. of Congress. Term. Lucius Lyon24th to 25th 1837 to 1839 John Norvell 24th to 26th 1837 to 1841 Augustus S. Porter 26th to 28th 1839 to 1845 William Woodbrid
William Hull (search for this): entry michigan
dge. Michigan furnished to the National army, during the Civil War, 90,747 soldiers, of which number 14,823 perished. The expenditures of the State for carrying on the war were $3,784,408; by counties, cities, and townships for the same purpose, $10,173,336; and for the relief of soldiers' families by counties, $3,591,248, or a total of nearly $17,600,000. Population in 1890, 2,093,889; in 1900, 2,420,982. See United States, Michigan, in vol. IX. Territorial governors. Name.Term. William Hull 1805 to 1813 Lewis Cass 1814 to 1831 George B. Porter 1831 1834 Steven T. Mason 1834 to 1835 State governors. Steven T. Mason 1836 to 1840 William Woodbridge 1840 to 1841 James W. Gordon 1841 John S. Barry 1842 to 1846 Alpheus Felch 1846 to 1847 William L. Greenley 1847 Epaphroditus Ransom 1848 to 1850 John S. Barry 1850 to 1852 Robert McClelland 1852 to 1853 Andrew Parsons 1853 to 1855 Kingsley S. Bingham 1855 to 1859 Moses Wisner 1859 to 1861 Austin Blair 1861 to 1865
John J. Bagley (search for this): entry michigan
834 Steven T. Mason 1834 to 1835 State governors. Steven T. Mason 1836 to 1840 William Woodbridge 1840 to 1841 James W. Gordon 1841 John S. Barry 1842 to 1846 Alpheus Felch 1846 to 1847 William L. Greenley 1847 Epaphroditus Ransom 1848 to 1850 John S. Barry 1850 to 1852 Robert McClelland 1852 to 1853 Andrew Parsons 1853 to 1855 Kingsley S. Bingham 1855 to 1859 Moses Wisner 1859 to 1861 Austin Blair 1861 to 1865 Henry H. Crapo 1865 to 1869 Henry P. Baldwin 1869 to 1873 John J. Bagley 1873 to 1877 Charles M. Crosswell 1877 to 1881 David H. Jerome 1881 to 1883 Josiah W. Begole 1883 to 1885 State governors—Continued. Name. Term. Russell A. Alger 1885 to 1887 Cyrus G. Luce 1887 to 1891 Edwin B. Winans 1891 to 1893 John T. Rich1893 to 1896 Hazen S. Pingree 1896 to 1900 Aaron T. Bliss 1900 to — United States Senators. Name. No. of Congress. Term. Lucius Lyon24th to 25th 1837 to 1839 John Norvell 24th to 26th 1837 to 1841 Augustus S. Porter 26th to 28t
Lucius Lyon (search for this): entry michigan
o 1861 Austin Blair 1861 to 1865 Henry H. Crapo 1865 to 1869 Henry P. Baldwin 1869 to 1873 John J. Bagley 1873 to 1877 Charles M. Crosswell 1877 to 1881 David H. Jerome 1881 to 1883 Josiah W. Begole 1883 to 1885 State governors—Continued. Name. Term. Russell A. Alger 1885 to 1887 Cyrus G. Luce 1887 to 1891 Edwin B. Winans 1891 to 1893 John T. Rich1893 to 1896 Hazen S. Pingree 1896 to 1900 Aaron T. Bliss 1900 to — United States Senators. Name. No. of Congress. Term. Lucius Lyon24th to 25th 1837 to 1839 John Norvell 24th to 26th 1837 to 1841 Augustus S. Porter 26th to 28th 1839 to 1845 William Woodbridge 27th to 29th 1841 to 1847 Lewis Cass 29th to 30th 1845 to 1848 Thomas Fitzgerald 30th 1849 Alpheus Felch 30th to 32d 1847 to 1853 Lewis Cass 31st to 34th 1851 to 1857 Charles E. Stuart 33d to 35th 1853 to 1859 Zachariah Chandler 35th to 43d 1857 to 1875 Kinsley S. Bingham 36th1859 to 1861 Jacob M. Howard 37th to 41st 1862 to 1871 Thomas W. Ferry 42d 1
Ninian Edwards (search for this): entry michigan
Harrison took steps early to relieve the frontier posts—Fort Harrison, on the Wabash; Fort Wayne, at the head of the Maumee; Fort Defiance, at the junction of the Auglaize and Maumee; and Fort Deposit. At Vincennes General Hopkins had assembled about 4,000 mounted Kentucky militia to chastise the Indians on the borders of Illinois. They penetrated the Indian country beyond the Wabash; but, becoming alarmed, returned to Vincennes, and left the honors of the campaign to be gathered by Ninian Edwards, governor of the Territory of Illinois, who had advanced up the Illinois River with about 400 men to co-operate with Hopkins. He succeeded in destroying several Indian villages above Peoria. Harrison, meanwhile, was busily employed in pushing forward provisions to forts towards the lake, whence his troops were to march for concentration at the rapids of the Maumee, where another depot was to be established. It was a miserable country to pass over —swampy, wooded, and made almost imp
Samuel Hopkins (search for this): entry michigan
ort Harrison, on the Wabash; Fort Wayne, at the head of the Maumee; Fort Defiance, at the junction of the Auglaize and Maumee; and Fort Deposit. At Vincennes General Hopkins had assembled about 4,000 mounted Kentucky militia to chastise the Indians on the borders of Illinois. They penetrated the Indian country beyond the Wabash; the campaign to be gathered by Ninian Edwards, governor of the Territory of Illinois, who had advanced up the Illinois River with about 400 men to co-operate with Hopkins. He succeeded in destroying several Indian villages above Peoria. Harrison, meanwhile, was busily employed in pushing forward provisions to forts towards the lad been very anxious to retake Detroit before winter; but the nature of the country compelled him to wait for the freeing of the swamps. Another expedition, under Hopkins, marched up the Wabash to Tippecanoe, in November, 1812; but the approach of winter and insufficient clothing of his troops compelled him to return to Vincennes a
Aaron T. Bliss (search for this): entry michigan
Andrew Parsons 1853 to 1855 Kingsley S. Bingham 1855 to 1859 Moses Wisner 1859 to 1861 Austin Blair 1861 to 1865 Henry H. Crapo 1865 to 1869 Henry P. Baldwin 1869 to 1873 John J. Bagley 1873 to 1877 Charles M. Crosswell 1877 to 1881 David H. Jerome 1881 to 1883 Josiah W. Begole 1883 to 1885 State governors—Continued. Name. Term. Russell A. Alger 1885 to 1887 Cyrus G. Luce 1887 to 1891 Edwin B. Winans 1891 to 1893 John T. Rich1893 to 1896 Hazen S. Pingree 1896 to 1900 Aaron T. Bliss 1900 to — United States Senators. Name. No. of Congress. Term. Lucius Lyon24th to 25th 1837 to 1839 John Norvell 24th to 26th 1837 to 1841 Augustus S. Porter 26th to 28th 1839 to 1845 William Woodbridge 27th to 29th 1841 to 1847 Lewis Cass 29th to 30th 1845 to 1848 Thomas Fitzgerald 30th 1849 Alpheus Felch 30th to 32d 1847 to 1853 Lewis Cass 31st to 34th 1851 to 1857 Charles E. Stuart 33d to 35th 1853 to 1859 Zachariah Chandler 35th to 43d 1857 to 1875 Kinsley S. Bingham 3
James McMillan (search for this): entry michigan
893 to 1896 Hazen S. Pingree 1896 to 1900 Aaron T. Bliss 1900 to — United States Senators. Name. No. of Congress. Term. Lucius Lyon24th to 25th 1837 to 1839 John Norvell 24th to 26th 1837 to 1841 Augustus S. Porter 26th to 28th 1839 to 1845 William Woodbridge 27th to 29th 1841 to 1847 Lewis Cass 29th to 30th 1845 to 1848 Thomas Fitzgerald 30th 1849 Alpheus Felch 30th to 32d 1847 to 1853 Lewis Cass 31st to 34th 1851 to 1857 Charles E. Stuart 33d to 35th 1853 to 1859 Zachariah Chandler 35th to 43d 1857 to 1875 Kinsley S. Bingham 36th1859 to 1861 Jacob M. Howard 37th to 41st 1862 to 1871 Thomas W. Ferry 42d 1871 Isaac P. Christiany 44th to 46th 1875 to 1879 Zachariah Chandler 46th 1879 Henry P. Baldwin 46th 1879 to 1881 Omar D. Conger 47th to 50th 1881 to 1887 Thomas W. Palmer 48th to 51st 1883 to 1889 Francis B. Stockbridge 50th to 53d 1887 to 1894 James McMillan 51st to — 1889 to — John Patton, Jr. 58d to 54th 1894 to 1895 Julius C. Burrows 54th to —1
Jacob M. Howard (search for this): entry michigan
93 to 1896 Hazen S. Pingree 1896 to 1900 Aaron T. Bliss 1900 to — United States Senators. Name. No. of Congress. Term. Lucius Lyon24th to 25th 1837 to 1839 John Norvell 24th to 26th 1837 to 1841 Augustus S. Porter 26th to 28th 1839 to 1845 William Woodbridge 27th to 29th 1841 to 1847 Lewis Cass 29th to 30th 1845 to 1848 Thomas Fitzgerald 30th 1849 Alpheus Felch 30th to 32d 1847 to 1853 Lewis Cass 31st to 34th 1851 to 1857 Charles E. Stuart 33d to 35th 1853 to 1859 Zachariah Chandler 35th to 43d 1857 to 1875 Kinsley S. Bingham 36th1859 to 1861 Jacob M. Howard 37th to 41st 1862 to 1871 Thomas W. Ferry 42d 1871 Isaac P. Christiany 44th to 46th 1875 to 1879 Zachariah Chandler 46th 1879 Henry P. Baldwin 46th 1879 to 1881 Omar D. Conger 47th to 50th 1881 to 1887 Thomas W. Palmer 48th to 51st 1883 to 1889 Francis B. Stockbridge 50th to 53d 1887 to 1894 James McMillan 51st to — 1889 to — John Patton, Jr. 58d to 54th 1894 to 1895 Julius C. Burrows 54th to —1
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