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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stevens T. Mason canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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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
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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
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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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