Stevens T. Mason

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Stevens T. Mason was the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, known as the "Boy Governor" for taking office at an unusually young age and leading Michigan to statehood.

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Stevens T. Mason canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
ageAtInaugurationAsGovernorOfMichigan 24
appointedBy Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED
birthDate 1811-10-27
birthPlace Leesburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
canonizedIn history of Michigan statehood
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1843-01-04
deathPlace New York City
describedBySource Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States NERFINISHED
Michigan state historical records
educatedAt Transylvania University NERFINISHED
endTime 1840-01-07
endTimeAsGovernorOfMichigan 1840-01-07
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Mason NERFINISHED
father John Thomson Mason Jr. NERFINISHED
givenName Stevens NERFINISHED
grandfather John Thomson Mason NERFINISHED
hasMonument Stevens T. Mason statue in Detroit
knownFor advocating Michigan’s claim in the Toledo Strip dispute
supporting internal improvements in Michigan
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
notableFor being the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan
leading Michigan to statehood
notableNickname Boy Governor NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
public administrator
officeContested Governor of Michigan
participatedIn Toledo War NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Capitol Park, Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED
positionHeld Acting Governor of Michigan Territory NERFINISHED
Governor of Michigan NERFINISHED
precededBy position created (Governor of Michigan)
relative George Mason NERFINISHED
religion Episcopalian
residence Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
signatureImage Stevens T. Mason signature.svg
significantEvent led Michigan during transition from territory to state
oversaw drafting of Michigan’s first state constitution
startTime 1834-08-31
startTimeAsGovernorOfMichigan 1835-11-03
succeededBy William Woodbridge NERFINISHED
workLocation Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED

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Subject: Stevens T. Mason
Description of subject: Stevens T. Mason was the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, known as the "Boy Governor" for taking office at an unusually young age and leading Michigan to statehood.

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Michigan Territory hasGovernor Stevens T. Mason
Governor of Michigan firstOfficeHolder Stevens T. Mason