New England in the life of the world; a record of adventure and achievement . tward at thebeginning of the nineteenth century and Sibley, born at Sutton, Mass.; Lewis Cass,a native of Exeter, N. H., and several other sons ofNew England made their route to Michigan in thatfashion. Sibley arrived in Detroit in 1797, soon afterthe British evacuation. Naturally such sterling pioneers as these becamequickly influential in the political development of theterritory and state. Sibley was a member of thefirst legislature of the Northwest Territory in was delegate to Congress when
New England in the life of the world; a record of adventure and achievement . tward at thebeginning of the nineteenth century and Sibley, born at Sutton, Mass.; Lewis Cass,a native of Exeter, N. H., and several other sons ofNew England made their route to Michigan in thatfashion. Sibley arrived in Detroit in 1797, soon afterthe British evacuation. Naturally such sterling pioneers as these becamequickly influential in the political development of theterritory and state. Sibley was a member of thefirst legislature of the Northwest Territory in was delegate to Congress when Michigan wasset off as a territory. Later he was judge of itssupreme court. Lewis Cass held numerous offices—city, state and national, and was a candidate in 1848for President. He negotiated twenty-one treatieswith the Indians. He was the foremost Michiganstatesman of his day. Eight of the governors have been New Englanders,as were six United States senators. William Wood-bridge, secretary of the territory, beginning in 1815and governor in 1839, was bora in Norwich, M LEWIS CASSBjrn in Exeter, N. H., Oct. 9, 1782JCniGAXS foremost stotesmaii duriiui its formativeyears. NEW ENGLAND AND MICHIGAN 69 Names like Howard, Baldwin, Crapo, Farnsworth,Sargent, Boynton, Lothrop, Griswold, Palmer, Chand-ler, and many others which figure in the earlier orlater annals of the state have a familiar New Englandflavor. These are but a handful out of a multitude of NewEngland natives who helped in the upbuilding ofDetroit and Michigan. New England capital con-tributed largely to the development of the statesresources. Many streets were named in honor ofNew England pioneers. The originator of the state education system, andthe first superintendent of public instruction, wasRev. John D. Pierce, New Hampshire bom and agraduate of Brown University in Rhode Island. Hewent to. Michigan in 1831 as a home held the first religious meetings in the threegreat counties of Jackson, Calhou
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