. Portrait and biographical album of Isabella County, Mich . mm ^^-^^w TEPHEN T. MASON, thefirst Governor of Michigan, wasa son of Gen. John T. Mason,of Kentucky, but was born inJi= Virginia, in 1812. At the age^ of r 9 he was appointed Secre-tary of Michigan Territory, andserved in that capacity during theadministration of Gov. George B.*\\, Porter. Upon the death of , which occurred on the 6th ofJuly, 1834, Mr. Mason became Act-ing Governor. In October, 1835, hewas elected Governor under theStateorganization, and immediately en-tered upon the performance of tlieduties of the office
. Portrait and biographical album of Isabella County, Mich . mm ^^-^^w TEPHEN T. MASON, thefirst Governor of Michigan, wasa son of Gen. John T. Mason,of Kentucky, but was born inJi= Virginia, in 1812. At the age^ of r 9 he was appointed Secre-tary of Michigan Territory, andserved in that capacity during theadministration of Gov. George B.*\\, Porter. Upon the death of , which occurred on the 6th ofJuly, 1834, Mr. Mason became Act-ing Governor. In October, 1835, hewas elected Governor under theStateorganization, and immediately en-tered upon the performance of tlieduties of the office, although theState was not yet admitted into the Union. Afterthe State was admitted into the Union, GovernorMason was re-elected to the position, and served witlicredit to himself and to the advantage of the died Jan. 4, 1843. The principal event duringGovernor Masons official career, was that arising fromthe disputed southern boundary of the State. Michigan claimed for her southern boundary alinerunning east across the peninsula from the
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