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Stevens T. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan (died 1843)

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Stevens T. Mason

First governor of Michigan

Stevens Thomson Mason was an American politician who served as the first governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840. Coming to political prominence at an early age, Mason was appointed his territory's acting territorial secretary by Andrew Jackson at age 19, becoming the acting…
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Governor of Michigan

Head of government of the U.S. state of Michigan

The governor of Michigan is the head of government of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the state's 49th governor. She was re-elected to serve a second term in 2022.…
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